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Tag Archives: Papert
Tinkering and Technology
Before this all slips my mind, I wanted to post some thoughts about the conversation I led at Educon 2.2 last weekend called Tinkering Towards Technology Fluency. I had a few slides prepared, and a general list of things I … Continue reading
Posted in conferences, constructivism, education reform, games, professional development
Tagged bricolage, educon, Educon22, fluency, games, gender, James Paul Gee, mastery, Papert, technology, technology literacy, tinkering, Turkle
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Tinkering as a mode of knowledge production in a Digital Age
From the “Carnegie Commons” - Tinkering as a Mode of Knowledge Production in a Digital Age. Tip of the hat to Steve Spaeth, a TechYES Advisor in Maine for this link. The MacArthur Foundation brought together educators, “tinkerers,” curators, artists, … Continue reading
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Tagged Carnegie, creativity, digital age, education, John Seely Brown, knowledge production, Papert, problem-solving, Seymour Papert, technology, tinkering
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Creating successful change
The other day I blogged about “Gizmo High” - a teacher’s opinion piece of how technology was forced on his school to the detriment of learning. As I read some of the reaction to the story and to my blog, … Continue reading
Posted in constructivism, education reform, OLPC, professional development
Tagged change, Logo, Papert, resistance, vision
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