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LearnUnlearnRelearn

The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot

learn, unlearn, and relearn.

Alvin Toffler

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“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor

the most intelligent. It is the one that is the most

adaptable to change.”

Charles Darwin

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The most useful piece of learning is to unlearn

what is untrueAntisthenes

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The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.

Apple ad

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Shanghai, Sept 2010

Shanghai, Sept 2010

An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea

whose time has come.Victor Hugo

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Hanoi, Sept 2010

1998 2010

In early 1998 could you have predicted how much the world would change in 12 years?

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20222010Kindergarten Year 12?

How do we prepare for a

future that we can’t possibly even

imagine?

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Seymour Papert

We need to produce people who know how to act when they’re faced with

situations for which they were not specifically prepared.

Curriculum

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from Mike Anderson - @mikeachch

“Perhaps school should be less like Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, and

more like Mythbusters”

20%

50%

Creativity

Ask a class of first graders “Are you creative?”

Ask a class of tenth graders “Are you creative?”

What have we done to these children?

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We have never needed creativity as much as

we do right now

Abundance Asia Automation

Daniel Pink - A Whole New Mind

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Do we value creativity enough in education?

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A tap drips at a rate of 10 drops per minute into a large cylindrical container. Each drop contains 5 ml of water.

The cylindrical container is 1.5m tall and 1.1m in diameter, with a wall thickness of 50mm.

How long would it take for the water to fill the container?

1.5m

1.1m

How do we get creativity from our students?

Come up with something interesting for them to work on

Give them the time, tools and skills they need

Get out of their way!

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The less restrictions you place on a task, the more creative the response

The more restrictions you place on a task, the less creative the response

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Make it “hard fun”

Be ambitious for them

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Verbs Nouns

Wordpress

Wikispaces

PowerPoint

Voicethread

Glogster

Comic Life

Photoshop

Sketchupetc...

Communicate

Write

Persuade

Calculate

Present

Design

Inform

Create

...using...

Teacher’s role Student’s role

Level EditorGame Design Project

David, Year 10

The PodBiz ProjectPodcasting Project

Grade 10 (Canada)

The SammyJo DiariesMachinima ProjectSamantha, Year 12

So what’s the common thread?

Opportunities to go beyond perceived limitsOpportunities to iterate, learn and relearnOpportunities to follow individual passionsOpportunities to collaborate with othersOpportunities to work with the real worldOpportunities to engage with other viewsOpportunities to be creative and originalOpportunities to combine media typesOpportunities to work with interesting toolsOpportunities for genuine assessment

Community

60 billion people

1 in 60,00050/50 chance

“What a small

world!”

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Wise Crowds or Expert Opinion?

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“Chance favours the connected mind”

Tim Lauer

Melinda Alford

Kim Cofino

Wes Fryer

Liz B Davis

Jeff Utecht

Alec Courosand Me!

Chris Betcherchrisbetcher.com@betchaboy

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