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Youth and Learning through Web 2.0
A new study by USC and UC Berkley has come to some astounding conclusions about the way young people use the Internet and especially Web 2.0 technologies to learn important social and technical skills:
* There is a generation gap in how youth and adults view the value of online activity.
* Youth are navigating complex social and technical worlds by participating online.
* Young people are motivated to learn from their peers online.
* Most youth are not taking full advantage of learning opportunities on the internet.
“This study creates a baseline for our understanding of how young people are participating with digital media and what that means for their learning,” said Connie Yowell, PhD, director of education at the MacArthur Foundation. “It concludes that learning today is becoming increasingly peer-based and networked, and this is important to consider as we begin to re-imagine education in the 21st century. Kids learn on the Internet in a self-directed way, by looking around for information they are interested in, or connecting with others who can help them. This is a big departure from how they are asked to learn in most schools, where the teacher is the expert and there is a fixed set of content to master.”
Here is the full version of the study.
* There is a generation gap in how youth and adults view the value of online activity.
* Youth are navigating complex social and technical worlds by participating online.
* Young people are motivated to learn from their peers online.
* Most youth are not taking full advantage of learning opportunities on the internet.
“This study creates a baseline for our understanding of how young people are participating with digital media and what that means for their learning,” said Connie Yowell, PhD, director of education at the MacArthur Foundation. “It concludes that learning today is becoming increasingly peer-based and networked, and this is important to consider as we begin to re-imagine education in the 21st century. Kids learn on the Internet in a self-directed way, by looking around for information they are interested in, or connecting with others who can help them. This is a big departure from how they are asked to learn in most schools, where the teacher is the expert and there is a fixed set of content to master.”
Here is the full version of the study.
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