eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2019

Acknowledge that old mental models exist. Schools need to acknowledge that there are a variety of old mental models of learning and traditional schooling that parents bring to the table. Both of these mental models can make it difficult for parents to understand the modern classroom and the complexity of today’s schools.

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Mental Models Failure Schools Communication 279

Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2023

You have a lot of great metaphors in the book, and you argue that a problem is that people aren’t using the right kind of mental model to properly evaluate information online. A large language model (LLM) like ChatGPT isn't thinking in any sense that we normally define thinking. You've got to go find that article.

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Internet Attention Students Evaluation 215

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

Frameworks provide mental models, but “don’t usually help educators know what to do differently,” argues technology leadership expert Scott McLeod in his latest book, Harnessing Technology for Deeper Learning. This is a language that teachers at all grade levels, in all subjects, are able to embrace.”

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Skills Critical Thinking Communication Gamification 167

Edsurge

DECEMBER 8, 2016

The mental model of the traditional classroom is obsolete,” he told the crowd of college technology leaders. “It Of course coming up with new language is tough. There need to be shifts in pedagogy.”

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