DFI Day 3 Reflection
Create - All about the hook
Don't dismiss create as an incidental. Don't think that it isn't part of the main event. Creative opportunities get children reengaged in learning.
Good question for staff reflection. Where are the create opportunities?
Create improves problem solving, communication and collaboration.
https://www.media.mit.edu/groups/lifelong-kindergarten/overview/
Aha moment!!!!
There was a time when creativity was integral to what we did in primary schools. What happened?
Did we lose some of the "Create" impetus that we used to have? Was National Standards the creativity killer? Or something else? Much of what we have seen over the lockdown has been about create.
Useful Learning today:
Youtube playlists
Masking an image in google drawing
Format options for an image in google draw
Don't dismiss create as an incidental. Don't think that it isn't part of the main event. Creative opportunities get children reengaged in learning.
Good question for staff reflection. Where are the create opportunities?
Create improves problem solving, communication and collaboration.
https://www.media.mit.edu/groups/lifelong-kindergarten/overview/
Aha moment!!!!
There was a time when creativity was integral to what we did in primary schools. What happened?
Did we lose some of the "Create" impetus that we used to have? Was National Standards the creativity killer? Or something else? Much of what we have seen over the lockdown has been about create.
Useful Learning today:
Youtube playlists
Masking an image in google drawing
Format options for an image in google draw
Hi Paul, Love your Rāwhiti bicycle! What did you use to create it? I have to say I felt saddened reflecting on the loss of creativity and how this has occurred. Rāhui has definitely brought back to me the importance of play, choice, self initiated learning by children and my role in supporting them. Which future projects came to mind with the session on Live Streaming on Youtube with the drone? Nicole
ReplyDeleteHi Nicole. Thanks for the comment. Bicycle was just done in Google drawing. There are three layers there. The logo swoosh is one layer. The logo inside the wheel is another layer (just duplicated) and the bike was just dragged in from explore.
DeleteThe Dewey quote is an interesting one and gives me pause for thought when I think about our focus on goals. How do we ensure that we don't just swap a focus on National Standards for a focus on goals at the expense of the creative aspect of learning? As simple as it is I think the Learn, Create, Share pedagogy is really powerful. I wonder whether sometimes when we, as teachers, hear the word "Learn" we are actually thinking of the word "Teach". I think that maybe we need to be careful that a focus on goals does not push us back towards curriculum content delivery 'sage on the stage' style. I thought the Dewey quote was a good reminder about doing things that demand thinking and that thinking will result in learning.
Not so sure about the drone live streaming. For all the effort involved I question the added value of livestreaming the cross country or a rugby game. There are also privacy issues with broadcasting directly something like this. We have children at school who do not have permission to have images displayed so that could be quite problematic. I also had a bit of a problem with the argument... "if it is worth doing it is worth capturing, if it is worth capturing it is worth sharing". The logical extension of this would be livestreaming cameras attached to everyone. I would happily argue that there are all manner of things that are worth doing that are not worth capturing. I would have to think about this some more but maybe I'd want to say something like... "If it is worth doing it is worth reflecting on, if it is worth reflecting on, that is (might be) worth sharing".
Hi Paul! Great post, and your reply to Nicole's comment is a great read too. Your reflection on the differentiation between "Teach" and "Learn" is powerful. Maybe there is room within the goals our learners set to accomodate for more meaningful opportunities to DO and CREATE?
DeleteIf we can provide meaningful and purposeful opportunities for learners to create, learning will naturally happen. This learning might be different from what the teaching focus or outcomes are, but that learning is valuable nonetheless. Personally, I am someone who learns best through doing. I recently replaced the water pump on my car, best way for me to learn how to do it was by doing it. I did still needed to access texts and video to understand the process, but the problem solving and figuring things out was how I best connected with the learning how.
The live-streaming is a conversation we could spend ages on. Yes, there is a fair amount of effort involved, but the opportunities for learners to be involved in the process can be super powerful too. Even if it's just being streamed within your school domain. I could imagine setting up a TV crew with commentators, camera operators, someone managing the video feeds would be a great way to engage our less naturally sport-orientated kids. Possibly even inspire future career dreams? Also the perspectives drone footage provide could be super helpful for a backline. Seeing how effective their running lines are, whether they are covering the right positions in defence etc. Definitely relies on a passionate teacher to lead and set this all up with all the proper procedures and processes.
I do however agree with you around the "if it is worth doing it is worth capturing, if it is worth capturing it is worth sharing" quote. It needs to be taken with a grain of salt. I cant come up with an edited version I'm happy with yet, but I'll keep reflecting on it before I share my thoughts. Haha!
Thanks Gerhard. I agree about the learning value in having children be TV crew. Even learning to control a drone is a cool thing to learn. I'm not questioning the use of the drone for filming (I had my drone out today at school) what I am not convinced about is the value of live streaming it. Your example of filming a rugby team so the back line can see their positions is a good case in point. I can see that this could be useful but this would be to film and look at after the event. Using a drone to film as part of a movie making project makes total sense to me. I guess I was really just questioning the added value compared to the effort required. I'd like to hear some more examples for live streaming in a primary school context beyond live streaming the cross country or a rugby game. Don't get me wrong, I am totally in favour of playing with the toys.
DeleteKia ora Paul,
ReplyDeleteIt was very interesting reading through your blog and then the comments following on from it. I think you bring up some really interesting questions around how teachers view the 'Learn' component. It is a hard concept to understand, that Learn isn't actually about teaching or learning, as the whole process is learning. I wish they had called it something else ... access would have been a better word. What do you think?
Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
Sharon
Mmmmm. I shall have to mull that over. I agree that the whole process is what I would want to call learning. Access on its own might not do it for me. That sort of feels like knowledge as a product is still the central part of learning and that accessing knowledge is synonymous with learning. I think I am much more of a constructivist at heart and would want to keep the idea that knowledge is something created by the learner through the learning process. I think learn is probably the word I'd want to keep. I guess I was just making the point that as teachers we often use the two words, 'learning' and 'teaching' as if they are talking about the same activity and I don't believe they are. I think over the last few weeks there will have been a huge amount of learning happening and maybe a whole lot less 'teaching' than might normally be expected.
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