tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post4825767692187048385..comments2024-03-26T05:20:10.232-04:00Comments on Between the By-Road and the Main Road: Designing Alt. Learning Spaces: I Need Your Ideas!Mary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-54313703230634300592011-05-16T16:45:46.055-04:002011-05-16T16:45:46.055-04:00Geoff, I have marked the sites in my diigo account...Geoff, I have marked the sites in my diigo account in a folder, unschool so that I can review it later tonight. Thank you so much for your resources/perspectives. I am pretty familiar w/ apprenticeship models having taught about them in a former job. Look forward to learning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-15550814070906681652011-05-16T16:43:41.461-04:002011-05-16T16:43:41.461-04:00Julian, thank you so much for your comments. I ha...Julian, thank you so much for your comments. I have downloaded Campfires...Cyberspace to read later and marked the other sites. I noticed Gregory Bateson's name on the 1st page of the campfire text. Can;t wait to read.<br /><br />Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-61047310387118504902011-05-16T04:01:52.894-04:002011-05-16T04:01:52.894-04:00A great challenge Mary Ann. All the best. I am ver...A great challenge Mary Ann. All the best. I am very biased here but I think you should look at the Big Picture principles to guide you in the process: www.bigpicture.org.<br /><br />Along with this you may find the following will aid your research:<br />* http://www.heppell.net/notschool/ (I really like Stephen Helppell's work) NotSchool was an online program for kids not able to attend Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-24000685070943038722011-05-15T16:01:28.402-04:002011-05-15T16:01:28.402-04:00You need to look at Reggio Emilia school design he...You need to look at Reggio Emilia school design here- http://idsfac.me/lG3ENP & http://idsfac.me/kAzphy<br />Also I'd take a look at 'Campfires in Cyberspace' otherwise known as the 'Thornberg Metaphors' a lot of school designers are using it to design 21st century learning spaces and even if you don't use it-is a very good read! <br />http://idsfac.me/gAPuDEJulian Woodhttp://www.ideasfactory.menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-415443023190937002011-05-14T14:32:54.561-04:002011-05-14T14:32:54.561-04:00Rostislav,
Thanks for the link. I did watch the f...Rostislav,<br /><br />Thanks for the link. I did watch the film about the school and appreciate the differences they represent with regard to interdisciplinary curricula. I want to nudge the idea of learning a bit more and de-emphasize school. I want to design situations to occasion learner's learning, not resort to the school belief that teachers cause learning. A bit different. <br /><br />Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-6327204146341680112011-05-14T14:20:16.807-04:002011-05-14T14:20:16.807-04:00Monka,
I have requested to do so. The traditional ...Monka,<br />I have requested to do so. The traditional high school does not serve all of our students well. I'm interested in working with others to shift focus from school to learning and see what that means concretely. I understand this shift conceptually, however the practical application is more challenging. Unlike school, one does not make this for someone else to attend. Rather, it Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-58094927323941752172011-05-14T12:09:42.687-04:002011-05-14T12:09:42.687-04:00I think the most sensible attempt at accomplishing...I think the most sensible attempt at accomplishing something along these lines was done by the NYC iSchool. (http://www.nycischool.org/)<br /><br />They instituted a distance learning program for the state requirements and changed the classtime to problem/project based learning with high amounts of electives so students were much more interest based in their curriculum.<br /><br />However Dontlookformehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808322290257188023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-59174966708109276712011-05-14T11:40:34.769-04:002011-05-14T11:40:34.769-04:00i guess i would ask first, why are you being taske...i guess i would ask first, why are you being tasked to design this space?monika hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903730727359304285noreply@blogger.com