Old Vs. New Education

Quote

"What if, indeed. After studying the matter, Ms. Davidson concluded, “Online blogs directed at peers exhibit fewer typographical and factual errors, less plagiarism, and generally better, more elegant and persuasive prose than classroom assignments by the same writers” (Heffernan, 2011)."


Response

Before this class, I  had no previous knowledge of how to use a blog. However, after playing with the different things that are offered within a blog, I discovered that this technology is not scary to use at all. In fact, blogs are much more easy to work with than any other application that I have used to do other assignments. The quote that I chose deals with students and their inability to produce a well-written assignment. In today's society, I believe that students care less about pen and paper and more about the internet. Sadly though, teachers still thrive on assigning students to do research that only comes from a paper book and writing research papers that are twenty pages long. If a teacher wants her students to succeed in today's world, he or she needs to make an assignment that will engage the students. Today students are engaged by how fast they can locate information on the internet and then give their input on that information.

This video exhibits Cathy Davidson and David Goldberg's views on the ability of students to better learn by using the technology available to them.

Resources

Cathy Davidson, and David Goldberg. Cathy Davidson & David Goldberg on digital media & learning . 2007. Video. YouTubeWeb. 22 Jan 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChNKuhma4Jc&feature=related>.

Heffernan, Virginia. "Education Needs a Digital-Age Upgrade." Opinionator. The New York Times, 07 008 2011. Web. 22 Jan 2012. <http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/education-needs-a-digital-age-upgrade/>.