Children and the Internet: Learning, in the Times to Come

It is proposed that the purpose of education is to enable people to live happy, healthy and useful lives — now and in the future. A curriculum and framework for children’s education is derived from the above purpose. Using the results of over twenty years of research, the pedagogical and physical en...

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Autor principal: Sugata Mitra
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:c493451cb4d8484ca0dab6f7ae47bdcc2021-12-02T22:07:49ZChildren and the Internet: Learning, in the Times to Come2311-1550https://doaj.org/article/c493451cb4d8484ca0dab6f7ae47bdcc2020-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://jl4d.org/index.php/ejl4d/article/view/445https://doaj.org/toc/2311-1550It is proposed that the purpose of education is to enable people to live happy, healthy and useful lives — now and in the future. A curriculum and framework for children’s education is derived from the above purpose. Using the results of over twenty years of research, the pedagogical and physical environments required that will enable children to learn are discussed in the post-pandemic world. Scenarios for schools and homes are presented with a special emphasis on the role of the Internet in children’s learning. New methods for assessment and certification are described to complete a framework for children’s education that is fit for purpose for our times.Sugata MitraCommonwealth of Learningarticlechildren’s educationinternetcurriculumpedagogyassessmentcertificationself-organizationsolelearning environmentspandemicTheory and practice of educationLB5-3640ENJournal of Learning for Development, Vol 7, Iss 3, Pp 286-305 (2020)
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topic children’s education
internet
curriculum
pedagogy
assessment
certification
self-organization
sole
learning environments
pandemic
Theory and practice of education
LB5-3640
spellingShingle children’s education
internet
curriculum
pedagogy
assessment
certification
self-organization
sole
learning environments
pandemic
Theory and practice of education
LB5-3640
Sugata Mitra
Children and the Internet: Learning, in the Times to Come
description It is proposed that the purpose of education is to enable people to live happy, healthy and useful lives — now and in the future. A curriculum and framework for children’s education is derived from the above purpose. Using the results of over twenty years of research, the pedagogical and physical environments required that will enable children to learn are discussed in the post-pandemic world. Scenarios for schools and homes are presented with a special emphasis on the role of the Internet in children’s learning. New methods for assessment and certification are described to complete a framework for children’s education that is fit for purpose for our times.
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title Children and the Internet: Learning, in the Times to Come
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