Tuesday, October 24, 2006
The Pedagogy of Civic Participation - Howard Rheingold
Education is happening in non-traditional places and spaces and times.
Self-guided learners. Digi natives..
Make use of natural enthusiasm of the DNs. 'Participatory media education can draw them into positive early experiences with citizenship that could influence their civic behaviour throughout their lives' [abstract]
((Photo PowerPoints work much better))
((Voting taking place on DOPA using buttons))
There's a lot of back chat about how can teachers/parents keep up? Tech is moving so fast. But how do the digi natives keep up? I think: They don't stop to learn - they just do (and maybe learn by doing). But they are much more pragmatic than older gens who feel the need to stop to learn and digest.
Is there a general lesson for education if I'm right?
Discussion about the importance in learning of the back channel. We're saying very important in the chat. Multi-tasking but very conversational learning activity.
((I'm making notes, contributing to the chat and listening to Howard - I'm becoming a DN by doing).
A question: Can technologies help to develop civil participation in countries where free speech is not the norm?
Self-guided learners. Digi natives..
Make use of natural enthusiasm of the DNs. 'Participatory media education can draw them into positive early experiences with citizenship that could influence their civic behaviour throughout their lives' [abstract]
((Photo PowerPoints work much better))
((Voting taking place on DOPA using buttons))
There's a lot of back chat about how can teachers/parents keep up? Tech is moving so fast. But how do the digi natives keep up? I think: They don't stop to learn - they just do (and maybe learn by doing). But they are much more pragmatic than older gens who feel the need to stop to learn and digest.
Is there a general lesson for education if I'm right?
Discussion about the importance in learning of the back channel. We're saying very important in the chat. Multi-tasking but very conversational learning activity.
((I'm making notes, contributing to the chat and listening to Howard - I'm becoming a DN by doing).
A question: Can technologies help to develop civil participation in countries where free speech is not the norm?
# posted by Andrew Middleton @ 10:07 AM 
