An unavoidable link
The theory of open tools isn't new, and I'm not sure that
anyone can lay claim to being the first who expounded it. What's more,
it's the sort of theory (if it can be called that) that when you hear it
the first time you sort of nod your head and say, "of course", and sort
of wonder just why it is that academics spend so much time elaborating
it. After all, if we try and capsulize it into one sentence, the basic
idea is that there are tools that are designed to accomplish one task,
and tools that can do many, and tools that, though originally designed
for one particular task, contain within them the seeds to continually generate
new functions. Ultimately, in education we're interested in these because
they allow, perhaps even generate, creativity and the discovery of new
realms of action and understanding.
But why take it from me in one sentence. In Hebrew, at least, you can
read it from the horse's mouth, in an article
by Shafee which should be the classic in the field, and what's more,
can be found on this server, so why not advertise it.
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of the Family?