Technology in the Classroom: Weapons of Mass Instruction
Milton Chen - Captured at Fall CUE on October 26, 2013, in American Canyon, California, Edutopia Senior Fellow Milton Chen shares his passion about the power of technology in students' lives. According to Wikipedia, a weapon of mass destruction (WMD) is a weapon that can kill and bring significant harm to a large number of humans and/or cause great damage to man-made structures (e.g., buildings), natural structures (e.g. mountains), or the biosphere in general. In contrast, a weapon of mass instruction (WMI) is a weapon that can educate and bring significant benefit to a large number of humans and/or cause great development in man-made organisms (e.g., people), natural structures (e.g., learning communities), or the biosphere in general. Milton Chen, senior fellow at The George Lucas Educational Foundation (edutopia.org) and a Fellow for Good at the Institute for the Future, will show examples of WMI transforming the learning landscape and the potential to usher in a new era of global understanding. About Milton: Worked at GLEF for 12 years as executive director, and became senior fellow in early 2010. His background includes director of research, Sesame Workshop; asst. professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education; education director, KQED-San Francisco (PBS). His book, Education Nation: Seven Leading Edges of Innovation in Our Schools was released to national acclaim in 2010.
