Wow, what a read that was. So, we now have machines that do all of our remembering, retrival,sorting and storing of information for us. We require the minds and thoughts of others to invent new ideas or be innovative. We rely on networks to communicate and learning is no longer an internal function.
Let me get this straight....... We no longer need our brains!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! because we have machines and the collective information of others to do our learning for us.
.............................................We no longer take responsibilty for our own individual learning, as according to the connectivism theory, learning is external (from external sources)
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Yes the world is changing, yes there are technologies that can do all of these things for us. But does that mean we have to give up our human qualities such as using our memory, experiences and voices to learn................. I think not, I am not totally convinced that all learning should be external............ How will I know who I am if I don't look inside of myself and use my cognition to sift, sort and remember information........................"Black Empty Box Theory"..... that's what will be next.
I think we still need our brains to sort through the huge amount of information that is now available at our finger tips. Nothing is ever just black and white. Students will still need to be taught these processes first of how to sort through information and make critical and evaluative decisions.
ReplyDeleteEven though so much up-to-date information and different opinions and views are available through the internet, it will never fully replace the job of a teacher. It's one thing to read information but it's another thing to fully comprehend it and then find use for it. Teacher's should be always promoting higher order thinking for students and fostering good 21st century skills that they WILL need.