on One of the most important skills today’s learners need is crap detection. Information is freely available – weeding through it all to find the useful bits and putting them together coherently are the keys to survival. One of my favorite books is David Brin’s Earth. Written in 1990, Brin clearly saw the future that a connected… Continue Reading Crap Detection
on Most people who talk about education seem to like metaphors. I’m no exception! I picture traditional education as teachers pouring knowledge into students’ minds, expecting them to absorb it like a sponge. The teacher is the expert, trying to transfer information. Students sit passively, accepting everything they are told and regurgitating it on command. It’s… Continue Reading Buckets or Buffets?