2. Let’s multitask
Draw four straight lines without picking up your pen so that
you pass through all the dots once.
3. Let’s multitask
Fail
Draw four straight lines without picking up your pen so that
you pass through all the dots once.
4. “The inventor of the system deserves to be
ranked among the best contributors to
learning and science, if not the greatest
benefactors of mankind.”
~ Josiah F. Bumstead
5. “The inventor of the system deserves to be
ranked among the best contributors to
learning and science, if not the greatest
benefactors of mankind.”
~ Josiah F. Bumstead
1841
6. “The inventor of the system deserves to be
ranked among the best contributors to
learning and science, if not the greatest
benefactors of mankind.”
~ Josiah F. Bumstead
1841
On the benefits of the chalkboard
12. The Chalk Board
Then:
• Innovative teaching tool
• Rapidly adopted
• Changed teaching &
learning
• Probably showcased at
Parent’s Night
13. The Chalk Board
Then: Now:
• Innovative teaching tool
• Rapidly adopted
• Changed teaching &
learning
• Probably showcased at
Parent’s Night
14. The Chalk Board
Then: Now:
• Innovative teaching tool • No longer viewed as
innovative
• Rapidly adopted
• Changed teaching &
learning
• Probably showcased at
Parent’s Night
15. The Chalk Board
Then: Now:
• Innovative teaching tool • No longer viewed as
innovative
• Rapidly adopted
• Widely used
• Changed teaching &
learning
• Probably showcased at
Parent’s Night
16. The Chalk Board
Then: Now:
• Innovative teaching tool • No longer viewed as
innovative
• Rapidly adopted
• Widely used
• Changed teaching &
learning • Price of doing business
• Probably showcased at
Parent’s Night
17. The Chalk Board
Then: Now:
• Innovative teaching tool • No longer viewed as
innovative
• Rapidly adopted
• Widely used
• Changed teaching &
learning • Price of doing business
• Probably showcased at • We need something
Parent’s Night cooler for Parent’s Night
21. Next Cool Thing
• Engaging teaching
• Wikipedia
• Classroom
management
22. Next Cool Thing
• Engaging teaching
• Wikipedia
• Classroom
management
• Facebook
23. Next Cool Thing
• Engaging teaching
• Wikipedia
• Classroom
management
• Facebook
• Email
24. Next Cool Thing
• Engaging teaching
• Wikipedia
• Classroom
management
• Facebook
• Email
• Takes up time
25. Next Cool Thing
• Engaging teaching
• Wikipedia
• Classroom
management
• Facebook
• Email
• Takes up time
• Helpful software
26. Or Next Chalk Board?
• Engaging teaching
• Wikipedia
• Classroom
management
• Facebook
• Email
• Takes up time
• Helpful software
27. Puzzle Thinking
• Limited & static rules
• Limited answer set
• Clear when solution is
reached
• Easy to “cheat” with
technology
28. Puzzle Thinking
• Limited & static rules
• Limited answer set
• Clear when solution is
reached
• Easy to “cheat” with
technology
29. Puzzle Thinking
• Limited & static rules
• Limited answer set
• Clear when solution is
reached
• Easy to “cheat” with
technology
30. Puzzle Thinking
• Limited & static rules
• Limited answer set
• Clear when solution is
reached
• Easy to “cheat” with
technology
31. The Challenge of Mysteries
• Too much information
• Fluid and plural
• Absence of an outcome may
be the outcome
• Need ‘framing’ rather than
‘solving’
• Technology and good
teaching lead to results
32. The Challenge of Mysteries
• Too much information
• Fluid and plural
• Absence of an outcome may
be the outcome
• Need ‘framing’ rather than
‘solving’
• Technology and good
teaching lead to results
33. The Challenge of Mysteries
• Too much information
• Fluid and plural
• Absence of an outcome may
be the outcome
• Need ‘framing’ rather than
‘solving’
• Technology and good
teaching lead to results
36. What happened?
• Who solved the puzzle?
• Who used the internet?
• Who worked it out for themselves?
• Who shared the answer with others?
• Who “cheated?”
• Compare this experience to the workplace
• Compare this experience to our
classrooms
37. Now what?
• Technology lets us solve puzzles easily
• Puzzles aren’t as interesting as they used to be
• Technology can engage our learners
• But many things can’t be taught this way
39. Work Cited
quot;Thinking outside the box.quot; Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 3 Nov
2008, 12:02 UTC. 26 Nov 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/
index.php?title=Thinking_outside_the_box&oldid=249387189>.
Treverton, Gregory. quot;Risks and Riddles.quot; Smithsonian June 2007.
Smithsonianmag.com. Smithsonian Institution. 30 Nov. 2008 <http://
www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/presence_puzzle.html>.
Wesch, Michael. A Vision of Students Today. 12 Oct. 2007. YouTube. 30
Nov. 2008 <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o>.