"But here's the vision. Within five or 10 years, the paper textbook and mimeographed worksheet will be dead. Classroom exercises and homework---text, audio, video, games---will have shifted entirely to the iPad or equivalent. And adaptive learning will help each user find the exact right piece of content needed, in the exact right format, at the exact right time, based on previous patterns of use."
Too good to be true? Or, not?
In Maine, many of us are exploring the concept of mass customized learning (MCL), introduced to us by Bea McGarvey and Charles Schwahn in their book, Inevitable. This reality is closer than you think! In Anya Kamenetz's article, "What If You Could Learn Everything?" (published 7.10.2013 by Newsweek) she shares the fascinating story of Jose Ferreira, the CEO of Knewton, an education technology startup that is bringing the transformative capacity of digital technology to the classroom. When you read the article, make sure that you read it to the end. There you will find that essential question: "And, as must be asked of all things tech, can it complement the human elements of education?"
What do you think? Eager to hear!
