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Many people warn of the possible harmful effects of using technology in the classroom. Will children lose their ability to relate to other human beings? Will they become dependent on technology to learn? Will they find inappropriate materials? The same was probably said with the invention of the printing press, radio, and television. All of these can be used inappropriately, but all of them have given humanity unbounded access to information which can be turned into knowledge. Appropriately used-- interactively and with guidance-- they have become tools for the development of higher order thinking skills.

‘La alfabetización digital tiene que ver con el dominio de las ideas, no de las teclas’

el concepto de alfabetización

- Comprenderse desde una perspectiva más amplia y compleja. - No limitarse al uso de una tecnología en particular. - La conexión de significados y el componente contextual juegan un papel estratégico.

Henry Jenkins

y su equipo

Al respecto, propone la metáfora del campesino y el cazador. El campesinos debe completar toda la secuencia de procesos para conseguir lo que necesita (su cosecha) y, por tanto, sus habilidades deben ser muy específicas. El cazador, en cambio, ha de ser más diverso, debe escanear el paisaje y ser lo suficientemente hábil como para localizar su presa e ir por ella. Durante siglos, el sistema educativo ha formado “campesinos” y el futuro nos demanda educar sujetos que cuenten con habilidades que respondan a ambos perfiles.

Now, with study becoming a lifelong enterprise, and with the advent of a galaxy of new media, “learning” seems once again poised to become all things to all people, be they lay or scholarly.

learning that do not occur automatically, readily, naturally, or by dint of simply living in a certain place at a certain time

we may well have reached a set of tipping points: Going forward, learning may be far more individualized, far more in the hands (and the minds) of the learner, and far more interactive than ever before

Framework I’d like you to consider- author of Flow: Mihály Csíkszentmihályi- that is where we are trying to get our kids: they are motivated, excited, engaged- he talks about task complexity and skill level, managing those- when you balance those, you get kids into flow

Not sure what Information Literacy involves? Also known as Information Competency or Information Fluency, Information Literacy refers to the skills used to identify when information is needed, and then locate, evaluate, and use it effectively. These abilities are especially crucial in our current environment of technological change and nearly unlimited information choices.

The sum of the students learning will be greater than the individual aspects taught in isolation.

Students should be involved in all aspects of the assessment process.

Linked to assessment  is the importance of timely, appropriate, detailed and specific feedback. Feedback as a learning tool, is second only to the teaching of thinking skills [Michael Pohl]. As 21st Century teachers, we must provide and facilitate safe and appropriate feedback, developing an environment where students can safely and supportively be provided with and provide feedback. Students are often full of insight and may have as valid a perspective as we teachers do.

Virtual 3-D Healthcare Learning Environments

The author provides a critical overview of three-dimensional (3-D) virtual worlds and “serious gaming” that are currently being developed and used in healthcare professional education and medicine.

Roger’s Diffusion of Innovations Theory