Micro-Lit: Too Wordy - Try It Again
My previous blog post on this topic was ridiculously long, especially for the topic. So I am trying again:
Micro-Lit is the latest trend - the ultimate in pithy reductive literature. Why write a book when 6 words will do?
What ideas might this trend give us for our learning work? What about asking for thoughtful abbreviated responses to feedback questions? Avoid long qualitative anwers and boost creativity. Introduce synthesizing exercises for useful skills building. E.g. Pick one word that summarises how you're feeling right now? Or let small groups create a 1 sentence review of a speaker's presentation, rather than a 10 min summary report back. Recapitulate the previous day with a haiku. You get the idea: Multiply meaning and minimize words.
Think short and come up with the perfect triple entendre.
Micro-Lit is the latest trend - the ultimate in pithy reductive literature. Why write a book when 6 words will do?
What ideas might this trend give us for our learning work? What about asking for thoughtful abbreviated responses to feedback questions? Avoid long qualitative anwers and boost creativity. Introduce synthesizing exercises for useful skills building. E.g. Pick one word that summarises how you're feeling right now? Or let small groups create a 1 sentence review of a speaker's presentation, rather than a 10 min summary report back. Recapitulate the previous day with a haiku. You get the idea: Multiply meaning and minimize words.
Think short and come up with the perfect triple entendre.
2 comments:
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. - Albert Einstein
These are words to live by! Tom, did I see that you have a haiku on your blog too!
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