{"id":5760,"date":"2020-12-08T18:03:34","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T23:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=5760"},"modified":"2020-12-08T18:15:11","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T23:15:11","slug":"the-case-against-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=5760","title":{"rendered":"The Case Against Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here&#8217;s the self-shot, one-take, new keynote, <em>The Case Against Innovation<\/em>, I did for the November 2020 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/relearnfestival.com\" target=\"_blank\">Re[Learn] Festival.<\/a> I sure hope I&#8217;ll get to refine it in the future. That said, I&#8217;m proud of the contrarian issues raised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gary Stager - The Case Against Innovation\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-IzsSZM4gmU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Writing, recording, and editing a completely new talk is extremely hard. In order to fit within the constraints of the time allotted by the online Re[Learn] Festival, I had to cut a great deal out of the video I prepared. Here is some of what I left out of the &#8220;official&#8221; conference talk. These issues pertain to what kids and teachers <em>can<\/em> do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gary for Barcelona Bonus Material\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/478160759?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking of innovation and educational disruption, take a look at this bit of schlock being peddled on Facebook as educational innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"innovative disruptive toy commercial\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/478162563?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/constructingmodernknowledge.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inventtolearn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2021-twitter-announcement-2-for-slides.fw_-1024x569.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5848\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s the self-shot, one-take, new keynote, The Case Against Innovation, I did for the November 2020 Re[Learn] Festival. 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