Lately, I've been thinking about digital/on-line textbooks and what they might look like. While this clip explores maths textbooks, many of the principles he covers could apply to any text book, especially the idea of creating a wiki text book.
(If you double click on the video, it'll take you straight to YouTube to watch it in full screen.)
Dan Meyer analyses the way most maths text books work and shows how these can be detrimental to creating patient, persistent learners. Take 12 minutes to watch it . What would your ideal text book look like?
TEDxTalks — April 12, 2010 — Dan Meyer teaches high school math outside of Santa Cruz, CA, and explores the intersection of math instruction, multimedia, and inquiry-based learning. He received his Masters of Arts from the University of California at Davis in 2005 and Cable in the Classroom's Leader in Learning award in 2008. He currently works for Google as a curriculum fellow and lives with his wife in Santa Cruz, CA.
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