How Technology Enhances
Howard Gardner's Eight Intelligences
Introduction by Dave Keefe for Contribution by Dee Dickinson
America Tomorrow has long supported the premise that all students can
learn, and that a very appropriate use of technology is to help teachers
and students understand the individual learning strengths of each
student across the full spectrum of learning. Howard Gardner's 1983
publication of "Frames of Mind" provided the concept of Seven Types of
Intelligence as a structure for exploring this spectrum. Recently
Gardner added
Naturalist Intelligence to expand his model to eight different forms
of intelligence.
Dee Dickinson, CEO and Founder of New Horizons for Learning, is one of
Gardner's most articulate and supportive advocates, and is currently
working on a chapter on Naturalist Intelligence for
Teaching and Learning Through Multiple Intelligence by Linda
Campbell, Bruce Campbell and Dee Dickinson (Allyn and Bacon, 1998).
Dee was America Tomorrow's first contributing author and has provided
excerpts from the book on ways that Technology enhances each of the
Gardner Intelligences. This document will form the basis for an
asynchronous discussion between Dee and the Johns Hopkins University
graduate education class on "Online Coaching and Instruction on the
Internet"
Dee comments to the class: "You are the first to see
the section on technology and the Naturalist. It is too long for the
book, but I found so much interesting material I wanted to write it up.
I will have to cut it, but here's the whole thing for you.
I am looking forward to your questions, comments, and discussions about
this and related subjects. Am especially anxious to learn from you. See
you online soon!" --Dee Dickinson
Technology That Enhances:
from:
http://www.america-tomorrow.com/ati/nhl80402.htm
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