{"id":6824,"date":"2011-07-01T06:43:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-01T06:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arliemediadesign.com\/?p=6824"},"modified":"2025-03-18T19:18:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T19:18:34","slug":"a-lesson-in-learning-from-mark-zuckerberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/blogs\/a-lesson-in-learning-from-mark-zuckerberg\/","title":{"rendered":"A Lesson in Learning from Mark Zuckerberg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Being a little distracted by setting up Facebook, Mark had not attended any classes or done any study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cZuckerberg did what comes naturally to a native of the web. He went to the internet and downloaded images of all the pieces of art he knew would be covered in the exam. He put them on a web page and added blank boxes under each. Then he emailed the address to his classmates, telling them he\u2019d just put up a study guide. Think Tom Sawyer\u2019s fence. The class dutifully came along and filled in the blanks with the essential knowledge about each piece of art, editing each other as they went, collaborating to get it just right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You won\u2019t be surprised to know that Zuckerberg aced the exam. But even more interesting is that \u201cthe professor said the class as a whole got better grades than usual.\u201d (You can read more in\u00a0Zuckerberg\u2019s interview with Business Insider<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I find this example inspirational. Too much learning, whether at school, university or the workplace is one way \u2013 based on the expert telling or informing the students. Learning from Zuckerberg, can we set up forums where learners debate and collaborate on what they are learning?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s an example I\u2019ve already suggested in the school where I\u2019m a governor: For A level History, let\u2019s set up a Wikipedia page. The class teacher can enter the titles of all the subjects covered in the syllabus, then get the students to go online and \u2013 adding to and editing each other\u2019s work \u2013 complete the information on each subject. That is just one example \u2013 there are a whole range of subjects where it could be used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Where can you combine online tools and learner collaboration to improve the learning experience?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Related blogs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n