necc09: Sunday Keynote

Malcolm Gladwell
http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2009/program/keynotes.php

Get ready for Fleetwood Mac references

Growth of the Fleetwood Mac is a beautiful case study of "learning"

Rumors not an early album- it is their 16th album;
the band goes through a long tortured history before they move to LA; 16 different band members; 10 years;

When we come to people who master something, we telescope the learning took place--we underestimate the time and energy

hard to find people who make it to the top in less than 10 years.

Mozart first true masterpiece at age 23; beatles played 8 hours sets 7 days a week in germany
played 1200 times live before usa

most important implication behind learning there has to be an approach for effort, not talent

Math is an attitude to work and get through something that may appear to be difficult and impossible at the beginning
If u believe math is god-given talent, that is a terrible attitude toward learning.
when it comes to learning it is a simple funcition of what you put in.

fm does not succed from success, but build on failures

Learning style
Capitalization--people build on their strengths; until you reach some kind of optimal state.
Compensation strategy you compensate for weaknesses. harder strategy, more powerful learning strategy

NFL quarterback study -- how can those who have every advantage underperform the ones chose 50-150
lower qbacks compensate via hunger and effort

compensation a more important learning strategy than capitalization strategy
trying harder is a much more impotant strategy for being good than being blessed with extraordinary talent

dyslexia need leadership to deveop a team; learn to designate, problem solve, oral communication skills-- learn to talk and be persuasive

the lesson here is to have a respect for difficulty
overcomeing obstacles is a crucial part of an effective learning environment

FM going through process of trial and error, figuring out what kind fo music therir talends were best suited for.
assumption that learning strategies are linear

we tend to thinki of genius like picasso--more important genius, the experimental innovation--find genius via long circuitous path of trial and error

value and treasure timely and targeted feedbackas an aid to effective learning

overconfidence in field; as knowledge grows, confidence grows faster;
least overconfidence--bridge players make decision and instant feedback
Learning does not take place all at once in burst of genius

no record lable would let group have 16 albums to get it right.

get a picture of meaningful learning, approach wiht joy, hope, excitement. Note where the learning takes place but how the learning takes place.