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Drawing by Alexey Iorsh

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Let’s begin by asking…

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What isEducation?

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Education is just…

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a story of stories.

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Someonewantstotellthem

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Someonewantstolistentothem

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Education happens

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when you put together…

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someonewho wantsto teach

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+someonewho wantsto learn

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It is a simple equation.

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abct1p1TIMEPLACETeacherYou havethe timeand placeof theteacher

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abct2p2StudentAndthe timeand placeof thestudentTIMEPLACE

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abcabct1p1t2p2Teacher Student

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Traditional Educationabcabct1p1t2p2==In traditional education bothtimes and places are equal

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Virtual Educationabcabct1p1t2p2==WWWIn virtual education timesor places can be different

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abcabcWWWAnd the connection is…

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WWWTechnology

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But virtual education

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has been around for centuries.

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Teachers and students

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in different times and places

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have been connected

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by a technology called

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Books!

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With thisancienttechnology

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someone inone timeand place

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can tell astory

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to someonein adifferenttime andplace.

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Hopefully…

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Successful education

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was based on «expert users»

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of this ancient technology.

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That isgoodreadersandgoodwriters

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That is:good readers and good writers

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Yesterday:

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Berthe Morisot (1870) Johannes Vermeer (1670)Reading+Writing

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Today:

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Recording+Playingback

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The process is the same

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The tools are different

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Different Media Different Speeds

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When educationhas a time and a place

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We havea course

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A course is a place

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where you can go

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to listen to a story

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Then a course is

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One story

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One story+One host

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One story+One host+Several guests

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But today we have

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New principlesThe MaterialsAtoms vs. BitsProcessing Informationvs. Moving ObjectsIntangiblesCollective KnowledgeGeneration of IdeasOverinformationMisinformationGil Bruvel

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New principlesThe PlaceDistance is redefinedFrontiers are obsoleteThe World is your audienceand your competitorChallenges and threatsare closer…one click apartGil Bruvel

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New principlesThe TimeInstantaneousInteractive / FeedbackReal time / MultitaskingConstant ChangeA Life Projectvs. A Life of ProjectsGil Bruvel

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¡Help!

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There is a new arena

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for this ongoing conversation

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between teachers and students.

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The virtual classroom

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WWWVirtual CampusVirtual ClassroomActivities• Discussions• Questionnaires• Homework• Glossaries• Chats• Blogs• WikisResources• Links• Readings• Learning ObjectsFiles• Folders• Documents• Videos / Audios

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A place full of tools

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for the host to find new ways

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to tell the story

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A story can be told in sequenceVirtual Classroom

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Virtual ClassroomOr not…

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It can be full ofresourcesReadingsLinks VideosSimulationsLearning objectsAudios

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And activitiesDiscussionsChatsHomeworkQuestionnairesBlogsWikisGlossariesPuzzles

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But it willbe lifeless

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without anactiveinteraction

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of all theparticipants

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So theresources

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andactivities

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areimportant

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but not asimportant

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ascreating

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A community

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We can have

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the best of both worlds

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and go toschool

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in manyways

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But what aboutthe “old” classroom?

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Education is …

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…an economic process …

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…of transformation.

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When I pass through this process…

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…I become…

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…an «educated» person.

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It is a costly process$

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…that I pay…$

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…or someone else pays.$TaxesCitizensEnterprises

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It is expensive. Yes.

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But… is it valuable?

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What is value?

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Value

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Value= worthiness

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Values= principles

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Valor= braveryHowbraveam I?

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Education as a process…

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…should raise my value.

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…should raise my value.+Valuable

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…should raise my value.+Values+Valuable

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…should raise my value.+Values+Valor+Valuable

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Is it working?

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Who should be blamed?TheBureaucracy?

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Who should be blamed?TheCongress?TheBureaucracy?

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Who should be blamed?The President?TheCongress?TheBureaucracy?

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Who should be blamed?The privatesector?TheCongress?TheBureaucracy?The President?

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No…The privatesector?TheCongress?TheBureaucracy?The President?

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The blame isThe privatesector?TheCongress?TheBureaucracy?The President?

