{"id":1002,"date":"2010-02-07T12:16:06","date_gmt":"2010-02-07T17:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=1002"},"modified":"2010-02-07T12:41:27","modified_gmt":"2010-02-07T17:41:27","slug":"in-the-interests-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2010\/02\/07\/in-the-interests-of\/","title":{"rendered":"In the interests of&#8230;who?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">From DSC:<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve been reflecting upon the <strong>assessment of student learning<\/strong> the last few days; and, in my research, I&#8217;ve seen some items that seem to point to doing things for the benefit of those administering these items. For example, I saw that one of the qualities of a good assessment is that it needs to be<strong> &#8220;easy to administer, score, and interpret&#8221;. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">I understand this need to manage learning\/learners\/assessment, but I wonder&#8230;are we doing things for <em>our needs and purposes <\/em>of educating people?\u00a0 (Other examples include: Using semesters or quarters |\u00a0 50 &#8211; 90 minute class periods | This class is only available on&#8230; | We offer that course only in the&#8230; | etc.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Could we do things any differently?Are there ways to enable student learning to be fuller? Freer? More spontaneous? At their own pace?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>A related reflection here:<\/strong><br \/>\nRecently, due to so many things being on my plate, I fell behind in a class.\u00a0 As 2, 3, and then 4 days passed, I still hadn&#8217;t been able to get back to several of the assignments that I needed to get done. It weighed heavily on my mind&#8230;and it generated some anxiety within me. Then, I reflected on what it must feel like for students who don&#8217;t learn as fast or who need more time to get something &#8212; but, due to the way the system works &#8212; they don&#8217;t have the time or the liberty to take things at their own pace. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><em>(No surprise to anyone reading this blog) <\/em>Over time, this type of thing can lead to not only anxiety within learners, but can lead to depression and being &#8220;bumbed out&#8221; on education and learning in general. &#8220;This school thing&#8230;it&#8217;s not for me.&#8221; &#8220;I can&#8217;t keep up.&#8221; The belief that &#8220;I&#8217;m no good at this school thing!&#8221; &#8212; can lead to a serious waste of talents and abilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">It is my hope that as we move through the next 10-20 years, education can be done in such a way that:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Enables more control of <strong>the pacing of the learning <\/strong>to be turned over to the students<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Allows students to select<\/strong> from the media that works best for them<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Helps students identify their true passions<\/strong> &#8212; STEM-related or not &#8212; <strong>and then use those passions to drive learning in other areas<\/strong><\/span><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From DSC: I&#8217;ve been reflecting upon the assessment of student learning the last few days; and, in my research, I&#8217;ve seen some items that seem to point to doing things for the benefit of those administering these items. 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