I remember this video from a few years ago -- I probably saw it in a college course or something, but the idea that today we're preparing students to do jobs that don't exist, with technology that doesn't yet exist is still somewhat unfathomable to me. However, just this week I was reminded of that while I planned how to teach students about Works Cited pages -- when I learned about Works Cited pages (back when I was a kid and had to walk to school, uphill both ways, in the snow, without shoes...) technologies like easybib.com or bibme.org didn't exist. However, the skill of citing your sources and giving credit was then, and continues to be important. Somedays (most days?) it seems equally important to focus on how students learn, as it is the specific content.
I remember seeing this one in college at some point as well - definitely some food for thought. I think that's a great example about the changes in HOW to cite sources, but that you still need the skill of citing them (and it relates to technology!). I think about what we do in science, and we get so bogged down with the specific content that we are teaching that we often forget to look at the skills students are learning that will be transferable. For me, I often reflect on this when planning for my Chem Comm classes - where most of the students will never set foot in a science lab after they are done with this year. I think your last statement about focusing on how students learn is right on, and I would even go a step further to say it's even MORE important than the specific content.
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