I have also seen it become a model of what classrooms in the future might be like. Our teachers Dr. Gideon Burton and Dr. Daniel Zappala have focused a lot on "Self-Directed Learning". I see this as a direct result of Media Theory. The fact that electronic and mass media are so readily available at our fingertips with television and the internet is changing the very way we learn. Going to college is not the only way we learn anymore. Books are becoming less and less authoritative. The fact is, because information and ideas change so quickly in the world we live in, we need a medium that can keep up, and that is where Self-Directed learning becomes so important. WE have to take the initiative to go out there into the "mass media" that we have available to us, and be able to intelligently search for the wonderful information that is available to us on every topic.
This class has been a great model for what is available to us, and how classrooms in the future might function. As we have learned how to blog, search other blogs, use tools like Diigo, Prezi, and Slideshare, and the many other tools available out there, it has opened my eyes to the world of Education 2.0. The fact is, in today's world, YOU are responsible for your learning. It is not enough just to go to the classroom anymore.
This is one of the major reasons I am in the Digital Scholarship Wiki group. We are trying to make a user friendly website that people can go to to learn about the different tools available to them out there. Hopefully it will be beneficial to all who visit our website when we are finished.
Hi Kevin! Thanks for commenting on my link about Facebookism on americanbeautybykristinacummins.blogspot.com. I really liked and relate to this blog post by you. I am going to link it on my blog. We are definitely responsible for our learning. It isn't enough to just go to the classroom anymore!
ReplyDeleteKevin, your in the Digital Scholarship Wiki Group. Who else is in your group and do you guys need anything special for presentation day? I am in charge of the actual event with Megan (she does the Hot Chocolate Blog). Just let me know if you guys need help or what you need for the event. You can check out our room for the presentation too-for practice with setting your technology up-3108 JKB.
Thanks!
My question is, why is it not enough just to go to the classroom anymore? Do you think all students used to just go to class and did their required assignments, and that is all they learned in their entire lives? Instead, I think they read books about things in which they were interested learning. The Internet has an advantage over books in that it is instantaneous, but the very immediacy leads people to have shorter attention spans for learning than if they learned through books.
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