First look at NSW classrooms of the future: But who will consider what happened in Sweden?

First look at NSW classrooms of the future: But who will consider what happened in Sweden?

From the New South Wales Department of Education website:

Friday 6 November 2015 – Excerpt

Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli has unveiled some of the innovative technology and teaching practices being trialed for new and refurbished classrooms across NSW.

Mr Piccoli visited the Department of Education’s Futures Learning Unit at Australian Technology Park to see students and teachers testing prototyped flexible learning spaces that will enable education to adapt to the digital age.

“The way our children learn is evolving as times change and it’s exciting to see first-hand how the traditional classroom is being transformed into an interactive learning space,” Mr Piccoli said.

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Now for comparison, see this posting from 2014 by Olle Johansson:
Is wireless technology in Swedish schools adversely affecting the kids?

An English translation! — ”KI researcher: ‘Kick out politicians who give students hazardous e-readers with unproven educational value’”

Thanks to the so-called PISA* (OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment) survey, in Sweden we now know: student scores in maths, reading comprehension and natural sciences are plummeting. The results are prompting rage in Swedish schools. Something is wrong.

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Read the post here.