GEDI / Grad 5114 – Fall 2015
We are living in fast changing times. Internet, digital connectivity, artificial intelligence, automation, information flow are bringing revolutionary changes on the way our brains act and how teaching and learning occurs. Some theories argue that this is making us more stupid, for example, this article. The new digital age is not just making us habituated … Continue reading Thinking With Machines
Read moreCreating and disseminating knowledge has tremendous power and is the primary means of mankind’s progress, however it has often been a matter of great privilege historically. Even in the 21st century United States, it is argued that universities make the rich richer because the poor cannot afford it and progressively lose the power to do anything about … Continue reading Should we be ’embracing’ diversity?
Read moreI have acted in a few theater projects in my life and independently, I have loved teaching from high school days (where I would try to explain concepts to my classmates). It excites me to imagine being a teacher because it will give me a chance to be in an act day in and day out. From … Continue reading The Classroom is a Stage
Read moreOur pedagogical problems arise largely from how miserably we engage our learners. Lack of attentiveness and nonchalance about the subject matter among students are cornerstones of a failing educational system. Society is often prone on pinning the blame for this on extraneous factors, particularly those that have to do with the ‘new generation’. Now this of course is stupid (albeit … Continue reading Course Content are Keys to Imagination
Read moreExaminations have been a part of education for decades as a measure for what was learnt. In India during middle and high school we would have scores out of 100 for every subject that we would race to acquire in order to come 1st, 2nd or 3rd in class. The students that led the pack entered … Continue reading Exams Hinder Learning
Read moreExaminations have been a part of education for decades as a measure for what was learnt. In India during middle and high school we would have scores out of 100 for every subject that we would race to acquire in order to come 1st, 2nd or 3rd in class. The students that led the pack entered … Continue reading Exams Hinder Learning
Read moreWhat is wrong with our education system? That our schools are a residue of the industrial age and the great war years, the content delivery style of teaching does not work, and there is a fundamentally wrong focus on school and grades and teaching and training instead of learning. As Pink Floyd summarize perfectly in this classic. … Continue reading We Dont Need No Education
Read moreI hadn’t heard of this phrase before last Wednesday, but a quick google search tells me that everyone is talking about it. It’s a brand new concept that’s still being explored so I will not reference anyone else, leaving it up to the reader to do his own google search. Nothing could be more in … Continue reading Connected Learning
Read moreHi All! This is Aritra and I am in the process of setting up my domain and blogs, and this right here is the first post!
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