Veritasiumシーズン 2014
An element of truth - videos about science, education, and anything else I find interesting.
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- The Most Persistent Myth第22話
The Most Persistent MythMany technologies have promised to revolutionize education, but so far none has. With that in mind, what could revolutionize education? I think it is instructive that each new technology has appeared to be so transformative. You can imagine, for example, that motion pictures must have seemed like a revolutionary learning technology. After all they did revolutionize entertainment, yet failed to make significant inroads into the classroom. TV and video seem like a cheaper, scaled back film, but they too failed to live up to expectations. Now there is a glut of information and video on the internet so should we expect it to revolutionize education? My view is that it won't, for two reasons: 1. Technology is not inherently superior, animations over static graphics, videoed presentations over live lectures etc. and 2. Learning is inherently a social activity, motivated and encouraged by interactions with others.