This week I shared the idea of groupthink with Thomas. Just something to be aware of as we continue our discussion on collaboration and learning in groups. There is another side to it that students could fall victim too.
Colin and I agreed that the specific tools should not be the focus. These tools won't even be around when our students graduate so why the fuss to learn a specific program? If the jobs we are training students for don't even exist yet it is probably safe to say the tools they may be using won't either. Our focus should be on the transferable 'skills of writing, editing, collaborating, and publishing stuff online'.
Tiffany introduced me to Vine. An app for making looping 6 second videos. Her question 'what would happen if we let students take off with their own creations? Got me thinking about my own kids making iMovie trailers. They figured out the technology themselves in moments but spent hours creating, editing, cooperating, and sharing their masterpiece. I think it's an inspiring idea although guidance for appropriateness would likely need to be interjected from time to time. She also had me revisit my thoughts about achieving our tech vision is a slow process. What would it be like if we just made the giant leap now? Throwing all caution the wind, staring with a completely new slate? Sounds kind of like the way our students do things nowadays anyway. Not logistically possible but fun to think about.
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