From Problem-Solving to Problem-Framing: What Business Schools Must Rethink in the Age of AI
There is something strange going on in education, says Barbara Oakley on Substack. On the one hand, we have decades of cognitive research showing that beginners learn best through structured guidance: clear explanations, worked examples, immediate feedback. John Hattie’s synthesis of evidence makes this point unambiguous. “Sit back and watch” is not a pedagogy. It is an abdication of duty. Her argument: The Constructivist approach to teaching and learning is not working. But: something equally problematic happens once learners are …
Douglas MacKevett