The Future of Education - School in the Cloud

This is the man behind Slumdog Millionaire.  Self Organized Learning Environments, that's his wish.  a lot of promise there especially to a world where majority are poor.  It appears as supra class but has a lot of sense.  If V.I.L. is to be remembered, I think he said something like revolutionary theory precedes all revolutionary movements.  genuine change may as well be hastened by access to progressive ideas.  take the case of the reform movement during the spanish colonization, ideas of the the french rev were what inspired bonifacio and the ilustrados.

Gregorian chant at its best.

though the words are foreign, the music is well understood.

The Ingredients for Extremely High Achievement

TRUE GRIT

Talent + Passion + Hardwork
*being in an uncomfortable place, working hard on a weakness
*10 yr rule - spending time on deliberate practice to master a skill

WOTE - unique and cute

Walk off the Earth - a creative group that never fails to amaze me.



Still from WOTE, my first appreciation of their works:

Homo sapiens, homo faber: man as thinker, man as maker

It's really a great way to put it - learning as moving away from spoon feeding to play.  Connects right into Werbach's gamification theories.


There is another read about learning as being Thinkers (visible)  and doers (reflective): http://www.google.com/reader/view/#stream/user%2F11983355272208248882%2Fstate%2Fcom.google%2Fstarred

Gamification

Gamification

The use of game mechanics in a lot of mundane tasks esp. enhancing learning.

Here we see the badges, a way to structure a task that promotes achievement.

Anatomy of Fun

RELEVANCE TO EDUCATION (Learning)

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