education. Howard Gardner's Frames Of Mind: The Theory Of Multiple
Intelligences and Seymour Papert's Mindstorms are two that quickly come to
mind.
I think Disrupting Class by Clayton Christensen may be a work of this
nature. Clayton Christensen is arguably the world's foremost expert on the
impact that disruptive innovation can have on existing organizations. In
Disrupting Class Christensen (and co-authors Michael Horn and Curtis
Johnson) present a compelling case that within 10 years 50% of the courses
secondary-school students take will be computer delivered, and that by
2024 80% of courses will be taught online. These courses, according to
Christensen, will provide customization that takes into account different
intelligences and different learning styles. If Christensen's theory is
correct -and there is a distinct possibility that it is- then our schools
are likely to undergo huge transformative changes over the next 15 years.
I've created a fourm on the Independent School Educator network ning
(http://isenet.ning.com/) to discuss Christensen's theory and to begin to
think about how independent schools could manage the changes that may very
well be heading our way. If independent schools are indeed in the path of
a huge disruptive innovation, and we fail to start planning for the coming
changes, then many independent schools could end up like Digital Equipment
Corporation, WANG, NCR, Sears, and Woolworth.
If you are an auditory learner, a good place to start learning about
Christensen's work is this EdTechTalk podcast
http://www.edtechtalk.com/21cl_84
Looking forward to the discussion.
Fred
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Fred Bartels
Head - Computer Department
Rye Country Day School
914-925-4610
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