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Category Archives: The information age
Unwilling to share
When secondary students think about collaboration on the Internet, it might mean spreading news about a party using Facebook, or spending a night battling in StarCraft with players across the continent. Throw the word “education” into the mix and they … Continue reading
Collaborative confusion
My husband related to me what happened when he accompanied our daughter into the establishment of an “exclusive” tea vendor. Her conversation with the clerk about variations of gyokuro, roibos, oolong and yerba left him bewildered; it was so much … Continue reading
Posted in E-learning, Education trends, The information age
Tagged Collaborative learning, Education, Information technology, Jaron Lanier, tea, Web 2.0, wiki
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To tell the truth
When Adobe inadvertently made free downloads of Creative Suite 2 available, a student mentioned seeing it on Tumblr, but discounted it as one of those rumors so easily spread on the Internet. However, my own child was eager to have some … Continue reading
Curating the precious clutter
When I first walked into the archives of the Art Museum in Cincinnati, I had no idea that the amount of stored art out-weighed that available to the public. Shelves and drawers full of items that museum curators–those with expertise … Continue reading
Posted in Education trends, The information age
Tagged amplify, curated, curation, paper li, pearltrees, Pinterest, Quora, reposting, scoop it, storify, Tumblr
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Panning for e-gold
Sometimes finding information of real value on the Internet resembles the search for gold. A shiny nugget in the stream catches the eye of a lucky person and news spreads like wildfire. Soon crowds spend long hours filtering the water … Continue reading
Posted in Education trends, The information age
Tagged internet reliability, Mark Zuckerberg, Reddit, Swartz, Wikipedia
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What is important?
In high school speech class, when required to give an informative speech, I described the accomplishments of the Anasazi. My teacher, whose pre-Columbian knowledge included a vague recollection of the Aztecs asked “What’s the point of your speech? Why are these Anasa…. … Continue reading
Why do I need to know this?
Students often ask “Why do I need to know this?” not because the subject is irrelevant, but because they struggle to learn. The answer to “How am I going to use this in real life?” depends on what their life will be … Continue reading
Generation A
Recently I was sitting in the dentist’s office waiting. Across from me was a father and his son that couldn’t have been more than three. The child intently maneuvered a tiny race car across the screen of an iPhone. He … Continue reading
The Price of Information
Humankind’s love affair with technology is not a new development. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the advances in industrial technology were touted as the solutions to problems of crime, poverty, ignorance and the boredom of ordinary daily life. The level of education … Continue reading
Posted in The information age
Tagged Alvin Toffler, Eiffel Tower, Future, Future Shock, Information overload, technology
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Disconnected
I used to view movies such as 2001: A Space Odyssey and Colossus: The Forbin Project, as completely improbable. As far as I was concerned computers were machines without autonomous thought; they had neither the capacity or desire to rule … Continue reading
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