Re-thinking learning for the 21st Century
Written by Chris Carswell
Quid hoc anno feci? What have I been up to this year? i) First Steps: As I mentioned, my initial thesis was that modern digital technology has had a deleterious role in denuding the attention span and ability to focus of anyone who uses it. I was convinced that it was the primary […]
Written by Chris Carswell
As the day begins, I’m looking forward to the chance to explain my thinking thus far and receive lots of new insights about other ways of seeing the same issues and topics. The theme of “you don’t know what you don’t know until you’re confronted with your unknown” will resonate I’m sure throughout the day. […]
Written by Chris Carswell
After an amazingly energetic and inspirational Face-to-Face, I have hewed out the essential aspects of my action plan for this year. Building on my thinking in the post “Festina Lente,” I have refined my year into the form of a HMW (How Might We) statement: How might we determine how, when, and why thinking slowly […]
Written by Chris Carswell
The idea that modern computer/digital technology brings with it benefits and advantages is obvious. This is the sort of truism that is embedded in my Latin and history lessons every day, when we talk about chronology and change. While I certainly believe that this idea is true, I also recognize that technology has (or is in […]
Written by Chris Carswell
As professional educators, we all travel along the road of professional development and we all, regardless of pre-planning, training, and/or our best intentions, hit at some point or another a rut — a difficult class, a student with a unique learning need, a new prep, or, in my case, a beloved ‘dead’ language that does […]
Written by Chris Carswell
Welcome to Cohort 21. This is the first post on your new blog. This journal is an integral part of your Cohort 21 experience. Here you will reflect, share and collaborate as you move through the C21 learning cycle towards your action plan. Cohort 21 is a unique professional development opportunity open to CIS Ontario […]
