Group items tagged

Reluctant adopters

Enthusiastic adopters

Digital Natives fall into the following three major groups

Avoiders

Avoiders:

Minimalists

Enthusiastic participants

Avoiders:

this means changing the educational model to be more participatory and less passive.

Schools need to churn out students who are excited about learning and ready to thrive in the world as they meet it after high school. This means that students should be proficient in: Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, Powerpoint); they should know how to write a business-appropriate email (no texting abbreviations); when it is and is not appropriate to text; when to turn off their phones; how to handle security breaches online (in the forms of sexual pictures of self or friends, stolen identity, bad online reviews, etc.).

A major element of the Framework for 21st Century Learning is the “ability to learn through digital means, such as social networking, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) literacy, technological awareness, and simulation.”

Our digital and connected world calls for changes in how our children learn and how our teachers teach. We’re evolving from the “sage on the stage” model to one of coach and facilitator, and that’s a good thing.

I believe that the most effective educator is one who deeply understands the learner—where he or she is in the moment of their learning journey.