Journeys in Blended Learning: Key Landmarks for Your School's Progress
#Wildthink thinking about learning journeys and landscapes #fieldwork #learning
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Learning journeys #Wildthink • Can be safe or risky • Can be linear or windy • Can be set on superhighways designed for speed and ease or in bumpy and rugged terrains that slow progress but encourage different views • Can start with the destination in sight or discover it along the way • Can offer new directions mid -journey • Can be marshalled or accompanied • Can be serious or playful Let’s keep our options open ...
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Using geography as a metaphor for learning and thinking about a simple distinction between two extreme types of learning journeys. Advocating value of serendipitous, playful and risky learning where the journey is uncertain. These are the principles underpinning our Wildthink CPD adventures.
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Learning journeys #Wildthink• Can be safe or risky• Can be linear or windy• Can be set on superhighways designed for speed and ease or in
bumpy and rugged terrains that slow progress but encourage different views
• Can start with the destination in sight or discover it along the way• Can offer new directions mid -journey• Can be marshalled or accompanied• Can be serious or playful
Let’s keep our options open ...
Linear target driven
Explorative
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HERE BE DRAGONS
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Wilderness walks
UNCHARTED TERRITORYUnplanned paths
Time to stop & stare
Imagining spots
IdeasConversations & chats
Risk
Wonder
Emotional encounters
! Accident Black Spot
Checkpoint
Superhighway
Jam
Timed Tasks
!Explorative
Linear target driven
Learning Routes
At one extreme, a linear journey with very clear boundaries can be like the channelisation of a stream – a flood of creativity could cause flooding and muddy the landscape.
Is learning more about getting to the destination quickly?
Is it time to put the meanders back into learning?
