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IGNATIA WEBS
FEBRUARY 2, 2012
Noam Chomsky on the purpose of #education via #LWF
In this 21 minute video you can hear his opinion on education. Noam's ideas on education in short (and paraphrased by me at times): There is a constant struggle between two realities: the principles of the enlightment and indoctrination. Technology is a neutral instrument, education is a framework Currently there is a substantial growth in technology, culture.
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IGNATIA WEBS
AUGUST 30, 2011
Running race between open learning and formal higher education
As the discussion on the future of higher education keeps on going, it is interesting to see how the presidents of colleges look upon these changes, particularly when looking at how top management looks at the pro's and con's of online learning. This resistance seems to me to have parallels in the adoption of technology. College Presidents and Technology. is unclear.
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IGNATIA WEBS
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
On #Higher #Education and Society in Changing Times and searching for the reason why educational research centres are under siege
Certain countries opt to increase education and research (e.g. Germany) and cut budgets in other areas, other countries are slicing down education/research (e.g. Personally, I cannot imagine how any politician that understands the growing knowledge era can vote in favor of research/educational cuts. But then I am a firm believer that education will add to human solutions (which is not the same as that education will save us all, but. Last year Becta was closed, this year CHERI , or the Centre for Higher Education Research and Information is closed.
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THE MOBILE LEARNER
DECEMBER 23, 2009
iPods in Education Part 13: Uses in Kindergarten?
Despite the countless number of videos on Youtube of children as young as 1 or 2 using an iPhone or iPod Touch with ease, I am still unsure of where digital technology fits in the molding of young minds at those foundational times in their lives. However, I’m unsure when it comes to using digital technology for children who are still learning to develop basic brain and body function. Here is my concern: digital technology, for all it’s attempts to incorporate the use of multiple senses, is invariably a visual tool.  Nor, I think, was it designed for this.
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CELL PHONES IN LEARNING
MAY 16, 2011
4T Virtual Education Technology Conference! FREE for K-12 edcuators and administrators
The 4TVirtualCon is an opportunity for educators from across the globe to connect, network, and learn from each other about issues in technology education. The current Elementary and Secondary Master of Arts with Certification (MAC) interns at the University of Michigan School of Education are assisting with the development of the conference. The conference is FREE and OPEN to all educators. Educators and others are invited to present by submitting a conference session. However, most sessions will be targeted to K-12 practicing and preservice teachers.
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THE MOBILE LEARNER
JUNE 29, 2009
iPods in Education Part 12: Customized Learning Using Apps
There has been a gap of several months since I last shared ideas in the form of a blog post on the topic of using iPods in Education. While the introduction of the iPhone and the iPod Touch has changed the rules in how handheld devices can be used in education, this series has laid dormant as I’ve been in the process of catching up with the technology. have always been a firm believer that one cannot comment on the techology until one actually uses the technology. In recent years, attitudes in the education system have begun to change.
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