Friday, January 12, 2018

15 ways to empower students with open source tools - Don Watkins, Opensource.com

Recently I read the fascinating book Empower: What Happens When Students Own Their Own Learning, by John Spencer and A.J. Juliani. The book led me to think more deeply about my teaching methods and how I like to learn. I think learning should be exciting, and I'm happiest when I'm actively engaged in what I'm doing. Why wouldn't students in our schools want anything different than that? And why aren't we doing more to give that experience to them? https://opensource.com/article/17/7/empower-students-open-source-tools