The simplicity of how Mr. Richardson delivers his message is amazing. I was nodding everytime he made a point by giving real world situations. For example, when he talked about toddlers grabbing the iPad and diving directly into figuring out what to do with it, and not waiting to be told what they needed to do. I literally LOLed. I kept thinking about my students and how engaged and fearless, most of them were when began using iPads in the classroom.
I remember my students or learners, as Mr. Richardson refers to them, and I dove into learning new app together once. I just read a review on app download it on my ipad and their ipads. I told them I had never used it, gave them a little background on what it was supposed to be for. Then I asked them to “play” with it for a few minutes. I would say about 70 % or more would figure out tricks, shortcuts etc.. We continued to do this with other apps. I would always be blown away at how easily they would figure things out. Then I began having those students that would figure the app the fastest be my “experts”. They would then support other students, sometimes me, on how to use the app. I loved it, because my kids loved to share their information, and everyone was engaged.
Mr. Richardson points out how important it is for us to change the system. Not by using technology to do the same curriculum/fact regurgitation style, we tend to do now. But rather use technology as a way for all learners to have more of say in what they are learning. I know I hate repetitiveness and redundancy, why would I do that to my learners.
I began my career thinking of myself, as a facilitator of knowledge, but now I see that I want to become an expert learner. I want to continue learning and staying relevant. I also want to make sure that I am changing with the times and not staying behind with the past. I want my kids to feel that they can be experts at anything at anytime regardless of age.
I want that change. I want to be part of what I see as a revolution.
I remember my students or learners, as Mr. Richardson refers to them, and I dove into learning new app together once. I just read a review on app download it on my ipad and their ipads. I told them I had never used it, gave them a little background on what it was supposed to be for. Then I asked them to “play” with it for a few minutes. I would say about 70 % or more would figure out tricks, shortcuts etc.. We continued to do this with other apps. I would always be blown away at how easily they would figure things out. Then I began having those students that would figure the app the fastest be my “experts”. They would then support other students, sometimes me, on how to use the app. I loved it, because my kids loved to share their information, and everyone was engaged.
Mr. Richardson points out how important it is for us to change the system. Not by using technology to do the same curriculum/fact regurgitation style, we tend to do now. But rather use technology as a way for all learners to have more of say in what they are learning. I know I hate repetitiveness and redundancy, why would I do that to my learners.
I began my career thinking of myself, as a facilitator of knowledge, but now I see that I want to become an expert learner. I want to continue learning and staying relevant. I also want to make sure that I am changing with the times and not staying behind with the past. I want my kids to feel that they can be experts at anything at anytime regardless of age.
I want that change. I want to be part of what I see as a revolution.