Comments on: Tinkering, Playing, and Learning http://www.jonmott.com/blog/2009/11/tinkering-playing-and-learning/ Musings about Academic Technology Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:42:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Luke Fernandez http://www.jonmott.com/blog/2009/11/tinkering-playing-and-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-1149 Luke Fernandez Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:03:59 +0000 http://www.jonmott.com/blog/?p=140#comment-1149 Given your background as a political scientist, how do you think Brown's celebration of tinkering informs or possibly debunks the oppositions that Arendt makes between statecraft and craftmanship? Apropo of this see Sennett's recent intro to his book The Craftsman: <a href="http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/excerpts/sennett_craftsman.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/excerpts/sen...</a>. Can tinkerers keep (as you phrase it) "the end in mind"? Or do we also need to celebrate other types of activities in the university? I'm sorry I missed this talk. Given your background as a political scientist, how do you think Brown's celebration of tinkering informs or possibly debunks the oppositions that Arendt makes between statecraft and craftmanship? Apropo of this see Sennett's recent intro to his book The Craftsman: http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/excerpts/sen.... Can tinkerers keep (as you phrase it) “the end in mind”? Or do we also need to celebrate other types of activities in the university? I'm sorry I missed this talk.

]]> By: nilspeterson http://www.jonmott.com/blog/2009/11/tinkering-playing-and-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-1147 nilspeterson Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:09:49 +0000 http://www.jonmott.com/blog/?p=140#comment-1147 I agree, we don't need more technology, we need other elements of the system to change. If we are moving from educating Homo Sapiens to educating our other selves we also need to talk about assessment changing. Does the learning of Homo Ludens suggest the same kind assessment as historically used for Homo Sapiens?<br><br>A place that some of that conversation might be unfolding is over in HASTAC <a href="http://www.hastac.org/forums/hastac-scholars-discussions/grading-20-evaluation-digital-age" rel="nofollow">http://www.hastac.org/forums/hastac-scholars-di...</a><br><br>They are trying to look at grading/assessment/evaluation in a digital/web 2.0 world I agree, we don't need more technology, we need other elements of the system to change. If we are moving from educating Homo Sapiens to educating our other selves we also need to talk about assessment changing. Does the learning of Homo Ludens suggest the same kind assessment as historically used for Homo Sapiens?

A place that some of that conversation might be unfolding is over in HASTAC http://www.hastac.org/forums/hastac-scholars-di...

They are trying to look at grading/assessment/evaluation in a digital/web 2.0 world

]]> By: Derek Bruff http://www.jonmott.com/blog/2009/11/tinkering-playing-and-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-1141 Derek Bruff Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:35:56 +0000 http://www.jonmott.com/blog/?p=140#comment-1141 I love this phrasing: "Technological affordances already outstrip practice. What we need to do now is rethink the ways we organize to facilitate learning—authentic, deeply situated learning—and use the technology available to us to make authentic differences in the lives of our students."<br><br>I'm all for technology that facilitates new pedagogies, but Brown has a point: we've got lots of technology that we haven't really tapped. I love this phrasing: “Technological affordances already outstrip practice. What we need to do now is rethink the ways we organize to facilitate learning—authentic, deeply situated learning—and use the technology available to us to make authentic differences in the lives of our students.”

I'm all for technology that facilitates new pedagogies, but Brown has a point: we've got lots of technology that we haven't really tapped.

]]> By: Jeremy Browne http://www.jonmott.com/blog/2009/11/tinkering-playing-and-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-1140 Jeremy Browne Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:31:19 +0000 http://www.jonmott.com/blog/?p=140#comment-1140 A propos: <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/gever_tulley_on_5_dangerous_things_for_kids.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ted.com/talks/gever_tulley_on_5_dang...</a><br><br>And, this sounds a lot like the Hacker's Ethic.<br><br>There is actually a wealth of research on play out there. Karen Hutchison, a colleague of mine, is a certified play therapist (yes, a real certificate). Rochester is home to the National Museum of Play, which is much more than a childrens museum. A propos: http://www.ted.com/talks/gever_tulley_on_5_dang...

And, this sounds a lot like the Hacker's Ethic.

There is actually a wealth of research on play out there. Karen Hutchison, a colleague of mine, is a certified play therapist (yes, a real certificate). Rochester is home to the National Museum of Play, which is much more than a childrens museum.

]]> By: Sara McCoy http://www.jonmott.com/blog/2009/11/tinkering-playing-and-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-1138 Sara McCoy Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:26:53 +0000 http://www.jonmott.com/blog/?p=140#comment-1138 Interesting post. I've taken similar classes at my colleges and wish they would cover some of these subjects. Interesting post. I've taken similar classes at my colleges and wish they would cover some of these subjects.

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