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Educational Transformations Enabled by Technology: Robert Tinker The Concord Consortium
Educational Transformations Enabled by Technology: Robert Tinker The Concord Consortium
Educational Transformations Enabled by Technology: Robert Tinker The Concord Consortium
Enabled by Technology
Robert Tinker
The Concord Consortium
http://concord.org
The Problem
Technical Curriculum
Innovations Innovations
Tools and
Platforms IT-based
Cognitive Curricula
Research
Basic Applied
Human Resource Development
• Characteristics
– Like medical field trials (somewhat)
– The step before large-scale implementation
– A few years ahead of current practice
– Large numbers of students and teachers
– Technology and training may be needed
Embed the
tool into
lessons. Kids
can learn from
these through
exploration.
Careful design
and testing
with students
needed.
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Educational Innovations
Basic New
Research Technology
Teacher Professional
Dissemination Development
Improved
Teaching and
Learning
Contact:
bob@concord.org
Information, free software, research results,
reviews, and more at:
http://concord.org
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