Category: <span>Blog</span>

60: Paper is not the enemy. #LifeWideLearning16

60. How does the way you prefer to learn influence how you design learning for others? #LifeWideLearning16 @bhwilkoff — Zac Chase (@MrChase) March 1, 2016 I struggle a lot with the use of paper. It isn’t an environmental thing for me, although I do very much care that we aren’t …

61: The Most I Can Hope for My Students #LifeWideLearning16

61. What challenges do you hope all students face? #LifeWideLearning16 @bhwilkoff — Zac Chase (@MrChase) March 2, 2016 I don’t have a master plan for students. I don’t know what will make them ready for career, let alone college. I don’t know exactly which classes will inspire them to become entrepreneurs or civil …

57: Planning and Promises #LifeWideLearning16

57. What are the benefits of not having a plan? #LifeWideLearning16 @bhwilkoff — Zac Chase (@MrChase) February 27, 2016 I’m often aware that that I need far less planning than others need in order to move forward. In general, I do not need task lists or long-term timelines. Rather, I rely …

56: Lectures are about control, but that isn't always bad. #LifeWideLearning16

56. When is lecture good? #LifeWideLearning16 @bhwilkoff — Zac Chase (@MrChase) February 25, 2016 Lectures are about control: Control of the narrative. Control of the cannon. Control of the information to be disseminated. Control of the time it takes to listen and (maybe) understand. Control of the pace and format for …

The Case for NOT blocking Proxy Server Google Chrome Extensions in Schools

I am heavily in favor of not blocking extensions within the Chrome Webstore that support Proxy servers or VPN access. I have made my case for less technological filtering and more use of educators as filters (and digital citizenship supporters) by laying out solutions for Youtube filtering here. Additionally, I would like …

54: This Time vs. First Time #LifeWideLearning16

54. What is an opinion you’ve changed since becoming an educator? #LifeWideLearning16 @bhwilkoff — Zac Chase (@MrChase) February 23, 2016 Life experience is very easy to write off when you don’t have any. It seems inconsequential and more of a burden than a blessing as you find yourself in your …

53: The Educational Philosophy of Watters and Belshaw #LifeWideLearning16

53. What education philosophers speak loudest to you? #LifeWideLearning16 @bhwilkoff — Zac Chase (@MrChase) February 22, 2016 I do not often reach for Dewey or Vygotsky when I am trying to sort out a particularly thorny educational issue. I don’t even seek out living theorists like Papert or Chomsky all that …

Debunking EdTech Myths

I am really interested in the “myths” that are debunked in this study: Myth 1: New technologies are being developed all the time, the past history of the impact of technology is irrelevant to what we have now or will be available tomorrow. Myth 2: Today’s children are digital natives …