tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513390705871506031.post5812608611450271403..comments2022-04-24T00:32:17.630+12:00Comments on Back to the Drawing Board: SOLEUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513390705871506031.post-54004474887146340362013-06-19T20:28:47.516+12:002013-06-19T20:28:47.516+12:00Yep, it must be the pheromones. You can't dete...Yep, it must be the pheromones. You can't detect them virtually!!<br />Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06780963841457241114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513390705871506031.post-89884991484307721032013-06-19T20:22:59.654+12:002013-06-19T20:22:59.654+12:00I read this with a great smile on my face (une ban...I read this with a great smile on my face (une banane!) Nothing replaces the real thing, the real experience, absolutely. I am living it right now currently putting my ideas and thoughts around ePortfolio through a design thinking process... The question remains: are interactions and communication and relationships (all necessary ingredients to one's developing a willingness to learn another language) developed remotely, through tech will ever provide the hook to awaken the inner motivation to learn? A great one to investigate and action research maybe! :-) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00801568002937562980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513390705871506031.post-91203435279510005332013-06-19T19:53:37.122+12:002013-06-19T19:53:37.122+12:00I'd forgotten to mention that a bunch of the F...I'd forgotten to mention that a bunch of the French exchange students had invited themselves to attend my Year 10 French class this am.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06780963841457241114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513390705871506031.post-24793482751063383872013-06-19T19:49:12.640+12:002013-06-19T19:49:12.640+12:00I share your not being pedagogically equipped enou...I share your not being pedagogically equipped enough to make a call as to whether SOLE is the way to go or not. I think it's probably blue sky territory from my present perspective. The vital component that seems to be lacking here, in an environment where there is so much electronic stimulation and so much stuff happening, is CURIOSITY. The students may well be curious about something but I can't see a lot of it directed towards language learning. Therefore SOLE wouldn't work if the objective is for the students to learn something in particular. I can see it working in an environment where there is a lack of resources and the students are hungry for new experience and still curious about the learning potential of technology. Where I have seen a fair bit of mutual curiosity of late is between some of our students (who might otherwise never have shown much interest) and the French exchange students in our school at the moment. The boys are making a particular hit. One of my students said to me today 'That's absolutely the best thing that's ever happened to me. They're so hot!'. It remains to be seen whether she puts two and two together and is stimulated to put more effort into French. I can only hope. But it is a salutory lesson about the value of making it real. Interestingly enough some of the high flyers showed scant interest in the French students (there were about 8 in the class) and preferred to go off by themselves and 'practice for their oral assessment!!!'. Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06780963841457241114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513390705871506031.post-22638813061337231172013-06-19T07:48:07.954+12:002013-06-19T07:48:07.954+12:00I can see why you were easily drawn away from your...I can see why you were easily drawn away from your exam marking! Through the work of two teachers here in NZ (Tara TJ and Jo Fothergill) that I follow through social media, I get regular reminders of Sugata Mitra's work. His confidence in this interview that the "gaps can be bridged" is really heartening and it is the type of big picture to be hanging on to. The inherent belief that students can learn in a SOLE environment is the other big picture. I see two things here: well because part of me is pretty dinosaur like, there is indeed a role for the teacher in this, through making and nurturing such an environment. One thing I would like to know is how teachers can ensure that SOLE approach is a part of what they add to the mix of experiences they offer their students over a period of time. I am not pedagogically equiped enough to make a call if SOLE is the way to go or not. What I can say though is that over time spent with students in a learning environment, whichever it is, there is ample opportunity to make sure students are placed in a SOLE situation. Through reading Ewan McIntosh design thinking allows for a similar thing to happen when learners dig dip into their questions posing and work together to move on. The big questions are indeed generated by the learners. We are born curious and self motivated, and this is the heart of SOLE I understand. Are we born reflective to amplify our curiosity and self motivation? Teachers who see the benefits of students self organising have a role to play in fostering self reflection around learning to learn in particular... Much to think about I dont see the teachers disappear in a hurry, but transformation of their role is necessary, and it will only transform through experiencing with approaches and inquirying into what works best for the students in front of them. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00801568002937562980noreply@blogger.com