Who is deciding what = fluency?
Whose values are reflected?
Whose values are reflected?
Some things I've heard about fluency: Fluency equals transparency, productivity, creativity--not just what tools to use and how to use them, but when to use them and why, and this is ideally developed through a boundary-less, informal, self-directed, socially-connected, collaborative, rhizomatic, explorative, and measured way.
But...
Sometimes...
learning is a discipline and content-driven...something which, if persevered through,
can produce depth in quality knowledge products
the lecture theatre is a good way to learn...the notebook and pen are the best way of learning something...
Sometimes...
learners need to engage with the unengaging...
and sometimes a textbook can be a very helpful and quick way to overview a topic.
But...
Sometimes...
learning is a discipline and content-driven...something which, if persevered through,
can produce depth in quality knowledge products
the lecture theatre is a good way to learn...the notebook and pen are the best way of learning something...
Sometimes...
learners need to engage with the unengaging...
and sometimes a textbook can be a very helpful and quick way to overview a topic.
Critical thinking and effective use of language are part of the traditional education as well.
Why create false dichotomies, valuing one type of teaching and learning over another? Each has value in its proper context.
Pedagogical Fluency=knowing what type of method, when to use it, how to use it and why what we choose is the best practice in a given context...
Digital Fluency -- whose language?
Who is determining the conventions, the grammar?
What is their SES?
What learning personalities and preferences are reflected?
Let's differentiate learners and learning types and appreciate differences of all kinds: SES, location, background, learning style, learning needs, gender, age, needs, etc.
Human fluency = making room for differences.
Let's not throw out good practices with the bad.
Traditional schooling has had both positives and negatives, and educational technologies also have these.
Context is everything when it comes to best practices.
Why create false dichotomies, valuing one type of teaching and learning over another? Each has value in its proper context.
Pedagogical Fluency=knowing what type of method, when to use it, how to use it and why what we choose is the best practice in a given context...
Digital Fluency -- whose language?
Who is determining the conventions, the grammar?
What is their SES?
What learning personalities and preferences are reflected?
Let's differentiate learners and learning types and appreciate differences of all kinds: SES, location, background, learning style, learning needs, gender, age, needs, etc.
Human fluency = making room for differences.
Let's not throw out good practices with the bad.
Traditional schooling has had both positives and negatives, and educational technologies also have these.
Context is everything when it comes to best practices.
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