Dr. Strange created a version of Did You Know? for EDM310 students. The video focused mainly on the effectiveness of great teachers in the world. The video informed me of how behind our educators in this country are as opposed to other countries such as China and India. It amazes me to know that chinese students that are just "learners" will be more intellectual by being bilingual and more dominant in the world than the entire population of native English speakers that exist today. The video also talks about the importance of google, and how important and influential technology and computers have become to education and for the entire world. It informs us that our jobs as educators is to prepare our students for jobs that don't even exist yet!
Towards the end of the video Dr. Strange asks "Are you ready to be an educator?". This was a pretty heavy question after being informed of how heavy our job will be to educate the future of our country. This made me question my abilities and finally acknowledge the obligation that we as future educators have to impact the future for this country.
Did You Know 3.0
Did You Know 3.0 is a video created by Karl Fisch and Scott McCleod. This is the original platform video that was used by Dr. Strange as a platform for his very own "Did You Know Video." Did you know 3.0 was a video that talks about all sorts of cool things. This video takes you on a journey of how the world has evolved so quickly with the invention and production of technology. It talks about how when the first text message was sent and how there are more text messages sent per day than people that actually exist on the planet. The video talks about how 25% of India's population has a higher IQ than the entire United States' population. What really shocked me was when the video talked about how most of the information learned during a student attending a 4 year university's freshman and sophomore year will be outdated by the time they graduate. This made me question the whole reason to even be in school for that long if that information is useless now! This video is an eye opener for anyone, not just educators, looking to expand the way they evaluate and look at life and the significance of technology.
Mr Winkles Wakes
Mr Winkles Wakes is a short video about how the world has evolved over 100 years. There is a man, Mr. Winkles, who awakes from a 100 year nap to a world that is all very unfamiliar to him. He travels to a business office that has videos, computers, printers and all of the normal modern technology that has become useful in this century. However, this is all foreign as well as uncomfortable for Mr. Winkles. He then goes to the hospital and realizes that they cant help him either. Finally Mr. Winkles arrives at school. He finds this familiar territory and realizes that students are still learning reading, writing and math just as he remembers.
I thought that this story was a great way of showing people that not everything has to change to remain relevant and effective. Reading, writing and math are all essential subjects that we need to know to learn and grow effectively with technology and wealth. Sometimes consistency is the key to success.
Sir Ken Robinson: The Importance of Education
Sir Ken Robinson spoke about The Importance of Education in this short film. Robinson talked about how education seems to damage a child's imagination and creative abilities. He talks about how education is basically teaching students that making a mistake is one of the worse things that one can do. Robinson goes on to say that mistakes are what make creativity interesting but educators are frightening children into thinking that making mistakes is the ultimate crime.
Robinson also talks about how ironic it is that all around the world the significance of subjects in education are all ranked the same; 1st math, 2nd languages and sciences, 3rd humanities and on the very bottom is the arts with preferences of music first. I found this part of the speech shocking because I had never really thought about how society has dictated and influenced education so much. It seems as if society doesn't see it as a necessity to learn then it isn't listed as a priority in schools. Robinson even goes on to say that educators have seemed to kill dreams if a student focuses on arts instead of math. Sort of telling that student if you aren't good in one of the essential subjects then you wont be successful.
Another point that also stuck out to me in this film was the part about how education is slowly becoming an "inflation." Having a Bachelor's degree is merely a stepping stone to actually becoming what you wanted to be but the ultimate goal is your Ph.D. Overall, this film was a definite eye opener for educators as well as all college students pursuing their dreams. This was a great video!
P.S. Don't ever let anyone tell you that you can't do something.
A Day Made of Glass
A Day Made of Glass is a film that was assigned by Dr. Strange for EDM310 to watch. This film was absolutely fascinating. It was like a glimpse into the future and pretty much how we as educators will be teaching within our own classrooms someday. It shows how technology almost dictates the lives of two young girls through the day. They use these touch sensitive glass tablets to find what they want to wear, listen to music, and express their creativity by changing the templates to pink. The video shows dad using his touch screen sensor to control the dash board within his car. It also shows how technology with the classroom is touch sensitive.
Another thing that was cool about this video was how they informed you of the different types of glass such as fiber optic or weather proof. It also showed the importance of glass within hospitals and Dr.'s offices' when it comes to the latest technology and detecting things accurately and efficiently. This video was uber cool and a neat way to envision the future.
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ReplyDeleteYou have written a very detailed post. However, I think the point of the Mr. Winkle Wakes video was to show that schools are the only place that haven't changed in 100 years while the world is passing the classrooms by with technology. It was trying to show how this is a bad thing. We need to update our classrooms because this is how the younger generations learn now. You still need to add alt and title modifiers to your picture. The instructions for this are in the Instruction Manual.