Thursday, July 08, 2010

[ED-TECH] Diamonds

"The diamond cutter doesn't imagine the diamond he wants. Instead, he
sees the diamond that is possible."

When creating a curriculum for a course, a program, a major, how do we
work as diamond cutters? How do we structure a learning experience
before we know the students? How do we allow for the endless
variations and opportunities on multiple dimensions, when we determine
how the one dimensional grades will be issued?

If it was easy, we wouldn't be so enthralled with our lives in higher
education.

The quote is from "Linchpin" by Seth Godin. I just read this on my
iPad as I ride the bus home from work, and wanted to share it. Best day.

Bill Vilberg
786-250-2255 (cell and work)
bill.vilberg@miami.edu