Student centred learning, 1:1 computers, maker ed and reimagining learning. 4 common themes in many #edchatnz discussions - and all things that Seymour Papert had been calling for over the last 50 years. If you don't recognise his name, you will recognise his ideas and inventions: Logo programming language, Scratch and Lego Mindstorms robots will be the most well known to teachers.
This week, Seymour Papert passed away. I hope this serves to make us remember his key messages about teaching and learning. To this end, the Reading Room this week has 2 posts. The first is from MIT Media Lab remembering all that Seymour Papert did to transform learning for millions around the world:
This week, Seymour Papert passed away. I hope this serves to make us remember his key messages about teaching and learning. To this end, the Reading Room this week has 2 posts. The first is from MIT Media Lab remembering all that Seymour Papert did to transform learning for millions around the world:
The second post is written by Steve Wheeler, highlighting the key learnings that we should take from Papert. The post finishes with some quotes that would be great reflection points for all of us.
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