The following video has created a lot of excitement on the Web. In it, university students from the US tell the truth about how they use technology.
A Vision of Students Today (YouTube Link)
Maybe the era of big lecture rooms is over? Many people see a new “personal” way of learning as better. Look through the links below. In each, people either focus on personal learning or how technology allows students to take the “middleman” out of their learning. Of course the “middleman” means “classroom teachers.”
- One of 14 “Grand Challenges” for engineers for our era: Advance personal learning
- Online Mentors: Tutor.com, Online tutoring pays off at home, abroad, YAHOO Directory
- Open Source Knowledge: MIT OpenCourseware for Students, Stanford on iTunes U, Wikipedia
- Learning the iPod way: The iPod widens its audience in school & Are iPod-banning schools cheating our kids?
Please answer the following question:
How should Oxley College respond to technology’s ability
to promote each individual’s personal learning?
As technology puts the potential for learning in every student’s hands, how can schools still be sure students learn “what’s important.” In answering the question, you might want to describe “what’s important.”
