Balancing Knowledge Acquisition with Self-Directed Learning

Join us as we discuss the tension between required content knowledge and self-directed learning with the former Minister of Education in the United Kingdom. Follow: @jonbergmann @jimpknight @bamradionetwork #edchat #flipclass #teachers Jim Knight is the Chief Education Adviser at TES Global Ltd, where he has recently built a new online teacher development platform. He is a member of the House of Lords and a visiting Professor at the London Knowledge Lab of the Institute of Education. Jim is also a founder of XRapid,enabling malaria diagnosis using iPhones; and he is chair of the Tinder Foundation, the leading digital inclusion delivery organisation in the UK.