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In yesterday’s Inside Higher Ed’s technology blog, Joshua Kim wrote about “Courses, Facebook, and Secret Groups,” in which he pointed out that “There is a world of social learning going on, and we (meaning us instructors, educational technologists – basically anyone employed on the instructional or administrative sides of the house), know nothing about what is going on.” He then explains how students are using Secret Groups in Facebook—as well as other technologies—to learn outside the classroom.
Kim argues that our response to this phenomenon is to do nothing; to not even let on that we know our students are using these technologies. Instead, we should “Rejoice that our students are findings ways around us and our systems to take control of their own learning.”
Overall, I agree with Kim’s celebration of students using digital technology to take control of their own learning. However, I believe we need to do more that “Trust that our students will find the technologies that they need to navigate our classes.” We need to help them find those technologies and to encourage them to use technology well.
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Via Chuck Sherwood, Former Senior Associate, TeleDimensions, Inc
