I am fascinated by Steve Collis’ idea and proposition that Technology equals a Space. I want to spend more time exploring this and will write more soon, but for now, please read Steve’s blog post, watch the video and read some interesting tweets in my Storify on the topic.
http://www.happysteve.com/blog/2013/3/9/technology-is-space
And on a different note:
Technology = Space
Steve Collis, “Ideas Merchant” at Sydney Centre for Innovation in Learning came up with a great concept: Technology = Space. I really like his sophisticated ideas on how we can view and redefine #edtech in education; it is a physical learning space, rather than a simple “tool”.
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Ok so technology is space, & information flow is as real as walls & furniture –
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Technology is Space – Rationale
Okay, folks, this post is NOT for everyone, definitely not if you are looking for great home-cooked teaching and edtech ideas. You are wa… -
It ain’t magic dust. And if you construe it as magic dust it will become pure poison. Have you ever had a conversation around “how to get…
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. @Steve_Collis and once you start sharing spaces, then you start feeling liberated outside the box -
@Steve_Collis @jmaraldo So why call it a classroom? Isn’t what you describe bigger than a room? -
@djakes @Steve_Collis I’d prefer to call it a learning space or learning community, actually -
. @Steve_Collis You can dabble into whatever pedagogy but you also have to redesign spaces for students to learn that matches.
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@jmaraldo @Steve_Collis Love the ideas, but I think what is described is too big, too expansive to be linked to the idea of a room.
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@djakes @Steve_Collis I agree, but I do like the idea of expanding the learning space beyond the brick and mortar walls- to tech, nature etc
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Shouldn’t that be our aim? RT“@djakes: @Steve_Collis I think you have described a learning ecology that locates in many types of spaces.”
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@Steve_Collis @djakes For our schools to TRULY change, we need to completely rethink our learning spaces, both physical and virtual
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@Steve_Collis Watched the video, #mindblown. U’ve explained it well. Tech as tool is only first step. It’s a space. happysteve.com/blog/2013/3/9/…”
@vanweringh groovy. I love chatting about this stuff.
— Steve Collis (@Steve_Collis) September 1, 2013
@Steve_Collis Plz also see my post: http://t.co/NJZVIsLSkG about Tech = Space. I really like the concept, have to think & digest some more.