The "Quiet Observation"
I’ve been spending a bit more time observing the education space from the 'outside' lately, and it is important to note that while we talk about AI and tech tools, the real gap is still the human connection in learning.
With over a decade of teaching and training teachers to improve learning outcomes for learners, it taught me that technology only works when the 'why' is clear. Is it just me or does it feel like we're rushing the 'how' before we've mastered the 'who'?
Learning is a social and emotional process, this truth has been echoed again and again by an expert voice in the field of Socio-Emotional Learning (SEL) Rhoda Odigboh
If a teacher doesn't feel empowered (the who), even the most expensive AI/tech tools (the how) will just sit on a shelf or will not function at maximum capacity.
Mastering the 'Who' before the 'How' is important for tech-first education, which is a direction our educational realm in this nation is pivoting towards.
We must understand the psychology of the learner and the capacity of the educator before we herald this kind of learning especially in public schools, and this is a call for Empathy-Led Design in our curriculum and the tools used in the classroom.
I’ve been spending a bit more time observing the education space from the 'outside' lately, and it is important to note that while we talk about AI and tech tools, the real gap is still the human connection in learning.
With over a decade of teaching and training teachers to improve learning outcomes for learners, it taught me that technology only works when the 'why' is clear. Is it just me or does it feel like we're rushing the 'how' before we've mastered the 'who'?
Learning is a social and emotional process, this truth has been echoed again and again by an expert voice in the field of Socio-Emotional Learning (SEL) Rhoda Odigboh
If a teacher doesn't feel empowered (the who), even the most expensive AI/tech tools (the how) will just sit on a shelf or will not function at maximum capacity.
Mastering the 'Who' before the 'How' is important for tech-first education, which is a direction our educational realm in this nation is pivoting towards.
We must understand the psychology of the learner and the capacity of the educator before we herald this kind of learning especially in public schools, and this is a call for Empathy-Led Design in our curriculum and the tools used in the classroom.
The "Quiet Observation"
I’ve been spending a bit more time observing the education space from the 'outside' lately, and it is important to note that while we talk about AI and tech tools, the real gap is still the human connection in learning.
With over a decade of teaching and training teachers to improve learning outcomes for learners, it taught me that technology only works when the 'why' is clear. Is it just me or does it feel like we're rushing the 'how' before we've mastered the 'who'?
Learning is a social and emotional process, this truth has been echoed again and again by an expert voice in the field of Socio-Emotional Learning (SEL) Rhoda Odigboh
If a teacher doesn't feel empowered (the who), even the most expensive AI/tech tools (the how) will just sit on a shelf or will not function at maximum capacity.
Mastering the 'Who' before the 'How' is important for tech-first education, which is a direction our educational realm in this nation is pivoting towards.
We must understand the psychology of the learner and the capacity of the educator before we herald this kind of learning especially in public schools, and this is a call for Empathy-Led Design in our curriculum and the tools used in the classroom.
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