In reply to Harold Jarche » A few good books. Teachers' Roles in Learning & Problem-solving
Being McLuhanesque, another name for problem-solving would be to learn about an "issue". "Problem-solving" walks the plank of the idea, ensures it stays sanitized, not always striving for context while assembling content. Lacks the guts for assessing motives. Fortuantely many subject matter experts tend to disagree with each other as to what content is deemed important, being very discontent, I'd assume, when they're forced to share insights rather than pontificate goals and objectives.

After all, who's afraid to invite the kaleidoscope over the right angle? Sure, many of us. Navigating network life in real-time becomes a complex set of directions because magnetic north keep changing its mind. Nice finally that learning is re-emerging as play, tentative, experiemental, contingent, more exploratory and open-ended...

For example, much like the curriculum at Camp X. Refreshing segue, which invites students to experience diverse ways to learn. It appears the "teacher" stays more or less Socratic, experiencing consequences with each student:

Research Project: Camp-X and the Second World War

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This project gives you a choice on how you wish to present the information you have gathered on Camp-X. This is your opportunity to showcase your talents in a creative way and get to know more about Camp-X, Canada’s premier secret agent school during World War Two. From the list provided below pick 4 activities that fascinate you. Each activity must come from a different intelligence category. Once you have researched Camp-X, create a portfolio to showcase your work.

A) LOGICAL: Draw a plan of Camp-X - Time line of events 1941-1946 Mind map Mobile Glossary of term

B) INTRAPERSONAL: Write a news report Critique a documentary on Camp-X Read a novel and write a book review Research an agent’s career Write an agent’s letter home or journal entry Critique a Camp-X web site Create a board game

C) LINGUISTIC: Biography of a person associated with Camp-X Interview an agent Write an obituary of a fallen agent Video a scene from a black and white movie Write a newspaper report Create a debate on the effectiveness of Camp-X

D) SPATIAL / VISUAL: Poster Collage Photo album 3 D model of the camp Model airplane (Lysander) Political cartoon Story board for a movie or documentary

E) MUSICAL/RHYTHMIC Song or poem Create a rap song Listen to music from the era and write a critique Create a game based on a ‘Name That Tune’ In your final product be sure to: · Include at least four sources, including at least two electronic sources. · Include a bibliography using proper format. · Include at least four pages of notes taken from at least four sources. Make sure you indicate the sources and pages taken. Always put your notes in point form and in your own words. ·

Explain the role and nature of Camp-X in bringing about the knockout blow to the axis powers during the war. · Design an effective layout that makes use of space, colour and images to present the information. · Use proper sentence and paragraph structure, spelling and grammar.