Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age for Project Excel 2/17/10

1. teaching and learning in the digital age Robert Bodle, PhD 2/17

2. Overview sharing new findings/research challenges and approaches discussion - specific challenges and approaches to Project Excel

3. New media and youth development Special relationships to: Privacy Identity Learning (Basic Books, 2008)

4. digital natives (born after 1980) a controversial distinction

5. digital populations… digital natives (born after 1980) access from birth digital immigrants learned later in life digital settlers computer scientists, programmers, hackers who helped shape the web

6. particular conditions… learn in digital environment life lived online “always on” experience friendship differently relate to information differently all info is online engage with info in creative ways

7. How are young people learning in the digital age? Some obvious changes search engines and Wikipedia websites instead of books multitasking implications for learning and retention?

8. Digital learners

9. New findings (cont.) self directed learning learn from peers learn in many contexts (MIT Press, 2009)

10. How do digital natives learn? perfect the art of grazing a deep dive (geek out) feedback loop

11. role of educators in digital age guide participation, not control it provide more online resources, not less

12. Digital_Nation (PBS, 2010)

13. Challenges Digital media = instant gratification learning? or engaging learners/learning in new ways?

14. Challenges (cont.) Multitasking = dumbing down? or necessary skills for 21st century?

15. Approaches lament the losses and fight technology champion the gains and embrace technology seek a balanced approach What would that look like?

16. Discussion Specific challenges and approaches in Project Excel? the the use electronic devices in class – should we promote it or discourage it? What about social networking, multi-tasking, immediate access/answers?

17. Project Excel: Future Work Research Experiment Discuss best practices Thank you! robert_bodle@mail.msj.edu