If I Could Make a School
Business Innovation Factory,
Jan 09, 2015
Longish article (32 page PDF) describing the he Business Innovation Factory's Student Experience Lab. They write, "Using BIF's student-centered participatory design approach we seek to:
- Put the student at the center of the innovation in education conversation
- Develop and test innovative design concepts for new school experiences
- Provide new life and learning skills for students
It's student-led R&D. And it works." It's about (according tot he article) creating a "menu of options", a web of support, and a blended curriculum. But let me add a note of caution: the article feels a bit artificial to me. For example, a student her parents immigrated from "Columbia" - a misspelling that suggests the quote is not genuine. That said, it's a concept that has been around for a while. Here's Tom Carroll discussing it this week. Jeff Drury linking to the site in 2011. Via Ewan McIntosh.
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