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The Science and the Story of the Future of Learning
Educators have been trying to harness the "promise" of technology in education for decades, to no avail, but we have learned that children in groups—when given access to the Internet—can learn anything by themselves. In this groundbreaking book, you'll glimpse the emerging future of learning with technology. It turns out the promise isn't in the technology itself; it's in the self-directed learning of the children who use it.
In 1999, Sugata Mitra conducted the famous "Hole in the Wall" experiment that inspired three TED Talks and earned him the first million-dollar TED prize for research in 2013. Since then, he has conducted new research around self-organized learning environments (SOLE), building "Schools in the Cloud" all over the world. This new book shares the results of this research and offers
• Examples of thriving Schools in the Cloud in unlikely places
• Mitra's predictions on the future of learning
• How to design assessments for self-organizing learning
• How to build your own School in the Cloud
• Clips from the documentary, The School in the Cloud
Discover the future of learning by digging deep into Mitra's thought-provoking experiences, examples, and vision.
Contents
List of Figures
List of Companion Website Resources
Foreword John Hattie, Class 3G, Belleville Primary School
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Prelude: A Matter of Imagination
The School in the Cloud: A Chronology
PART I: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN CHILDREN MEET THE INTERNET?
Chapter 1: Self-Organizing Systems in Learning
1999—The Hole in the Wall
Can Children Learn With Technology?
2007—The Gateshead Experiments
2009—The Granny Cloud
Admiration as Pedagogy: The Kalikuppam Experiment
Skype Grannies
The Hyderabad Project, 2007-2009
The Atlas Learning Centre (ALC) in Gosavi Vasti, India, 2012
2010—When the Rubber Hits the Road: Implementation Around the World
Chapter 2: Schools in the Cloud
TED: An Idea (I Hope Was) Worth Spreading
The Schools in the Cloud
PART II: SCHOOLS IN THE CLOUD
Chapter 3: Area Zero: Gocharan, the Baruipur Municipality, Bengal, India
Learning and Some Huge Challenges
Results
Chapter 4: Area 1: Korakati, the Sundarbans, Bengal, India
Results
Chapter 5: Area 2: Chandrakona, West Midnapore, Bengal, India
Learning and Some Challenges
Chapter 6: Area 3: Kalkaji, New Delhi, India
The Early SOLE at GGSSS/GBSSS
Learning
Results
Chapter 7: Area 4: Phaltan, District Satara, Maharashtra, India
Making Sense of the Data From Phaltan
What the Phaltan Data Said
Chapter 8: Area 5: Killingworth, North Tyneside, England
Chapter 9: Area 6: Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, England
Chapter 10: How to Build Your Own School in the Cloud
Why Would You Want to Build a School in the Cloud?
Will the Internet Ever be Allowed During Examinations?
Space
Furniture
Computing Equipment
Power, Internet, and Climate Control
The Dasghara Model
Using the School in the Cloud
Creating and Posing Big Questions
When SOLEs Go Wrong
PART III: GLIMPSES OF THE FUTURE OF LEARNING
Chapter 11: What Did We Learn From the Schools in the Cloud?
How Much Can We Rely on the Research?
What Did We Learn From the Schools in the Cloud?
Chapter 12: Is No Pedagogy Good Pedagogy? Minimally Invasive Education
Education
Education and Cognition
Using the Past
Assessment
A Different Type of Exam
Curriculum
Chapter 13: Where Are the Schools in the Cloud Now?
An Uncertain Future
What Is Happening With the Schools in the Cloud?
Schools in the Cloud Spreading Around the World
Chapter 14: Projection, Prediction, Prophecy, and Phantasy
Looking for the Future
Projection
Prediction
Prophecy
Phantasy
Spontaneous Order
Epilogue
Documentary Discussion Guide
References
Index
