Tech Talk Roundtable 79 | Will Handwriting Disrupt Education?

Chris, Jamie and Michael discuss their personal learnings and articles of the week.

Articles of the Week

1. Handwriting vs Typing – Reflecting on Finland’s changing policy on cursive writing — The Learner’s Way thelearnersway.net
   This concise article helps clear away some of the smoke surrounding the issue.
2. The Met and Other Museums Adapt to the Digital Age – NYTimes.com nytimes.com
   Museums are being redefined for a digital age. The transformation, museum officials say, promises to touch every aspect of what museums do, from how art and objects are presented and experienced to what is defined as art.
3. The 4 Stages Of Edtech Disruption teachthought.com

   Technology can be used in the learning process in a variety of ways. Some are supplementary, serving the original design of the classroom and usually automate some previously by-human task or process–grading multiple choice assessments, searching for a source of information, or sharing messages and other data across large groups. But fully integrated and embedded in the learning process, technology can be transformative–and disruptive. Below the idea of technology in learning is framed in stages, from “on learning” and externally-directed, to “in learning,” and self-directed. This is not to imply that stage 1 is “bad” and that learners should always be given free-reign with powerful technology. The age of graduated release of responsibility model (show me, help me, let me), as always, holds true here as well.