David Truss is the Vice Principal and Lead Administrator of the Inquiry Hub in Vancouver, British Columbia. We interviewed Dave about the design of the Inquiry Hub back in April, 2012. The Inquiry Hub opened this September so we interviewed Dave again to follow their journey.
- David Truss
"I'm still hung up on laptops/keyboards/multi-tasking devices. I'm a big fan of ByoLaptop along with an option to BYOD -> Bring Your OTHER Device(s)..."
- David Truss
"Excellent point Scott Beasley. If you follow the link in the "Literacy, Applied" box above, you can see the course learning outcomes which include these: (Unit 4) * Analyze, evaluate and select the appropriate digital tools for a particular stage of inquiry * Demonstrate overtly the innate human drive to being an inquiry learner – connect/wonder, investigate, construct, express and reflect * Effectively utilize a research process when investigating an inquiry * Independently and strategically manage/control inquiry skills toward a particular goal or purpose * Evaluate the authenticity and reliability of information * Seek out and engage with mentors and experts One question I have for you as well as for Sue Osborne is, other than practicing these skills of sifting information with students, using student driven (authentic) questions, how do we 'teach' such skills?"
- David Truss
"You raise a great point Scott Beasley. If you follow the link in the "Literacy, Applied" box above, you can see the course learning outcomes which include these: (Unit 4) * Analyze, evaluate and select the appropriate digital tools for a particular stage of inquiry * Demonstrate overtly the innate human drive to being an inquiry learner – connect/wonder, investigate, construct, express and reflect * Effectively utilize a research process when investigating an inquiry * Independently and strategically manage/control inquiry skills toward a particular goal or purpose * Evaluate the authenticity and reliability of information * Seek out and engage with mentors and experts One question I have for you as well as for Sue Osborne is, other than practicing these skills of sifting information with students, using student driven (authentic) questions, how do we 'teach' such skills?"
- David Truss