tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post5415596265414813758..comments2024-01-06T05:34:00.027-06:00Comments on Blog Meridian: On the desire to knock GPS devices out of my students' handsJohn B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06358811061653958120noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-64399742128420903332011-08-19T09:51:41.284-05:002011-08-19T09:51:41.284-05:00Well, actually, some don't even want a map. T...Well, actually, some don't even want a map. They want to know what they want to know; they could care less about having some some decisions left to themselves about how to learn what they want to know. Following a GPS's directions is a supremely passive activity on the part of the user. A map would at least provide a little context for the route they decide to take; the user would haveJohn B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06358811061653958120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-33183623758811496872011-08-19T08:06:11.299-05:002011-08-19T08:06:11.299-05:00I get it. They expect a map and not an exploration...I get it. They expect a map and not an exploration.<br /><br />Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-61244539395025849432011-08-18T22:49:56.611-05:002011-08-18T22:49:56.611-05:00Yeah--that's something of an inside joke, with...Yeah--that's something of an inside joke, with me the only person in on it. Sorry about that.<br /><br />Here's the explanation: The analogy had occurred to me a couple of days ago that many of my students approach their educational goals in much the same way that they use GPS devices.John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06358811061653958120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-18938567016035948452011-08-18T21:43:27.551-05:002011-08-18T21:43:27.551-05:00I'm stuck trying to figure out why a student w...I'm stuck trying to figure out why a student who is stationary in a room in a known location would need to be diddling with a GPS during class.<br /><br />Or is this one of those "tree falls in forest with no one around" philosophical questions? If so, I'm flunking this pop-quiz.<br /><br />Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com