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There is no return from the 21st-century journey; survivors are going to be institutions with extraordinary attention to taking advantage of technology, with clear strategies in educational planning, with strong knowledge about design process of teaching and learning, and with a proactive attitude for achieving activities that we have so far only dreamed about. In the information society era, the art and science of redesigning the process of teaching and learning is as important as correct utilization of technology. Teachers are in need of more options to teach in order to have free time for evaluation of the quality of teaching and learning and enough time for research in the field. We need to empower our students in the learning activities and their dependence on a single source (teacher) for learning. Students are in need of learning-while-doing with multiple options of learning resources. Our students must be self-directed and life-long learners in order to survive tough expectations of job markets. The change from process-oriented to outcome-oriented and change from teacher-centered to student-teacher-centered curriculum are wish of every higher education institutions. These changes need commitment, leadership, and precise planning by whole institution. I try to explain the roles of technology and process in the ideal model of teaching and learning.
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Change in Definition of Teaching and Learning
http://www.bsu.edu/classes/nasseh/bn100/change.html
Dr. Bizhan Nasseh, Ball State University 00b0nasseh@bsu.edu
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/clay_shirky_on_institutions_versus_collaboration.html
Check out this cool video on Clay Shirky’s views on Institutions vs. Collaboration
The Law of Accelerating Returns by Ray Kurzweil
Futuristic view of singularity.
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/malcolm_gladwell_on_spaghetti_sauce.html
Check out this cool video on this idea that there is “no perfect Pepsi, only perfect Pepsis.”
Better Living through Chemistry…and Educational Technology, too!
