Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community
I meant to run this in October when it came out, but it slipped under the radar. Oh well - better late than never, because I still think it's worth highlighting. "The ability to let students decide how to approach their subjects encourages them to take ownership of their learning, said Danis. 'The more choice you give kids, the deeper the learning is,' he said." You know, people say I'm just an idealist for promoting student-directed learning, but I've been pointing to successful examples for years, and I've come to think that the impractical idealists are those who cling to the old and outmoded models of instruction in the faith that, unlike last year, it will work this year.

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