[open-science] bottom-up events for gifted education (and not only)

Daniel Lombraña González teleyinex at gmail.com
Tue Mar 26 07:12:36 UTC 2013


Hi Piotr,

You should check the on-line course Learning Creative
Learning<http://learn.media.mit.edu/>by MIT Medialab. I think you can
use some of their discussed techniques
along the course.

Cheers,

Daniel


On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 8:52 PM, Piotr Migdal <pmigdal at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm Piotr Migdal, a PhD student in quantum optics, drifting to complex
> systems, data science and programming. From Poland, now in Barcelona.
>
>
> I hope not to get to much off-topic (as it is rather on a bottom-up
> initiative in education than on open science per se).
> However, I believe that many key issues  of academia and education
> (including ones with opening up!) have their roots in the structure of
> top-down large-scale institutions, with their typical inertia (and
> hierarchical decision processes, which suppress real innovations).
>
>
> I've co-written an article on an independent camp for talented high school
> students, which I've been co-organizing:
> http://warsztatywww.wikidot.com/en:indie-camp-for-hs-geeks
> It's about:
> - how to reach talented kids (and why we never ask about one’s grades or
> recommendation letters),
> - working in an informal atmosphere (where the only things that matter are
> skills and knowledge),
> - bottom-up initiatives (how to bootstrap a valuable event without
> institutional or financial support),
> - emphasis on broadening intellectual horizons and sharing knowledge (as
> compared to preparation for exams or competitions).
>
> If you have any similar (or opposite) observations on teaching whizzkids,
> or bootstrapping an event, I would love to hear your voice!
> (And even more - if you want to organize one!
> At least a blueprint for organizing this camp is open, and I will share it
> with anyone asking (and I'll put online, once polished).)
>
>
> And in general (i.e. bottom-up initiatives, not only gifted education),
> IMHO, the good thing is that:
> - starting from a niche is something a group of friends can do, being
> unrestricted by typical constrains (like university's policy),
> - it is possible to think in a way beyond "how to slightly modify
> educational or academic world"
> (e.g. many assumptions about an age- and grade-based system can be
> challenged, creating  a place where people go to learn and get inspired,
> not to get credentials or diplomas; or that teaching should be done only by
> research workers).
>
>
> As I side note, I am aware of (and excited by) more organized camps and
> courses for sake of learning, not diploma-making, e.g.
> https://www.hackerschool.com/
> http://www.bigdive.eu/ (which I attended and recommend wholeheartedly, if
> someone is (or want to be) in Data Science)
> http://insightdatascience.com/
> (not even to mention many e-ducation sites).
> Also, I hope/dream that one day there will be a research program based on
> skills, regardless of one's academic title.
>
>
> Regards,
> Piotr Migdal
> http://migdal.wikidot.com/en
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