Comments on: Beyond E Learning interviews Jay Cross http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/05/14/beyond-e-learning-interviews-jay-cross/ Learning on Your Terms Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:04:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Ken Carroll http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/05/14/beyond-e-learning-interviews-jay-cross/#comment-19089 Ken Carroll Tue, 15 May 2007 04:50:34 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/05/14/beyond-e-learning-interviews-jay-cross/#comment-19089 Orlando, Good comments. I've talked here about the role of teachers as I see things going forward. http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/05/08/power-to-the-people/ Of course no-one really knows how this will all pan out. My view is that the role of the teacher (in high school, university, training, etc) will change, but definitely not disappear. One guy who I greatly admire in this context is Will Richardson, who writes here http://www.weblogg-ed.com/ He writes about technology in the classroom and how mainstream education is coping (or not coping) with all the change that is going on around us. Will has kindly agreed to do a podcast interview in the next few days. Perhaps after that we could interview professor Orlando Kelm - I hear he also has some interesting insights on the subject! Ken Carroll Orlando,

Good comments. I’ve talked here about the role of teachers as I see things going forward. http://blog.praxislanguage.com.....he-people/

Of course no-one really knows how this will all pan out. My view is that the role of the teacher (in high school, university, training, etc) will change, but definitely not disappear.

One guy who I greatly admire in this context is Will Richardson, who writes here http://www.weblogg-ed.com/ He writes about technology in the classroom and how mainstream education is coping (or not coping) with all the change that is going on around us. Will has kindly agreed to do a podcast interview in the next few days. Perhaps after that we could interview professor Orlando Kelm - I hear he also has some interesting insights on the subject!

Ken Carroll

]]> By: Orlando Kelm http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/05/14/beyond-e-learning-interviews-jay-cross/#comment-19081 Orlando Kelm Mon, 14 May 2007 18:51:42 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/05/14/beyond-e-learning-interviews-jay-cross/#comment-19081 Interesting interview with Jay, thanks for sharing. I thought I'd reply simply because I find myself stuck between two worlds. Since I am a university foreign language professor, I'm obviously involved in traditional classroom settings. However, my own experience in language learning has been much more independent. Truth told, one of our biggest challenges is that we have created a structure where students are taught to be passive learners. For so long we have told students which courses to take, which books to buy, which chapters to read, and which questions will be on tests, etc. No wonder they ask "Do I need to know XYZ for this class?" To me the great thing about newer formats, such as those found in ChinesePod, is that we get learners out of the passive role and help them to become active learners. That is extremely positive. As to our role as teachers, I'll save that for another day. Interesting interview with Jay, thanks for sharing.
I thought I’d reply simply because I find myself stuck between two worlds. Since I am a university foreign language professor, I’m obviously involved in traditional classroom settings. However, my own experience in language learning has been much more independent. Truth told, one of our biggest challenges is that we have created a structure where students are taught to be passive learners. For so long we have told students which courses to take, which books to buy, which chapters to read, and which questions will be on tests, etc. No wonder they ask “Do I need to know XYZ for this class?” To me the great thing about newer formats, such as those found in ChinesePod, is that we get learners out of the passive role and help them to become active learners. That is extremely positive. As to our role as teachers, I’ll save that for another day.

]]>