Alan November-Myths & Opportunities Video

This was an interesting video!  Mr. November talked about how technology has changed education; it has changed from a comprehensive classroom with the teacher being the presenter of knowledge to the classroom being a community of learners where students learn from each other.  This has been a difficult change to accept for some teachers because it shifts control away from the teacher.  The internet and technology has resulted in a loss of critical thinking because so much knowledge is available to students who are able to cut and copy what they need.  Mr. November is proposing that teachers change their thinking and ways in the classroom to utilize emerging technology to teach research skills and enforce critical thinking.  This shift will make students analyze information they find and reflect on their personal learning.  Students can direct their own learning through assignment design.  Mr. November also says that learning this way will teach students skills that are essential in the work place; it is teaching students to work as a collaborative team.  One idea that I would like to try is the idea of a scribe.  One student takes class notes while other students participate in the lesson.  After the lesson, all the students review the notes together and edit information for accurateness, which again makes students reflect and review.