Minimally invasive learning
I just listened to a talk that challenges some very basic assumptions about teaching and learning. Sugata Mitra, a professor of educational technology at Newcastle University (UK), conducted experiments which led him to suggest that "an environment that stimulates curiosity can cause learning through self-instruction and peer-shared knowledge," a process he calls "minimally invasive learning." His talk was part of TED, a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.
If you don't know about TED, you should take a look. TED describes itself as follows: "We believe passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and ultimately, the world. So we're building here a clearinghouse that offers free knowledge and inspiration from the world's most inspired thinkers, and also a community of curious souls to engage with ideas and each other."
Recent TED topics have focused on global issues, design, technology, culture, science, and the performing arts.
If you don't know about TED, you should take a look. TED describes itself as follows: "We believe passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and ultimately, the world. So we're building here a clearinghouse that offers free knowledge and inspiration from the world's most inspired thinkers, and also a community of curious souls to engage with ideas and each other."
Recent TED topics have focused on global issues, design, technology, culture, science, and the performing arts.
posted by Gayle Stein at
12:36 PM
2 Comments:
I truly beleive in the methods he is talking about. do we not learn from one another when we talk amongst each other ? i had almost foregotten about it . Im curious to see where it goes. thank you for spreading this information
There is much to be gained from fellow students. Whether it be learning that most of the class is on the same page or actually learning the material together. Too often, students forget that working together can make most problems exceedingly easier to solve! That has held true for all the classes I've taken thus far at Rutgers University. Especially Organic Chemistry and Physics!
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