Their expectation is control of the media in a manner that lets them learn more about others, and in turn
share information about themselves
Consider these attributes of youth as positive assets for instructors to draw upon
A good note here about the use of a student to help with teacher ictpd
http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/take-a-student-to-workshop-day/
There is a little bit of this in NZ, eg. the tech angels at a Wellington School that I forget the name of, but it should be a much bigger and intrinsic part of the whole ICTPD program.
A report from Becta that is worth a quick browse. Emerging technologies for learning. Nothing radically new, but a good summary for anyone wanting to catch up on the latest trends.
"The underlying mechanics of joining information up in newer, faster
and more efficient ways that anyone can control in a commutative
way is one of the keys to greater productivity, and results in a
greater engagement on the part of the consumer or learner.
It is akin to what Stephen Heppell calls symmetry. The learners in
his studies were keen to have far more control over their information
and data; they were producers as much as consumers and, when
presented with the opportunity to participate, found the process far
more compelling because of this. He says,"This is closer to a model of
communication than a model of dissemination and it is the future."
