The Ever-Changing Classroom is the Same as it's Always Been

The video Educational Change Challenge talks about the movement from lecture to education reform. When you look at the what we've learned in the last 100 years, the way we've been teaching has not kept up with the times. Being able to connect with your students can be incredibly advantageous in creating a learning environment that can benefit everyone. It's true that not all students learn at the same pace or in the same way. Creating technology that can meet these different student's needs may be key to education in the future.

The video Networked Student talks about a teacher that took a constructivist approach to learning. The idea is that students will learn by making connections with ideas that they have already learned. Rather than lecturing, the teacher allows the students to explore the newest ideas, rather than learning in traditional methods. While this is good in theory, the way it is described seems to miss the necessary direction that you may need if you are totally unfamiliar with the topic. This method also may cause students to become sidetracked more often than if they were in a traditional classroom setting, even if they think that their focus is in the correct area.