Here\’s A Fun One from News.com on teenager\’s natural affinity for instant messaging, video games, movies, open source, and eBay and how those abilities be understood and applied to lifelong learning.
According to Seely Brown, there is a new kind of digital divide now, and it is the divide between faculty and students.
\”The real catch for me is not that this is an end in itself. I\’m not arguing that we should never have text qua print text. I\’m suggesting that this may be a powerful way in for kids in terms of appreciating more their vernacular, in order then to be able to open up experiences, get a more expressive medium…and then build on that.\”
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