Archives For 21st century learning

Video-Game Rooms Become the Newest Library Space Invaders

Dwayne Harapnuik —  April 27, 2011 — Leave a comment
http://chronicle.com/article/Video-Game-Rooms-Become-the/127229/?sid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en

Video-Game Rooms Become the Newest Library Space Invaders – Technology – The Chronicle of Higher Education via kwout

Looks like my colleagues up in Canada are once again at the cutting edge of innovation. The University of Calgary is adding a gaming space as part of their $175 million dollar Taylor Family Digital Library. Gaming spaces like these aren’t examples of pandering to students but are generally connected to a gaming programming program or other digital media activities that require students to understand and explore the history of gaming. It is good to see the foresight from institutions like U of C and many others in the US and Canada who are recognizing that gaming is a significant part of our culture that will be studied like everything else.

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Internet Makes Youth Better Engaged Citizens

Dwayne Harapnuik —  February 25, 2011 — Leave a comment
http://www.macfound.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=lkLXJ8MQKrH&b=4294243&ct=9139903

Does the Internet make for more engaged citizens? – MacArthur Foundation via kwout

A MacArthur Foundation funded longitudinal study focused on Internet use of high school students’ reveals that:

* For many youth, their interest in the Internet translates into engagement with civic and political issues.
* Contrary to popular belief, it is rare for individuals on the Internet to only be exposed to political perspectives with which they agree, but many youth are not exposed to political perspectives at all.
* Teaching new media literacies such as credibility assessment is essential for 21st century citizenship.

Yet another resource pointing to the fact that the time, effort and resources spent on filtering or censoring internet access in schools would be better spent on teaching youth how to effectively assess the information they come across.

The the full press release…

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100 Online Resources That Are Transforming Education

Dwayne Harapnuik —  February 15, 2011 — Leave a comment
http://mashable.com/2011/01/07/online-education-websites/

100 Online Resources That Are Transforming Education via kwout

Yury Lifshits of Mashable pulls together a list of online resources that are having a signficant impact on the future of education. Fortunately he has boiled down the list to fit into the following 9 categories:

  1. New Institutions
  2. Learning management
  3. Online Content
  4. Networks and Marketplaces
  5. Live Training and Tutoring
  6. Learner Tools
  7. Collaborative Learning
  8. Funding and Payments
  9. Hardware for Education

Read the full article..

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10 Rules of Teaching in this Century

Dwayne Harapnuik —  February 7, 2011 — Leave a comment
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/09/15/10-rules-of-teaching-in-this-century.aspx

10 Rules of Teaching in this Century — Campus Technology via kwout

While I wouldn’t be so optimistic to agree with the author that the predicted technology revolution has actually happened 5 years ago I would agree that we are past the tipping point.

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The Visions of Students Today – Call for Submissions

Dwayne Harapnuik —  January 19, 2011 — Leave a comment

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Michael Wesch and his students are planning a new video. Unlike his acclaimed video Visions of Students Today, this video will be from the perspective of the student. Wesch has a call up on Youtube asking for video submissions that he and his students will be able to remix. Looking forward to seeing what he develops. More importantly I am looking forward to seeing our students perspective on learning.

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