David Ing | Activity | Systems Community of Inquiry

David Ing posted an update in the group Systemicists: 1 year, 5 months ago

In school, losing cursive writing and long division seems like civilization in decline.

>WHAT’S IN: iPad therapy [....] Twitter assignments [....] Smartboard MacGyvers [....]
>WHAT’S OUT: Cursive writing [....] Long division [....] Computer labs [....]

The print edition also included WHAT’S ODD: Wikipedia U. [...] Robot Teachers [....]

Main article at ”iPads are in, cursive is out (and other education trends)” Tamara Baluja | Nov. 30 | Globe and Mail at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/primary-to-secondary/ipads-are-in-cursive-is-out-and-other-education-trends/article2254353/ .

Poll on Wikipedia Education Program at ”Vote: Are Wikipedia articles an education hit or miss?” at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/vote-are-robot-teachers-an-education-hit-or-miss/article2253253/ .

Poll on Robot Teachers at ”Vote: Are robot teachers an education hit or miss?” at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/vote-are-robot-teachers-an-education-hit-or-miss/article2253253/ .

More on Wikipedia Education Program at http://blog.wikimedia.org/tag/wikipedia-education-program/ .