Being A Teacher 2

Being a
Drawing by Alexey Iorsh

teacher in
the 21 st
century
Let’s begin by asking…
What is
Education?
Education is just…
a story of stories.
Someone
wants
to
tell
them
Someone
wants
to
listen
to
them
Education happens
when you put together…
someone
who wants
to teach
+
someone
who wants
to learn
It is a simple equation.
You have
the time
abc and place
TIME t1 of the
PLACE p1 teacher
Teache
r
15
And
the time
and place abc
of the t2 TIME
student p2 PLACE
Student
16
abc abc
t1 t2
p1 p2
Teache
r Student
17
Traditional Education
abc abc
t1 = t2
p 1 = p2
In traditional education both

times and places are equal
18
Virtual Education
WWW
abc abc
t1 = t2
p 1 = p2
In virtual education times

or places can be different
22
WWW
abc abc
And the connection is…

23
WWW
Technology
24
But virtual education
has been around for centuries.
Teachers and students
in different times and places
have been connected
by a technology called
Books!
With this
ancient
technology
someone in
one time
and place
can tell a
story
to someone
in a
different
time and
place.
Hopefully…
Successful education
was based on «expert users»
of this ancient technology.
That is
good
readers
and
good
writers
That is:
good readers and good writers
Yesterday:
Reading
+
Writing
Berthe Morisot (1870) Johannes Vermeer

(1670)
Today:
Recording
+
Playing
back
The process is the same
The tools are different
Different Media Different Speeds
When education
has a time and a place
We have
a course
A course is a place
where you can go
to listen to a story
Then a course is
One story
One story
+
One host
One story
+
One host
+
Several guests
But today we have
New principles
The Materials
Atoms vs. Bits
Processing Information
vs. Moving Objects
Intangibles
Collective Knowledge
Generation of Ideas
Gil Bruvel
Overinformation
Misinformation
66
New principles
The Place
Distance is redefined
Frontiers are obsolete
The World is your audience
and your competitor
Challenges and threats Gil Bruvel
are closer…
one click apart
67
New principles
The Time
Instantaneous
Interactive / Feedback
Real time / Multitasking
Constant Change
Gil Bruvel
A Life Project
vs. A Life of Projects
68
¡Help!
There is a new arena
for this ongoing conversation
between teachers and students.
The virtual classroom
WWW
Virtual Campus
Virtual Classroom
Activities
• Discussions
• Questionnaires
• Homework
• Glossaries
• Chats
• Blogs
• Wikis
Resources
• Links
• Readings
• Learning Objects
Files
A place full of tools
for the host to find new ways
to tell the story
A story can be told in sequence
Virtual Classroom
Or not…
Virtual Classroom
It can be full of
resources
Readings
Audios
Links Videos
Simulations
Learning objects
And activities
Glossaries
Wikis
Discussions
Blogs
Chats
Questionnaires
Homework
Puzzles
But it will
be lifeless
without an
active
interaction
of all the
participants
So the
resources
and
activities
are
important
but not as
important
as
creating
A community
We can have
the best of both worlds
and go to
school
in many
ways
But what about
the “old” classroom?
Education is …
…an economic process …
…of transformation.
When I pass through this
process…
Education
…I become…
Education
…an «educated» person.
Education
It is a costly process
$
Education
…that I pay…
$
Private
Education
…or someone else pays.
$
Taxes
Citizens Public
Education
Enterprises
It is expensive. Yes.
But… is it valuable?
What is value?
Value
Value
= worthiness
What is
my val
to soc ue
iety?
Values
= principles
my
ar e
c h
Whi alues?
v
What is
my val
to soc ue
iety?
How
brave
am I?
Valor
= bravery
my
ar e
c h
Whi alues?
v
What is
my val
to soc ue
iety?
Education as a process…
…should raise my value.
+
Valuable
+ +
Valuable Values
+ + +
Valuable Values Valor
Is it working?
Who should be blamed?
The
Bureaucracy?
The
Bureaucracy?
The
Congress?
The
Bureaucracy?
The
Congress?
The President?
The
Bureaucracy?
The
Congress?
The President? The private

sector?
No…
The
Bureaucracy?
The
Congress?

sector?
The blame is
The
Bureaucracy?
The
Congress?

sector?
The blame is
…on us!
The
Bureaucracy?
Students
The blame is And
on us!
…on us!
Students Teachers
Because…
Because…
We tolerate mediocrity!
Education
is us…
¡Toleramos la mediocridad!
We want quality in education…
…but we don’t show up for it.
And when we go…
…we are not there.
We want more resources…
…to «preserve» them.
We want freedom…
…of expression.
We are against privatization…
…but we never deprive ourselves…
…of the products…
…of the products…
…of the private sector.

We want changes…
…but we don’t vote.
We deplore corruption…
…of others.
We embrace technology…
…that “eases” our lives.
We understand originality…
…as not being caught.
…as not being caught.
Investigation = Compilation
A teacher is measured…
…by the amount of diplomas.
The job of the educator
has turned into
«diplomacy»
has turned into
«diplomacy»
Or the art of
accumulating…
has turned into
«diplomacy»
Or the art of
accumulating…
diplomas
We want to be doctors…
…so we won’t teach to undergrads
Our intellectual «production»…
…is buried in unread magazines.
…is buried in unread magazines.
And rarely used in the classroom.

Investigation…
…is just a cruel joke.
The quality of education…
…is attested in certifications.
…is attested in certifications.
Far, far away from the classroom.

Undergraduated studies are…
…undervalued.
So we need to «acquire»...
…more diplomas.
We became «consumers»…
…of the diploma industry.
Many graduated
Educamos a muy pocos
Many graduated
Few educated
So we need…
…a real education reform…
…in the classroom.
¡Toleramos la
We have everything:
mediocridad!
The place
The people
The time
¡Toleramos la
Why don’t we
mediocridad!
rescue
the classroom?
Let’s value the hour of class!
¡Toleramos la
Do we investigate? mediocridad!
Do we question?
Do we debate?
Do we share?
Do we build?
Do we create?
Do we…
learn?
Let’s celebrate the encounter!
¡Toleramos la
What do mediocridad!
I bring?
What do
I take away?
Was it valuable?
What’s next?
Let’s enrich the experience!
¡Toleramos la
Do we know mediocridad!
each other?
Do we laugh?
Do we live?
Are we
accomplices?
Let’s value the «product»!
¡Toleramos la
What’s the mediocridad!
value of
…what I wrote?
…what I read?
…what I built?
…what I brought?
…what I asked?
Let’s privatize education!
¡Toleramos la
In the privacy mediocridad!
…of my
classroom
…of my
teammates
In my privacy.
Let’s certify education!
Am I a little bit
…wiser?
…worthier?
…braver?
Do I attest it?
Do I certify it?
Let’s reform education!
In each classroom
In each course
In each hour of class
In each teacher…
What are we
waiting for?
Who needs
permission?
Let’s start the
«conspiration»
…!
…in the classroom!
Thank you
Find my free e-book

“El Profe Virtual” (Spanish)
http://www.profevirtual.com
Guillermo Ramírez
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Being a

Drawing by Alexey Iorsh

In traditional education both

In virtual education times

And the connection is…

Berthe Morisot (1870) Johannes Vermeer

The President? The private

The President? The private

The President? The private

…of the private sector.

And rarely used in the classroom.

Far, far away from the classroom.

Educamos a muy pocos

In each hour of class

Find my free e-book

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