Listen to the learner

It’s inherent in the way educational systems work currently that the big decisions about edTech don’t get made by the people they affect. Governments make plans, civil servants allocate resources, and educationists advise teachers on the latest theories and devices. Amidst all this, it’s often difficult to hear the voice of the people at the centre: the students themselves. Not so at OEB, however, where we’ve allocated entire sessions to “The Voice of the Learner” and to “Empowered Modern Learners”. 

 

The ability of technology to empower students to take charge of their own learning has long been recognised, but student-centred learning is proving rather more elusive. With the new freedoms that technology provides, comes the fear of anarchy: if you give every student a voice, how do you make sure they’re all heard? And if you give students choice, how many of them will choose wisely?

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