being a teacher in the 21st century
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Being a teacher in the 21st century
Drawing by Alexey Iorsh
Let’s begin by asking…
What is Education?
Education is just…
a story of stories.
Someone wants to tell them
Someone wants to listen to them
Education happens
when you put together…
someone who wants to teach
+someone who wants to learn
It is a simple equation.
abc
t1
p1
TIME
PLACE
Teacher
You have the time and place of the teacher
abc
t2
p2
Student
And the time and place of the student
TIME
PLACE
abcabc
t1
p1
t2
p2
Teacher Student
Traditional Education
abcabc
t1
p1
t2
p2
==
In traditional education both times and places are equal
Virtual Education
abcabc
t1
p1
t2
p2
==
WWW
In virtual education times or places can be different
abcabc
WWW
And the connection is…
WWW
Technology
But virtual education
has been around for centuries.
Teachers and students
in different times and places
have been connected
by a technology called
Books!
With thisancient technology
someone in one time and place
can tell a story
to someone in a different time and place.
Hopefully…
Successful education
was based on «expert users»
of this ancient technology.
That is good readers and good writers
That is:good readers and good writers
Yesterday:
Berthe Morisot (1870) Johannes Vermeer (1670)
Reading+
Writing
Today:
Recording+
Playing back
The process is the same
The tools are different
Different Media Different Speeds
When education has a time and a place
We havea course
A course is a place
where you can go
to listen to a story
Then a course is
One story
One story+
One host
One story+
One host+
Several guests
But today we have
New principles
The MaterialsAtoms vs. BitsProcessing Information
vs. Moving ObjectsIntangibles
Collective KnowledgeGeneration of Ideas
OverinformationMisinformation
Gil Bruvel
New principles
The PlaceDistance is redefinedFrontiers are obsoleteThe World is your audience
and your competitorChallenges and threats
are closer…one click apart
Gil Bruvel
New principles
The TimeInstantaneous Interactive / FeedbackReal time / MultitaskingConstant Change
A Life Project vs. A Life of Projects
Gil Bruvel
¡Help!
There is a new arena
for this ongoing conversation
between teachers and students.
The virtual classroom
WWW
Virtual Campus
Virtual Classroom
Activities• Discussions• Questionnaires• Homework• Glossaries• Chats• Blogs• Wikis
Resources• Links• Readings• Learning Objects
Files• Folders• Documents• Videos / Audios
A place full of tools
for the host to find new ways
to tell the story
A story can be told in sequence
Virtual Classroom
Virtual Classroom
Or not…
It can be full of resources
Readings
Links Videos
SimulationsLearning objects
Audios
And activities
Discussions
Chats
Homework
Questionnaires
Blogs
WikisGlossaries
Puzzles
But it will be lifeless
without an active
interaction
of all the participants
So the resources
and activities
areimportant
but not asimportant
ascreating
A community
We can have
the best of both worlds
and go to school
in many ways
But what about the “old” classroom?
Education is …
…an economic process …
…of transformation.
Education
When I pass through this process…
…I become…
Education
…an «educated» person.
Education
Education
It is a costly process
$
PrivateEducation
…that I pay…
$
PublicEducation
…or someone else pays.
$
Taxe
s
Citizens
Enterprises
It is expensive. Yes.
But… is it valuable?
What is value?
Value
Value = worthiness
What is my value to society?
Values = principles
Which are
my values?
What is my value to society?
Valor= bravery
How brave am I?
Which are
my values?
What is my value to society?
Education as a process…
…should raise my value.
…should raise my value.
+Valuable
…should raise my value.
+Values
+Valuable
…should raise my value.
+Values
+Valor
+Valuable
Is it working?
Who should be blamed?
The Bureaucracy?
Who should be blamed?
The Congress?
The Bureaucracy?
Who should be blamed?
The President?
The Congress?
The Bureaucracy?
Who should be blamed?
The private sector?
The Congress?
The Bureaucracy?
The President?
No…
The private sector?
The Congress?
The Bureaucracy?
The President?
The blame is
The private sector?
The Congress?
The Bureaucracy?
The President?
The Bureaucracy?
The blame is
…on us!
Students
…on us!
The blame is And on us!
TeachersStudents
Because…
Because…
We tolerate mediocrity!
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
Education is us…
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
We want quality in education…
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
…but we don’t show up for it.
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
And when we go…
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
…we are not there.
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
We want more resources…
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
…to «preserve» them.
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
We want freedom…
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
…of expression.
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
We are against privatization…
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
…but we never deprive ourselves…
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
…of the products…
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
…of the products…
…of the private sector.
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
We want changes…
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
…but we don’t vote.
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
We deplore corruption…
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
…of others.
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
We embrace technology…
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
…that “eases” our lives.
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
We understand originality…
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
…as not being caught.
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
…as not being caught.
Investigation = Compilation
A teacher is measured…
…by the amount of diplomas.
The job of the educator
The job of the educatorhas turned into«diplomacy»
The job of the educatorhas turned into«diplomacy»
Or the art ofaccumulating…
The job of the educatorhas turned into«diplomacy»
Or the art ofaccumulating… diplomas
We want to be doctors…
…so we won’t teach to undergrads
Our intellectual «production»…
…is buried in unread magazines.
…is buried in unread magazines.
And rarely used in the classroom.
Investigation…
…is just a cruel joke.
The quality of education…
…is attested in certifications.
…is attested in certifications.
Far, far away from the classroom.
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
Undergraduated studies are…
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
…undervalued.
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
So we need to «acquire»...
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
…more diplomas.
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
We became «consumers»…
…of the diploma industry.
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
Many graduated
Educamos a muy pocos
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
Many graduated
Few educated
So we need…
…a real education reform…
…in the classroom.
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
We have everything:The place
The peopleThe time
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!Why don’t we
rescue the classroom?
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
Let’s value the hour of class!
Do we investigate?Do we question?Do we debate?Do we share?Do we build?Do we create?Do we…
learn?
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
Let’s celebrate the encounter!
What do I bring?What do I take away?
Was it valuable?
What’s next?
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
Let’s enrich the experience!
Do we knoweach other?
Do we laugh?Do we live?
Are we accomplices?
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
Let’s value the «product»!
What’s the value of …what I wrote?…what I read?…what I built?…what I brought?…what I asked?
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
Let’s privatize education!
In the privacy
…of my classroom
…of my teammates
In my privacy.
Let’s certify education!
Am I a little bit
…wiser?…worthier?…braver?
Do I attest it?Do I certify it?
Let’s reform education!
In each classroomIn each course
In each hour of class
In each teacher…
What are we waiting for?
Who needs permission?
Let’s start the«conspiration»…!
…in the classroom!
Thank you
Find my free e-book
“El Profe Virtual” (Spanish)
http://www.profevirtual.com
Guillermo Ramírez
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