Steep unlearning curve

The Steep Unlearning Curve:Rethinking Schools, Classrooms and LearningWill Richardsonwill@willrichardson.comwillrichardson.comwillrich45 bit.ly/KyQb6E

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“It was the best of times, it wasthe worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness...” Charles Dickens

CHANGE

“The change we are inthe middle of isn’t minor and it isn’t optional.” Clay Shirky

Scarcity

ScarcityABUNDANCE

...A world marked by “ubiquitous computing, ubiquitous information, ubiquitous networks, at unlimited speed, about everything, everywhere,from anywhere, on all kinds of devices that make it ridiculously easy to connect, organize, share, collect, collaborate and publish.” Michael Wesch

ABUNDANCE OF Information Tools Opinions Teachers Data News Resources Media “Schools” More...

“The illiterate of the21st Century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” Alvin Tofﬂer

WHAT CHANGES?

WHAT CHANGES? For Schools? Classrooms? Teachers? Learning?

In a world ofABUNDANCE

In a world ofABUNDANCEWhat do we have to UNLEARN?

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My Top 3 Things to Unlearn:

My Top 3 Things to Unlearn: Delivery

“We need to move beyond the idea that an education is something that is provided for us, and toward theidea that an education is something that we create for ourselves.” Stephen Downes

My Top 3 Things to Unlearn: Delivery Competition

“There’s no competitive advantage todayin knowing more than the person next to you. The world doesn’t care what you know. What the world cares about is what you can do with what you know.” Tony Wagner

My Top 3 Things to Unlearn: Delivery Competition Assessment

“If we don’t assesswhat we value, we will end up valuing what we assess.”

UNLEARNING

UNLEARNINGUnderstand: The contexts for change

UNLEARNINGUnderstand: The contexts for change Feel: Anger, grief, excitement

UNLEARNING Understand: The contexts for change Feel: Anger, grief, excitementReﬂect: Look at your own learning practice ﬁrst

UNLEARNING Understand: The contexts for change Feel: Anger, grief, excitementReﬂect: Look at your own learning practice ﬁrst Act: Innovate

UNLEARNING Understand: The contexts for change Feel: Anger, grief, excitementReﬂect: Look at your own learning practice ﬁrst Act: Innovate Connect: Engage others

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“Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned.” Mark Twain

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