למידה, אינטרנט ... ומה שביניהם

המהפכה הסמויה מהעין: מעולם של בתי ספר לעולם של למידה

טכנולוגיות ה-schooling הם טכנולוגיות הבאות לשרת בראש ובראשונה את בית הספר, ואת האופן שבו הוא מתנהל. ככאלה הם מחזקות ומנסות לסייע למבנה הקיים של בית הספר.

אינה מבנה בית הספר או הצרכים של המערכת, אלא תהליך הלמידה עצמו

User or student: constructing the subject in Edtech incubator

the relations between them (מי שהם עכשיו "משתמשים") and the system are described in terms of services, consumerism, usability and efficiency (עמ' 2)

whether the educational process itself can be understood – and should be understood – in economic terms, that is, as a situation in which the learner has certain needs and where it is the business of the educator to meet these needs. (עמ' 58)

a major reason for engaging in education is precisely to find out what it is that one actually needs – a process in which educational professionals play a crucial role because a major part of their expertise lies precisely there. (עמ' 59)

Engagement can be understood in the light of MindCet’s directors’ explanations: if ‘we are talking about users and market’ our main goals become ‘catch the learner’s attention,’ make him stay and give him the user experience. This is a very different kind of student, no longer one in need of guidance and education from a system based on pedagogical methods and principles, but as one that the product is built for – his or her need, desire and choice – for his engagement as a user. (עמ' 9)

The myths of the digital native and the multitasker

Many schools and universities are retooling to cope with kids and young adults who are supposedly different. From collaborative learning in the classroom to the provision of e-learning modules in undergraduate courses, the rise of the digital native is being used as a reason — some say a justification — for significant policy changes.

The study also presents evidence that these supposed “digital natives” are no better at multitasking either. In fact, assuming that they do may harm their education.

In what follows this article aims - in the context of teaching, learning and teacher training - to describe and discuss the state of research about the problems related to accepting the widely held premises of the existence of the digital native and of our ability to multitask. This article hopes to play an important role in teaching and teacher education by providing the reader with up-to-date knowledge about these two topics and ultimately eradicating these two very pervasive myths.

האם כל אלה מספיקים כדי לאתגר סטודנטים ותלמידים שגדלו עם גישה למאגרי ידע אינסופיים במרחק קליק של עכבר?

An argument for the isolated classroom

Empowering students to learn does not necessarily mean active engagement with the trends of the day.

Whether it’s one-on-one tutorials at university, or monks studying in cloisters, or Virginia Woolf’s own room, there has always been a necessity to isolate oneself somewhat in order to think. I would like the classroom to be a place where one can think.