I was reading Brian Lamb's blog and found a link to a Ted Talks video by Dr. Sugata Mitra. Click here to see the video.
Dr. Mitra did experiments all over India involving a computer in a wall, which left in a variety of settings acted as a magnet to the local children. These children went on to discover how to browse the Internet, play games, use e-mail, and many other tasks by experimenting and then teaching each other. His talk gives a fascinating overview of his work and makes some very strong points about:
a) the need for teachers
b) the abilities of children to learn in groups
c) the future of Educational Technology
I highly recommend you spend the 20 minutes it takes to watch this talk and start to draw your own conclusions on where we as teachers should be going in the future.
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Thank you for the link to Dr. Mitra's talk. I had heard about this hole-in-the-wall computer at NECC but never had the time to investigate further. He adds pieces to the puzzle. I've been touting socially constructed learning at my talks and here is an excellent example in Mitra's work.
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