http://ideasandthoughts.org/2008/04/08/it-is-what-it-isget-over-it/ Learning stuff since 1964 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:09:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2008/04/08/it-is-what-it-isget-over-it/comment-page-1/#comment-29143 Ideas and Thoughts from an EdTech » Blog Archive » Better to be entertaining and uninformed than informed and boring Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:16:21 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/?p=626#comment-29143 [...] theme « It is what it is….get over it Apr 14 [...] [...] theme « It is what it is….get over it Apr 14 [...]

]]> http://ideasandthoughts.org/2008/04/08/it-is-what-it-isget-over-it/comment-page-1/#comment-29122 Willem Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:20:01 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/?p=626#comment-29122 I saw Andrew Keen at the Online Educa in Berlin last autumn and taped part of his speech: http://www.dailymotion.com/webber/video/x3n9g6_andrew-keen-at-online-educa-in-berl_people I hope it's just an act he's playing to earn some money. I cannot take him and his arguments seriously... I saw Andrew Keen at the Online Educa in Berlin last autumn and taped part of his speech:
http://www.dailymotion.com/webber/video/x3n9g6_andrew-keen-at-online-educa-in-berl_people
I hope it’s just an act he’s playing to earn some money. I cannot take him and his arguments seriously…

]]> http://ideasandthoughts.org/2008/04/08/it-is-what-it-isget-over-it/comment-page-1/#comment-29117 Pat Wagner Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:36:54 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/?p=626#comment-29117 Totally agree, Dean. The days of privatisation of learning are hopefully diminishing. "Truth" has been (mis)used in intellectual power plays for far too long. My (grade 8) son's social studies teacher has refused to accept any internet-based references in research work. Unbelievable. The gatekeepers of information flow have been messing up for some time now anyway - you only need to look at the print media for evidence of this. If we can teach our kids to become critical recipients of information from any source, then hopefully they'll be well-equipped as responsible thinkers and citizens. Totally agree, Dean. The days of privatisation of learning are hopefully diminishing. “Truth” has been (mis)used in intellectual power plays for far too long. My (grade son’s social studies teacher has refused to accept any internet-based references in research work. Unbelievable. The gatekeepers of information flow have been messing up for some time now anyway – you only need to look at the print media for evidence of this. If we can teach our kids to become critical recipients of information from any source, then hopefully they’ll be well-equipped as responsible thinkers and citizens.

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