Here's an Idea: Let Everyone Have Ideas: "Most companies operate under the assumption that big ideas come from a few big brains: the inspired founder, the eccentric inventor, the visionary boss. But there's a fine line between individual genius and know-it-all arrogance.
What happens when rivals become so numerous, when technologies move so quickly, that no corporate honcho can think of everything? Then it's time to invent a less top-down approach to innovation, to make it everybody's business to come up with great ideas."
While this article is clearly directed at the business crowd, I think there's also some important insight to be gained for the education crowd too. Many in education circles are still holding onto the top-down centric "sage-on-the-stage" teaching model.
What if education took a page from the open source playbook and created a new learning model where each pupil had an opportunity to contribute, share and discuss ideas with the group, while simultaneously exploring a personalized learning path?
Clearly the influx of multimedia, technology, and the web has changed the way students learn. Isn't it time we also changed our teaching practices to meet the needs of these digital learning styles?
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