tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7296671219681950191.post9117817824583779465..comments2020-07-12T14:21:17.599-05:00Comments on Learning Technology at NLU: Growing Up OnlineRenee Juddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15397131881012665964noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7296671219681950191.post-6540580823234650802008-07-08T13:08:00.000-05:002008-07-08T13:08:00.000-05:00I watched the segment "Revolution in Classrooms an...I watched the segment "Revolution in Classrooms and Social Life". There were no surprises and it's what I try to emphasize in the Technology for Adult Educators class that I teach for the Masters ACE program - that is, the students for the most part are far ahead of the teachers where technology is concerned. This focused upon high school - but it's true at the college level as well (of course since they already used it in high school). One young man said "I never read books" because he said he "doesn't have time". He uses a website called SparkNotes. They highlighted 2 teachers - one who is embracing the technology and using it in the classroom - the other who has been in the classroom for 3 decades and is feeling left behind.<BR/><BR/>The segment also included the social networking mania and I was pleased to at least hear one student say "I thought, oh no, what if my college is looking at this". I hope at least some students understand the ramifications. The final person interviewed (an author) noted that "discretion and privacy are in the past" with this generation...Carleen Shafferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755478503248761052noreply@blogger.com