There have been several things popping up on the web that are relevant to those interesting in teaching, information literacy, technology, and the next generation lately. Here are the highlights of what I’ve been reading:
iPods
GCSU has an amazing iPod program. It looks like this liberal arts college has integrated iPods into many aspects of their students’ lives. I really liked reading their list of “iDreams.” These are the ideas and suggestions of ways that iPods could continue to “engage students in learning beyond the classroom and enhance their campus life experience.”
groupwork
The ACRLog had an interesting post on Using Technology to Teach NetGen Students. Referenced were using webcasts to keep up, but also a discussion (with comments) of millennials and groupwork. I appreciated teasing out the difference between liking working in groups of friends and not liking forced groupwork. I noticed this in my own class the other day. When given the option to work in groups, only about 1/4 of the class did, and that was because they were with their friends. However, as work in the workplace becomes more collaborative, it may be more helpful than the students realize to be forced to work with groups not of their own choosing. (While we’re talking about teaching millennials, check out Web 2.0: A New Wave of Innovation for Teaching and Learning?
generation c
(via Tame the Web) Generation C is a term being used to describe some of the millennials and some of the generation following the millennials. This group (according to this article) is what I refer to as the remix or mash-up culture. They take what exists, add to it or use it in a new way, and in doing so produce a new work. There are great implications for library use and education, as focused on at the Elon University’s Innovations in Instruction conference.
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[...] Today Lauren pointed to Georgia College and State University’s iPods @ GCSU which at first glance appears to be one of the more fully fleshed iPod programmes at a tertiary level. They’ve got iPod use in a whole range of courses, as well initiative beyond the classroom such as audio Museum Guides and seductive prospective student video podcasts. Their Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning also has a “Podnovations” series of podcasts which look at everything from Cross-Cultural issues to Teaching with Technology. (A full list is available here.) [...]
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