tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883829097236138163.post2082671524704698032..comments2023-10-21T06:29:15.456-04:00Comments on I think, therefore I blog.: The future of educationJameson Graberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01295353443322403779noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883829097236138163.post-91394674659731608912011-08-24T20:26:35.144-04:002011-08-24T20:26:35.144-04:00The possibilities here are great. Rocketship Educ...The possibilities here are great. Rocketship Education is another example of using technology to increase educational productivity. The more we can automate, the more we can help teachers focus on the unique value they add. <br /><br />Most studies of educational technology compare time on computers to time in the classroom. The results there are mixed, so some people say - "The technology isn't the answer, at least not yet." But what Khan and Rocketship show in different ways, is that you can use computers, flawed as they are, to extend learning time at low cost and make teaching time more productive so that students don't have to "learn more" on the computer to make using them a big winner. <br /><br />People in education should be really excited about this. Not about the technology, a certain percentage are always fascinated by gadgets. What matters are the radically more cost-effective models that the technology makes possible. One of the hidden costs of the union influence on education is that productivity disappears as an issue.David Fnoreply@blogger.com