With Educations Labs, Microsoft is working on the classroom of the future. At moment there’s not much to see. The only prototype existing so far is the Math Worksheet Generator. But their future vision is targeting interactive software and hardware technologies to improve Collaborative Learning.
Everybody can share ideas, test prototypes, or just join the discussion on how technology can transform teaching and learning.
Dan Pink gives a talk on the surprising science of motivation. By reviewing some scientific experiments in the field human motivations Pink brings up several facts:
Rewards often narrow and restrict our focus.
Extrinsic Incentive blocks creativity
Financial incentives can result in a negative impact on overall performance.
But I suggest to watch the video:
Basically the talk is about the mismatch between what science knows and what business does.
Pink suggests not to do more of the wrong things, i.e. focus on intrinsic motivation: autonomy, mastery & purpose. As most radical example he states that employees may work when they want, where they want, how they want.
Extrinsic motivation is sooo 20th century
The “If…then”-rewards often destroy creativity
The secret to high performance isn’t rewards & punishments
Sounds nice but isn’t it utopia?
The talk is originally published on ted.com, where you also find some comments worth reading.
Die Hochschule Darmstadt hat die lesenswerte Studie Kooperative Technologien in Arbeit, Ausbildung und Zivilgesellschaft(Download) von Christiane Schulzki-Haddouti veröffentlicht.
Die umfangreiche Literaturanalyse und ausgewerteten Experteninterviews geben einen Überblick über den gegenwärtigen Forschungs- und Kenntnisstand. Für den einen oder anderen sind eventuell die dargelegten Akzeptanz- und Erfolgsfaktoren für den Einsatz von kooperativen Internettechnologien interessant.
Weiters wird in der Studie unter anderem ein Ausblick auf derzeitige und künftige Möglichkeiten wie man “mithilfe von Internettechnologien die Kommunikation, Kooperation und das Wissensmanagement” verbessern kann.
