Overview
This brief hybrid workshop provides an opportunity to explore the divergence between student learning practices in formal class situations versus informal out-of class situations.
Workshop: Mind the gap
Initial Activity
Write down a brief response to the following question:
If you had to find information on one of the following questions, where would you go first?
- How has the snow cap on Mount Kilimanjaro changed in the last 50 years?
- Why did Penelope unravel her shroud each night?
- Who was the most valuable player in the 1957 World Series?
- How would you find information on the Ku Klux Klan’s activities in North Carolina over the past 50 years?
eClip - A View of Students Today
Watch this e-Clip by Michael Wesch.
Reflection Activity
Take five minutes to think about the questions below. Then discuss your answers with a partner and share your thoughts with the group .
These questions (the first, in particular) might be provided to the participants before they watch the e-Clip.
- What points does the video make?
- How are the differences between learning methods in the classroom and those outside affecting teaching and learning in your classroom?
Followup Resources
Michael Wesch
Presentation: A Portal to Media Literacy (06-17-08) (1:06:12)
http://mediatedcultures.net/ksudigg/?p=174
(Explains the concepts behind the video A View of Students Today. Well worth watching. )
Horizon Report 2009
http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2009-Horizon-Report.pdf
(An annual report of emerging technologies, trends, and challenges. Contains many examples. Co-sponsored by The New Media Consortium and the Educause Learning Initiative.)
Horizon Project Main Page: http://horizon.nmc.org/wiki/Main_Page
What is Web 2.0? Ideas, technologies, and implications for education. (Feb 2007)
Paul Anderson
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/techwatch/tsw0701b.pdf
(A fundamental paper that contains information in the following pertinent areas: definition of web 2.0; web 2.0 tools; concepts behind web 2.0; educational and institutional issues; and the future of web 2.0.)
Social software for learning: What is it, why use it?
Leslie, S., & Landon, B. (Jan 2008). London: The Observatory on Borderless Higher Education (OBHE). Retrieved October 10, 2008, from http://www.obhe.ac.uk/products/reports/
(Discusses social software in the context of socio-constructivist learning. Builds on Anderson's article above. Copiously referenced.)
(It is necessary to register for a trial [free] membership which gives you access to a few of their reports, including this one. It may take a few days to be notified of approval.)