Today we talked about what a unique learning opportunity, disruptions like Covid19 can bring. As tragic an event as Covid19 is, it's also an incredible historical moment for everyone.
Teachers and their students will all be having different experiences that will inevitably impact how we learn in the future. The question is, how can we maximise the affordances of technology to help us understand what has happened at this point in time? With all the data being generated around Covid19 there are real-time interactive maps like this one from John Hopkins University. and a timeline map from Mapbox.
New businesses, new ways of communicating, interacting, working, learning will emerge as a result of this global pandemic outbreak. To respond to all this disruption in an educational setting, our pedagogy needs to be agile, culturally responsive and inclusive, something I'll be exploring further.
The afternoon had a much lighter tone and I participated in Manaiakalani's Tuhi Mai Tuhi Atu Google Hangout led by Fiona Grant. Thirty-eight educators from around the country joined in, sharing and discussing ideas of how to make the most of the Tuhi Mai Tuhi Atu programme. Fiona reminded everyone about encouraging students to include images or videos that are visually eye-catching for their readers. Not only will this help students develop their understanding further but their posts will likely attract more attention, particularly in our twitter feeds.
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