In this talk, Paul will explore the impact of 21st-century technologies and AI on learning and knowledge acquisition, with a focus on Montessori education. By all accounts, AI is promised to enhance active, experiential learning while also presenting new challenges for fostering critical thinking, creativity, and ethical reasoning. Instead of assuming that knowledge technologies such as AI challenge Montessori practices, Paul suggests that Montessori principles challenge the knowledge technologies. Montessori education is strongly positioned to evolve knowledge.
The talk will be guided by four key questions:
- What is knowledge?
- What is the Montessori understanding of how children and adolescents develop knowledge?
- How should we guide children and adolescents in today’s knowledge evolution?
- How can Montessori principles evolve our knowledge?
