This was an interesting talk by Dave Cormier (Embracing Uncertainty: Rhizomatic learning in Formal Education 2012). What I liked:
- trust the teacher to measure effort, engagement and connections because this kind of learning is hard to measure formally.
- start without a curriculum:the community can be the curriculum
- we need to make students responsible for their own learning
But:
- we are a long way away from a situation where the teacher alone will be left to measure the learning process. The pressure for standardised qualifications is increasing, not decreasing
- having no formal curriculum might work with some students and professionals. If 'the best teaching prepares us for uncertainty', maybe rhizomatic learning can be an element of a course
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John, from your experience in your working context, do you think we should be stepping back from standardised assessment altogether? Is this a question that can be given a sinlge answer applicable to all levels and ages of learning?