Cultural anthropologist Michael Wesch and 200 students at Kansas State University created a video about students in today’s college classrooms. It is an example of “digital storytelling” with an interesting mix of low tech (words on paper, chalkboard and walls) and high tech (time-lapse footage of a Google Doc being edited by the 200 students). It doesn’t offer any concrete solutions, but rather poses some though-provoking questions for anyone trying to reach 21st century students in a 19th century setting.
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If you are interested in learning more about teaching the “Web” generation:
Beloit College Mindset List
A list of attributes shared by the incoming first year class at Beloit College. Compiled each year.
Getting Past Google
Techniques for getting students raised on Google to use it better and, ultimately, go to the Library. A white paper written by Carie Windham for the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI)
Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2007
Results of an annual EDUCAUSE study on what kind of technology students are using and how they are using it.