Sunday, June 26, 2005

Saturday, June 25, 2005

Nerdy Goodness!

I am nerdier than 98% of all people. Are you nerdier? Click here to find out!

Frankly, I didn't think I was THIS nerdy.

Thanks to Remote Access for the quiz link.

Sunday, June 12, 2005

Learner Centered

One of the things I'm wrestling with around the web these days is what is a "Learner Centered Environment." I wanted to bring that discussion over here with my EVO buddies and see what this looks like to you.

The problem I have is this notion that learners in a learner centered environment have to "come to class on time." Now this is a metaphor for all the stuff we make students do -- come to class, do homework assignments, study in a particular sequence, attend school at a particular place and time, etc. How is this learner centered?

There are several decentralized models lurking about -- I've been inspired by Scott Wilson's vision (corrected) for some time. But I think it's too complicated -- too specific.

So I made this diagram:


Learner Environment


But is this too simplistic?