She’s five, maybe six years old, and her eyes are glued to my camera. After some hesitation, she comes up to me and says, “Can I see?” I kneel down on the wet concrete and show her the camera. I point to the viewfinder. She puts her small hand on mine and gingerly lowers the camera [...]

“The trouble with traditional education was not that educators took upon themselves the responsibility of providing an environment. The trouble was that they did not consider the other factor in creating an experience; namely, the powers and purposes of those taught.” - John Dewey, Experience and Education, 1938. “Can a Student Get Up and Leave?” In September 2006, [...]

Will Richardson made a very interesting comment today during his presentation at the Online Connectivism Conference. He said that learning today can be “passion-based and deeply personalized.” I do, of course, agree with him. Since we have rejected traditional classrooms where students are treated as empty vessels and embraced learning that is learner-centred, passion needs [...]