Unlearning Education Erica McWilliam Schools Moodle Moot, 2012, Brisbane Girls Grammar School, 12 April, 2012 Unlearning Education Erica McWilliam Schools Moodle Moot, 2012, Brisbane Girls Grammar School, 12 April, 2012

Unlearning What holds people back from taking risks is often as not …their knowledge, not their ignorance. Charles Leadbeater

1. The future isnt what it used to be.

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2. We cannot teach kids what they will need to know.

3. Learning & unlearning matter more than knowing.

Myth Reality Flash of insightComes from immersion Brilliant ideaFail often but early IndividualisticCollaborative New knowledgeAdmitting ignorance InventionMostly development OriginalityBorrowing Look to the futureLook sideways and backwards All about learningUnlearning just as vital as learning Internal R & DNetworked, open innovation Product pipelineConsumers as innovators (prod-users) Unlearning Innovation Source: Charlie Leadbeater

Myth Reality Flash of insightComes from immersion Brilliant ideaFail often but early IndividualisticCollaborative New knowledgeAdmitting ignorance InventionMostly development OriginalityBorrowing Look to the futureLook sideways and backwards All about learningUnlearning just as vital as learning Internal R & DNetworked, open innovation Product pipelineConsumers as innovators (prod-users) Unlearning Innovation Source: Charlie Leadbeater

4. The cafe, not the school, is the proper antecedent of lifelong learning.

The Penny Conference In the 18th century … coffee houses were known as Penny Universities. For a mere penny, people entered a communal space overflowing with ideas, literature, intellectual conversations and inspired debates. Here, men and women came to improve their minds, challenge their mindsets, and build a roadmap for change.

Penny Conference Agenda Together, well answer one simple question… if we had to re-invent education from the ground-up for the 21st century, what would it look like and how can we create that future together? Conversations and debates are highly encouraged. Action is required. Join us to create a roadmap that will change the way our kids kids kids will learn.

5. Self-managers with powerful learning portfolios trump those who rely solely on credentials

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Epistemological agility The capacity for moving seamlessly across disparate knowledge domains in ways that make for better living, learning and earning Involves: The ability to select, re-shuffle, combine, or synthesise already existing facts, ideas, and skills in original ways through skills like pattern recognition, creation of analogies and mental models, the ability to cross domains, the exploration of alternatives, knowledge of schema for problem-solving and fluency of thought Knowing what to do when you dont know what to do (useful ignorance) Learning from the instructive complications of error-making Anticipating the pleasure of the rigour of trans-disciplinary thinking

6. Distractibility is a boon to learning, not a mental illness

7. Effective pedagogy exploits the productive tension between intentionality and distractibility.

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7 Propositions The future isnt what it used to be. We cannot teach kids what they will need to know.We cannot teach kids what they will need to know. Learning & unlearning matter more than knowing.Learning & unlearning matter more than knowing. The cafe, not the school, is the proper antecedent of lifelong learning.The cafe, not the school, is the proper antecedent of lifelong learning. Self-managers with powerful learning portfolios trump those who rely solely on credentials.Self-managers with powerful learning portfolios trump those who rely solely on credentials. Distractability is a boon to learning, not a mental illness.Distractability is a boon to learning, not a mental illness. Effective pedagogy exploits the productive tension between intentionality and distractability.Effective pedagogy exploits the productive tension between intentionality and distractability.

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