Gaping Edu-Void

With all due respect to the original drawing by Hugh Macleod and the joyful/ironic focus on business (logical), tech-for-tech's sake (growing audinece), finely crafted suits (jealous), wine (mmm....), and Silicon Valley meets London meets NYC meets SouthAfrica (talk about a geo-sphere), sometimes what I adore about his bizcard sketches is the way he re-frames much of what I'm thinking and the edu-re-mix's that come to mind because of it.  And the envy, of course, that it ain't nearly as creative as what he produced in the first place.

But, with all the talk about DOPA and filtering social networking sites and new paths of learning and all the rest, sometimes it's a translation thing. Just a translation thing.

What I've learned during my time in the school design world is that it matters little if both sides aren't aligned in terms of 'why' they are adding new tools/ideas/solutions.  If the end-games are not the same, it doesn't ultimately matter how well designed or conceived something is.

So, to all the teachers and edu-tech guys/gals out there that are finally beginning to 'get it' as far as the possibilities of the Web2.0 (where there is SO much promise!!!), remember...it's a matter of translating that promises and bringing the administrators and parents and school board members and policy folks along with you, via a shared language and horizon line of goals.  Oh, and don't forget the kiddos, either!

We have to figure out how to clearly articulate how 'learning' will evolve via social networking and blogging and wiki-fying classrooms.  Articulate and translate and collaborate and unify and demonstrate.  Or find yourself standing on the right side of Hugh's bizcard sketch!

Comments

[Hugh MacLeod]

Heh. Nice one.

[Christian]

Hugh -- Wonderful to see you pop up on the comment list so quickly, esp. given the sheer avalanche of comments/emails you must volley on a daily basis, along with the primary work you do throughout the Gaping Void empire. As I said in the post and in my comment back on your site, I continue to be inspired and learn well beyond the obvious layers each time I see your work. Thanks! Cheers, Christian