Week #12- Visions

Week Twelve Discussion

What do you think about iNACOL’s New Learning Models Vision? Are there limitations or disadvantages to such an approach? Is it feasible? Do you find that there are advantages for you as you create your own environments?

Personalization for every students learning is every teachers and parents ideal learning world.   Students need to be the center of learning instead of the test scores, which are becoming the most important part of teaching/learning.  iNACOL’s New Learning Models Vision provides that personalization for students while using technology to provide personalized instruction at their own pace.  I think that the New Learning Models Vision is unique, ideal, and flexible as we teach the next generation of learners.  Using the TPAC model that iNACOL has created for the New Learning Models Vision covers many of the areas of learning that can be challenging, 1:1 computing, teachers and administrators needing new skills to use with online education, personalization of instruction, and assessment including common core standards and curriculum to name a few.  Is this model feasible?  Only time will tell.

I think that there are lots of advantages of using iNACOL’s New Learning Models Vision but there are lots of disadvantages as well.   The optimist in me thinks that this is the new latest and greatest approach to teaching.  The pessimist in me thinks about possible funding cuts, constant repairing of technology and other equipment, and too much focus on technology and not enough on people and human interaction.  I do look forward to seeing this hopefully successful model empower students and educators alike.

As I read about NMC Horizon Project Preview I thought how over five years they planned to implement six new ideas into their teaching.  A lot of times as educators we feel as though we get everything thrown at us.  The Horizon Project plans to do pieces over time, which makes it easier for educators as well as students.  All of their ideas sound great I’m curious to see how the five-year plan turns out.