Just Say Yes to Publishing! Exposing The Man Behind the Curtain If He's Still Saying No.
L. Nielsen, The Innovative Educato, July 22, 2010.

Good discussion of the whole argument around publishing student work. "At some point we have to get over our fear of letting students publish!" says Alan November. And he is, of course, right. "The best learning happens when you are creating as part of a communities, and it is important to help students cultivate creative communities. Educators and learners need to realize that copying is not cheating (when credited). It's an honor to take someone's work and extend it (as I've done with this piece of writing). Schools need to move from helping students being passive users of technology to becoming active shapers. It's not just about trying what others have done, it's about making your own." (Hits Today: 1 Total: 754) [Direct Link] [Tags: Schools, Books, Cheating]

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Re: Just Say Yes to Publishing! Exposing The Man Behind the Curtain If He's Still Saying No.

KathyRK, July 26, 2010

Have been a subscriber of your newsletter for a little while and saw this note of interest. I am a professional graphic designer / illustrator and do a lot of educational publication work. Have recently gone back to school for my MEd to move my intuitive thinking into a more academic area. Recently did a project for a government department that allowed me to fully research and explore a problem to actually see where the content took me instead of deciding end product and then just doing some surface design. It was interesting because where I ended up was in a place that I knew the client would not accept as it was a blogging inquiry project for students. I presented it any way, as I am always hopeful, but as assumed it was not accepted and I then stepped back a little and reworked the solution to something that the department would use. I was disappointed as I had been very excited about the initial solution but realize that I should have also included the educational systems limitations into my criteria. I had not wanted to do that as I was interested in where the solution might honestly end up if the restrictions of the department were placed to the side. We now are looking at a database of stories instead of a student created inquiry. Not only do the students lose out in "creating as part of a community" but they lose out in creating...period.

Was thinking about the possibility of carrying the original idea through as an after school concept, possibly at the local recreation centre, away from school. I am constrained as I have limited technology training. Do you know of anyone in the Prospect Bay area that might be interested in your learning concepts and has technological training, I could really use a contact? Please feel free to pass along my name and email. [Comment] [Permalink] [Previous][Next]

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