Comments on: 21st century curriculum_21st century schools http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/gputland/2007/11/12/21st-century-curriculum_21st-century-schools/ Exploring the interaction between learning and technology Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:24:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Putland Garry http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/gputland/2007/11/12/21st-century-curriculum_21st-century-schools/#comment-26865 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 10:32:53 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/gputland/2007/11/12/21st-century-curriculum_21st-century-schools/#comment-26865 Hi Stephen and Roger, Thanks for your responses. It's true that assessment is not the only thing holding back educational reform, but having been a teacher, a parent and now someone who watches with interest from afar, I am convinced that we are now required to measure a much broader set of learning outcomes, some more challenging (eg collaboration), but relevant to the lives of our children today. I recommend that you have a look at podcast from my last post on Lawrence Lessig who makes the point that even our laws which were crafted some many years ago, simply don't make sense in today's world (eg copyright). I think we can say the same about certain assessment practices which are well entrenched in our schools. Don't get me wrong...there are some wonderful examples of excellent learning and assessment practices in our schools, but they are not mainstreamed by any means. Garry Hi Stephen and Roger,

Thanks for your responses. It’s true that assessment is not the only thing holding back educational reform, but having been a teacher, a parent and now someone who watches with interest from afar, I am convinced that we are now required to measure a much broader set of learning outcomes, some more challenging (eg collaboration), but relevant to the lives of our children today.

I recommend that you have a look at podcast from my last post on Lawrence Lessig who makes the point that even our laws which were crafted some many years ago, simply don’t make sense in today’s world (eg copyright). I think we can say the same about certain assessment practices which are well entrenched in our schools.

Don’t get me wrong…there are some wonderful examples of excellent learning and assessment practices in our schools, but they are not mainstreamed by any means.

Garry

]]> by: Roger Pryor http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/gputland/2007/11/12/21st-century-curriculum_21st-century-schools/#comment-26612 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:17:37 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/gputland/2007/11/12/21st-century-curriculum_21st-century-schools/#comment-26612 Hi Garry I was interested to read your comments as we were obviously at the same conference. I've added a couple of posts to my blog at http://pryorcommitment.com/lips2 which have been prompted by reflections on the Curriculum Corporation Conference. Roger Hi Garry

I was interested to read your comments as we were obviously at the same conference. I’ve added a couple of posts to my blog at http://pryorcommitment.com/lips2 which have been prompted by reflections on the Curriculum Corporation Conference.
Roger

]]> by: Stephen Inglis http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/gputland/2007/11/12/21st-century-curriculum_21st-century-schools/#comment-24682 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:49:36 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/gputland/2007/11/12/21st-century-curriculum_21st-century-schools/#comment-24682 I think the '19th century assessment' line is a little dramatic. It is an easy call to say that assessment is holding back educational reform, but one that I am not convinced is entirely true. Sure there is scope for assessment reform, but there is also plenty of very good work underway in this area at present. I think the ‘19th century assessment’ line is a little dramatic. It is an easy call to say that assessment is holding back educational reform, but one that I am not convinced is entirely true.

Sure there is scope for assessment reform, but there is also plenty of very good work underway in this area at present.

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