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Musings: You’ll never look at text the same way (May#4)

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What prompted these musings? A great video provided by a classmate Debra.[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/6gmP4nk0EOE” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” align=”center”/]

We need a fundamental shift in the way we approach text. We are used to thinking of text and literacy from a one-dimensional perspective but now we need to start looking at text as a multi-dimensional tool. Until we embrace this perspective, our use of web-based technologies will go the same way as other technologies like our digital cameras, our dvd hard drives and our mobile phones – most of us know how to use the basic functions but never bother to explore the depth of functionality that is available. While it is not that big a deal if we don’t know all the functions on our digital cameras, it will be a real shame if we as educators turn our backs on the power of this developing medium of Web 2.0.

Musings: Technology is not enough…(April#4)

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What prompted these musings? A link to this video from a colleague (Thanks Suzanne!) which was very thought provoking. We can spend all this time on technology and tools but unless we have the fundamentals sorted, we have to question how effective the whole experience really is.

In addition to the jokes about educators which are very amusing, the funny stories about drawing a picture of God and the perils of being Shakespeare’s English teacher, and comments on male/female differences, there were some really fascinating points made in this video about creativity and education in schools by education guru Sir Ken Robinson.

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Musings: The challenges faced by today’s students wrt technology (March#6)

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 What prompted these musings? An interesting video my current lecturer brought to our attention.

One of the biggest concerns I see from parents and teachers is students’ use of technology like chat programs and social networking sites at home when they are also trying to do their schoolwork. One of the biggest problems students complain about is how to deal with the multitude of distractions when they are trying to make themselves do their schoolwork.

This video from Prof Michael Wesch’s Digital Anthropology class at Kansas State University is a powerful depiction of the issues students today face in their technology driven world and in a world where our students have changed and our systems are struggling to keep up.

If you haven’t done it yet, watch the video now before continuing to read this post.
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