Comments on: Lazy Susan http://eduauweb2.edublogs.org/2006/08/09/lazy-susan/ Another excellent Edublogs.org blog Tue, 19 Sep 2006 04:50:14 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Renate McKenzie http://eduauweb2.edublogs.org/2006/08/09/lazy-susan/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Renate McKenzie Wed, 16 Aug 2006 04:37:01 +0000 http://eduauweb2.edublogs.org/2006/08/09/lazy-susan/#comment-16 This was a drawing of a smorgasboard of learning activities, to cater for different styles and tastes and to keep learners engaged. The lazy susan was a rather cheeky reference to fads in education and training, which are something like a revolving door (for those of us old enough to remember a number of them), of things going out of favour and then coming back in again and vice versa. Another interpretation is that the lazy susan symbolises how quickly everything changes in educational technologies. We have barely mastered one thing before everything has moved on and we are served up the next :-) This was a drawing of a smorgasboard of learning activities, to cater for different styles and tastes and to keep learners engaged. The lazy susan was a rather cheeky reference to fads in education and training, which are something like a revolving door (for those of us old enough to remember a number of them), of things going out of favour and then coming back in again and vice versa. Another interpretation is that the lazy susan symbolises how quickly everything changes in educational technologies. We have barely mastered one thing before everything has moved on and we are served up the next :-)

]]> By: mike seyfang http://eduauweb2.edublogs.org/2006/08/09/lazy-susan/comment-page-1/#comment-15 mike seyfang Fri, 11 Aug 2006 01:54:41 +0000 http://eduauweb2.edublogs.org/2006/08/09/lazy-susan/#comment-15 The 'Lazy Suzan' metaphor Garry describes came in handy at a meeting I attended yesterday. A bunch of Web2.0 enthusiasts were discussing ways we could help educators learn more about what the kids are up to. As we talked about running workshops on 'how to blog' , 'how to podcast', 'how to tag', 'howto flickr', 'how to myspace' etc it occurred to me that each of these things were items on the 'lazy susan' (or elements of personal learning). The outcome was that we decided to run an evening session where we very quickly showcase an entire 'lazy susan' full of short demonstrations of a range of elements. Thanks to the Lazy Suzan table for this helpful metaphor. Fang - Mike Seyfang The ‘Lazy Suzan’ metaphor Garry describes came in handy at a meeting I attended yesterday. A bunch of Web2.0 enthusiasts were discussing ways we could help educators learn more about what the kids are up to. As we talked about running workshops on ‘how to blog’ , ‘how to podcast’, ‘how to tag’, ‘howto flickr’, ‘how to myspace’ etc it occurred to me that each of these things were items on the ‘lazy susan’ (or elements of personal learning).

The outcome was that we decided to run an evening session where we very quickly showcase an entire ‘lazy susan’ full of short demonstrations of a range of elements.

Thanks to the Lazy Suzan table for this helpful metaphor.

Fang – Mike Seyfang

]]> By: Garry Putland http://eduauweb2.edublogs.org/2006/08/09/lazy-susan/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Garry Putland Thu, 10 Aug 2006 10:19:41 +0000 http://eduauweb2.edublogs.org/2006/08/09/lazy-susan/#comment-12 My initial reaction is that the Lazy Susan represents the personalisation of learning. The learner has choice and selects from a range of tools. One of the selections though is the old-new toolset dilemma. Does this represent the 'paradox' that Phillip spoke about between the old culture and the new culture. This is not new really, we have had the 'generation' gap since 1957!! What's new about it today is the generation gap appears to occur in ever shorter cycles. How do we as educators ensure that the choice we give to learner is relevant, challenging and contemporary. For example, there are statistics that show that our young people are moving away from television to the net (eg BECTA, UK). Our challenge is to not necessarily keep up with the technology but to allow students choice in discerning how to best use the technology. So, what's changed? My initial reaction is that the Lazy Susan represents the personalisation of learning. The learner has choice and selects from a range of tools. One of the selections though is the old-new toolset dilemma. Does this represent the ‘paradox’ that Phillip spoke about between the old culture and the new culture. This is not new really, we have had the ‘generation’ gap since 1957!! What’s new about it today is the generation gap appears to occur in ever shorter cycles. How do we as educators ensure that the choice we give to learner is relevant, challenging and contemporary. For example, there are statistics that show that our young people are moving away from television to the net (eg BECTA, UK). Our challenge is to not necessarily keep up with the technology but to allow students choice in discerning how to best use the technology. So, what’s changed?

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