Envisioning the Future of Education
Learning While Mobile
By Mark Van ‘T Hooft
This article was very interesting to read. It describes how learning is becoming more individual yet shared and networked. It goes on to tell us how technologies such as cell phones and the Internet are becoming household names, and because of that it is important that education stays up on how to incorporate learning and technology. The author mentions how not only is our environment becoming unpredictable, but so is our learning. Hooft focuses on what our future of education could bring by zeroing in on the concept of learning while mobile.
Learning while mobile means that we need to look at the steady mobility of knowledge and our society. It focuses on the connections between learners and technology. “Emphasizing that learning is a social process”. The two most important facets of learning while mobile are conversation and context.
Conversation in this topic means to have the capability not just to trade knowledge, but to also have the abilty to discuss what they know about the topic with others. It basically teaches children to share their information or questions with their networking group.
“Learning while mobile is also learning within and across context”. This gives the kids an opportunity to not only share their knowledge and work with their class, but also with others. This is basically an informal way of learning rather than formal. This networking essentially creates a “bridge” between schools and society”. Some examples of how students can learn while mobile are MyArtSpace, Frequency1550, and National Museum of National Science. However, there can be some issues that may arise by using these tools, such as; participation gap, transparency problem, ethics challenge, and fear factor.
Because our society is becoming more dependent on technology, the importance of teaching the students how to be ethical, safe, and productive are extremely important. If the school district can teach the kids how to learn while mobile safely, this can be a huge benefit for the children’s’ future.
Question 1
What is your feeling on learning while mobile?
I think that this is great idea! I especially love MyArtSpace, because it gives the kids an opportunity to display the work that they are so proud of with many others.
Question 2
Do you think that our society is becoming too dependent on technology?
Absolutely not! I feel that having technology gives us another tool to have to help us to become better learners! Many times it is hard to find what you are looking for in a library or from texts in a timely manner, and when one has access to a computer you can find anything on there.
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