… of working within carefully defined circles of the like-minded, and of avoiding the controversies of public debate. The blogs may be a way for changing that, and it could be that academic bloggers are on the leading edge of creating not just an ‘invisible college,’ but a broadening of education as a whole, taking it beyond boundaries of departments and universities to all who might wish to join in on any particular topic or question. Certainly, a blog like Margaret Soltan’s University Diaries does attempt to take on the assumptions of academia…”
Blogging America: The New Public Sphere, by Aaron Barlow
February 1st, 2011 at 9:03AM
that’s all good on the provider/blogger side of things but how will people be prepared, have the skills, to make use of such materials?
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/31/race-to-the-top-of-what-obama-on-education/
February 1st, 2011 at 9:47AM
Re the link: Prospective teachers who are good at math and science are unlikely to put up with the coursework of the typical “education” major. Nor are they likely to accept school environments in which disruptive students are allowed free rein (or even a free reign).
February 1st, 2011 at 12:13PM
@davfo, indeed there is an endemic lack of the kinds of socialization that are needed for educating reflective practitioners/learners.
February 1st, 2011 at 3:30PM
and the beat goes on…
http://www.onpointradio.org/2011/02/stress-college