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TheBureaucracy?The blame is…on us!Students

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…on us!The blame is Andon us!TeachersStudents

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Because…

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Because…We tolerate mediocrity!

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¡Toleramos la mediocridad!Educationis us…

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¡Toleramos la mediocridad!We want quality in education…

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¡Toleramos la mediocridad!…but we don’t show up for it.

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¡Toleramos la mediocridad!And when we go…

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¡Toleramos la mediocridad!…we are not there.

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¡Toleramos la mediocridad!We want more resources…

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¡Toleramos la mediocridad!…to «preserve» them.

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¡Toleramos la mediocridad!We want freedom…

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¡Toleramos la mediocridad!…of expression.

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¡Toleramos la mediocridad!We are against privatization…

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¡Toleramos la mediocridad!…but we never deprive ourselves…

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¡Toleramos la mediocridad!…of the products…

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¡Toleramos la mediocridad!…of the products……of the private sector.

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¡Toleramos la mediocridad!We want changes…

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¡Toleramos la mediocridad!…but we don’t vote.

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¡Toleramos la mediocridad!We deplore corruption…

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¡Toleramos la mediocridad!…of others.

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¡Toleramos la mediocridad!We embrace technology…

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¡Toleramos la mediocridad!…that “eases” our lives.

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¡Toleramos la mediocridad!We understand originality…

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¡Toleramos la mediocridad!…as not being caught.

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¡Toleramos la mediocridad!…as not being caught.Investigation = Compilation

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A teacher is measured…

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…by the amount of diplomas.

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The job of the educator

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The job of the educatorhas turned into«diplomacy»

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The job of the educatorhas turned into«diplomacy»Or the art ofaccumulating…

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The job of the educatorhas turned into«diplomacy»Or the art ofaccumulating…diplomas

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We want to be doctors…

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…so we won’t teach to undergrads

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Our intellectual «production»…

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…is buried in unread magazines.

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…is buried in unread magazines.And rarely used in the classroom.

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Investigation…

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…is just a cruel joke.

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The quality of education…

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…is attested in certifications.

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…is attested in certifications.Far, far away from the classroom.

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¡Toleramos la mediocridad!Undergraduated studies are…

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¡Toleramos la mediocridad!…undervalued.

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¡Toleramos la mediocridad!So we need to «acquire»...

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¡Toleramos la mediocridad!…more diplomas.

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¡Toleramos la mediocridad!We became «consumers»…

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…of the diploma industry.

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¡Toleramos la mediocridad!Many graduatedEducamos a muy pocos

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¡Toleramos la mediocridad!Many graduatedFew educated

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So we need…

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…a real education reform…

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…in the classroom.

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¡Toleramos lamediocridad!We have everything:The placeThe peopleThe time

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¡Toleramos lamediocridad!Why don’t werescuethe classroom?

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¡Toleramos lamediocridad!Let’s value the hour of class!Do we investigate?Do we question?Do we debate?Do we share?Do we build?Do we create?Do we…learn?

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¡Toleramos lamediocridad!Let’s celebrate the encounter!What doI bring?What doI take away?Was it valuable?What’s next?

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¡Toleramos lamediocridad!Let’s enrich the experience!Do we knoweach other?Do we laugh?Do we live?Are weaccomplices?

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¡Toleramos lamediocridad!Let’s value the «product»!What’s thevalue of…what I wrote?…what I read?…what I built?…what I brought?…what I asked?

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¡Toleramos lamediocridad!Let’s privatize education!In the privacy…of myclassroom…of myteammatesIn my privacy.

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Let’s certify education!Am I a little bit…wiser?…worthier?…braver?Do I attest it?Do I certify it?

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Let’s reform education!In each classroomIn each courseIn each hour of classIn each teacher…

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What are wewaiting for?

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Who needspermission?

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Let’s start the«conspiration»…!

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…in the classroom!

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Thank youFind my free e-book“El Profe Virtual” (Spanish)http://www.profevirtual.comGuillermo Ramírez(Do not hesitate to comment and share this presentation if you like it)