Learning to be safe and to keep others safe, to be respectful, and act appropriately with information in an online world is as important to young people now as teaching them the road-code and how to keep safe on the road was a generation ago. A significant challenge for educators is it is very difficult (if not impossible) to teach what it means to be a cyber-citizen unless you, as the teacher, have at least some direct experience of the online environment and the things that are considered responsible cyber-behaviour.
Learning to be safe and to keep others safe, to be respectful, and act appropriately with information in an online world is as important to young people now as teaching them the road-code and how to keep safe on the road was a generation ago. A significant challenge for educators is it is very difficult (if not impossible) to teach what it means to be a cyber-citizen unless you, as the teacher, have at least some direct experience of the online environment and the things that are considered responsible cyber-behaviour.
Learning to be safe and to keep others safe, to be respectful, and act appropriately with information in an online world is as important to young people now as teaching them the road-code and how to keep safe on the road was a generation ago. A significant challenge for educators is it is very difficult (if not impossible) to teach what it means to be a cyber-citizen unless you, as the teacher, have at least some direct experience of the online environment and the things that are considered responsible cyber-behaviour.
From a teaching and learning perspective, ubiquitous computing enables us to think about availability of virtual mentors or teachers, and/or opportunities for peer to peer and self-paced deeper learning. With the emergence of increasingly robust connectivity infrastructure and cheaper computers, school systems around the world are now developing the ability to provide learning opportunities to students 'anytime, anywhere'.
Our education is no longer confined to the school we live in - we can access courses/subjects from almost anywhere and at any time. The world is our classroom. Global connectivity now enables student driven niche learning projects - if schools and teachers allow and enable them to happen.
CORE Education Director of eLearning, Derek Wenmoth, presents the second in the series of trends for 2011. He talks about ubiquitous computing: the shift towards computing where access is not confined to a particular time, place, or device. Derek outlines the three key enablers: wireless, mobile devices, and private clouds.
