Re: [ifets] Response to B Leamnson / Technology and Learning

Scott Overmyer (Scott.Overmyer@cis.drexel.edu)
Fri, 27 Nov 1998 08:38:50 -0500

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From: "Scott Overmyer" <Scott.Overmyer@cis.drexel.edu>
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 08:38:50 -0500
Subject: Re: [ifets] Response to B Leamnson / Technology and Learning

> It is a feedback loop.
> Technology provides the loop.
> Someone else has to provide the feedback.

I would generally agree, but I'd also say that sometimes the content of
that feedback can be instantiated in the technology using intelligent
software, obviating the need for human intervention. This isn't true in
every case, but it certainly is in some.

> Too often, student centred learning is a euphemism for
> learning without feedback, and this discriminates against
> those without an academic/professional background to
> provide what is missing from the learning environment.

Sad, but true. On the other hand, I don't always need to attend the
theater in the company of the director in order to understand the message.

scotto...

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