Self-Organizing Learning Environments

I watched this TED talk for a different class, and I thought it was applicable to some of our discussions throughout the semester.

http://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_the_child_driven_education.html 

Mitra's research demonstrates that if children have interest, education will happen -- and technology is a big part of that.  He develops this idea of SOLE's (Self-Organizing Learning Environments) where children sit in groups and work together using a shared computer. Using technology AND working together seems to enrich the learning experience. It reminds me of some of our discussions about using the computer collaboratively, rather than independently.