Both Wenger and Prensky notions relate to each other in the sense that both ideas are promoting online learning. They both also relate to the fact that there is a ‘teacher’ and then ‘students’, maybe more so Prensky but Wenger still maintains there is a hierarchy of knowledge to some extent. There is also the factor that within these two concepts where education is becoming more relatable to students because it’s trying to educate in a way that is enjoyable, therefore creating educational strategies to accommodate and relate to students in the most effective way.
However, is education supposed to link in with enjoyable social activities? Although online learning has many advantages, if merged with social activities will the difference between education and socialisation become fused and objectives clouded?
This may be clutching at straws, but could socio-determinism also be a factor that relates to both Prensky and Wenger’s notions? Socio-determinism allows for Communities of Practice to exist online as it isn’t determined by a higher company or organisation. Furthermore, the notion of digital natives and immigrants wouldn’t be as apparent if as a society, the younger generations weren’t shaping technologies in ways to accommodate themselves.
However, with Prensky’s notion in mind, how easy is it to teach ‘digital natives’ if the teachers aren’t up to date on what they are using to aid their teaching?
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I like your point about socio-determism Cara but do you think there is also some aspects of techno-determinsim here aswell? Socio could be argued in circumstances like Africa's E-learning oppotunities where society needs technology to gain education. But, do you think in Western society where we are technological advanced, it is more
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I think produserism is an example of how society moulds the opportunities given to us by technology. As a technology mad society (all be it a westernised view I'm considering) we have a thirst for brand new gadgets etc, therefore can technology really be keeping up with this? Aren't we now setting the bar higher and moulding and advancing technology to meet our standards that technology created!
ReplyDeleteI don't see Wenger and Prensky as very close. The notes to the right of the question are intended to prod you in certain directions. They don't seem to have been very effective?
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