Author Compare Contrast

Author compare/contrast : 

Author compare/contrast Book 1: “The Culture of Education” by Jerome Bruner Book 2: “Literacy, Technology, and Diversity: Teaching for Success in Changing Times” by Jim Cummins, Kristin Brown & Dennis Sayers 1 Iryna Brown

Basic Tenets of “The Culture of Education” : 

Basic Tenets of “The Culture of Education” Published in 1996 Nine essays on cultural psychology and its implications for education Iryna Brown 2

Basic Tenets of “The Culture of Education” - Continued : 

Basic Tenets of “The Culture of Education” - Continued Cultural psychology: how individuals make sense of the world; how individuals engage with established systems of shared meaning; how individuals construct "realities" based on common cultural narratives and symbols Iryna Brown 3

Basic Tenets of “The Culture of Education” - Continued : 

Basic Tenets of “The Culture of Education” - Continued There are essentially two ways by which we organize and manage our knowledge of the world: logical- scientific thinking, and narrative thinking. Schools traditionally favor the former. Iryna Brown 4

Basic Tenets of “The Culture of Education” - Continued : 

Basic Tenets of “The Culture of Education” - Continued Folk pedagogy Teachers instruct their students based on their assumptions they have about how children learn. Iryna Brown 5

Basic Tenets of “The Culture of Education” - Continued : 

Basic Tenets of “The Culture of Education” - Continued Four dominant models of pedagogy : 1. The student as an imitative learner - learns skills through example and demonstrative action - emphasizes talent, skills, and expertise Iryna Brown 6

Basic Tenets of “The Culture of Education” - Continued : 

Basic Tenets of “The Culture of Education” - Continued Four dominant models of pedagogy 2. Students learn from didactic exposure - learners should be presented with facts, principles, and rules of action which are to be learned, remembered, and then applied Iryna Brown 7

Basic Tenets of “The Culture of Education” - Continued : 

Basic Tenets of “The Culture of Education” - Continued Four dominant models of pedagogy 3. Children are thinkers - the child makes sense of his or her world through discussion and collaboration Iryna Brown 8

Basic Tenets of “The Culture of Education” - Continued : 

Basic Tenets of “The Culture of Education” - Continued Four dominant models of pedagogy 4. Children are knowledgeable - stresses the management of "objective" knowledge - teaching should help children grasp the distinction between personal knowledge, on the one hand, and "what is taken to be known" by the culture, on the other. Iryna Brown 9

Basic Tenets of “The Culture of Education” - Continued : 

Basic Tenets of “The Culture of Education” - Continued Modern pedagogy is moving increasingly to the view that the child should be aware of his or her own thought processes (models three and four) and that achieving skills and accumulating knowledge (models one and two) are not enough. Iryna Brown 10

Basic Tenets of “Literacy, Technology, and Diversity” : 

Basic Tenets of “Literacy, Technology, and Diversity” Published in 2007 Modern view of literacy and technology in today’s diverse classroom Iryna Brown 11

Basic Tenets of “Literacy, Technology, and Diversity - Continued : 

Basic Tenets of “Literacy, Technology, and Diversity - Continued Technology and diversity are catalysts for deeper learning A narrow focus on grade expectations yields superficial results Iryna Brown 12

Basic Tenets of “Literacy, Technology, and Diversity - Continued : 

Basic Tenets of “Literacy, Technology, and Diversity - Continued Great expectations can be achieved through educational projects that foster academic growth Iryna Brown 13

Basic Tenets of “Literacy, Technology, and Diversity - Continued : 

Basic Tenets of “Literacy, Technology, and Diversity - Continued Today’s classrooms need to incorporate the core values of community learning, critical pedagogy, multilingualism, anti-racist education, high academic standards, and technological fluency Iryna Brown 14

Similarities between the Two Books : 

Similarities between the Two Books Iryna Brown 15

Similarities between the Two Books : 

Similarities between the Two Books Critique of the existing education system Criticize the previous views of educational theory Talk about the multicultural aspect of education Offer implications for educational reform Iryna Brown 16

Differences between the Two Books : 

Differences between the Two Books “The culture of Education” Older Educational Psychology Essays More theoretical Directed toward colleagues “Literacy, Technology, and Diversity” Newer Educational technology Case studies More practical Directed toward practicing teachers Iryna Brown 17

Application to Education Technology - Bruner : 

Application to Education Technology - Bruner Bruner’s “The culture of Education” does not provide direct suggestions for application to education technology Frames the current issues in education Provides guidelines for future research and discussions in today’s education Iryna Brown 18

Application to Education Technology – Cummins et al. : 

Application to Education Technology – Cummins et al. Technology is a catalyst for quality learning in classrooms with students from lower socio-economic backgrounds and multicultural/multilingual classrooms Iryna Brown 19

References : 

References Bruner, J. (1996). The culture of education. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1-149. Cummins, J., Brown, K., & Sayers, D. (2007). Literacy, technology, and diversity: Teaching for success in changing times. Boston: Pearson Education, Inc., 1-155. Iryna Brown 20