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Does the 2.0 Classroom Improve Students' Engagement in Learning?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Eileen Doherty Dec 6, 2009. 24 Replies 0 Likes
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Eileen Doherty replied to Ian Dickinson's discussion Does the 2.0 Classroom Improve Students' Engagement in Learning?
Alline Sada replied to Ian Dickinson's discussion Does the 2.0 Classroom Improve Students' Engagement in Learning?"I believe student engagement depends on task design.
I agree that web 2.0 is only a "vehicle"."
"fully agree!!
Web technologies are simply new tools to solve old problems ;)"
Hilary Greenebaum replied to Ian Dickinson's discussion Does the 2.0 Classroom Improve Students' Engagement in Learning?"Carol this sounds fantastic; two great strategies rolled into one, brilliant!! I have also seen kids in HS write on each others blogs in British Lit, class which is so interesting thinking about how hundreds of years separate the text styles....…"
Hilary Greenebaum replied to Ian Dickinson's discussion Does the 2.0 Classroom Improve Students' Engagement in Learning?"Hi Tricia,
Oh yes I want to help your students get to use web 2.0 tools! I posted my paper on student engagement as a PDF a few weeks ago. I wonder if you scroll up/down somewhere you can see it? Let me know if you can't find and I can email…"
"This semester I had my students use a wiki to help them write about the book they were reading "The Tipping Point". We used Literature Circles , http://www.abcteach.com/free/l/literaturecircle.pdf, and the responsibilities associated with…"
Tricia Salvadori replied to Ian Dickinson's discussion Does the 2.0 Classroom Improve Students' Engagement in Learning?"Hilary,
I am fighting an uphill battle in my district to get access for my students to use Web 2.0 tools in the classroom. Would you be willing to send me a copy of your research that I might use to help my cause? Thanks! -Tricia"
Hilary Greenebaum replied to Ian Dickinson's discussion Does the 2.0 Classroom Improve Students' Engagement in Learning?"yes, the research I found indicates all sorts of measurable behaviors like attendance, time spent on tasks, scores/grades, depth and frequency of interactions etc. There are myriad ways to measure engagement!"
Ian Dickinson replied to Ian Dickinson's discussion Does the 2.0 Classroom Improve Students' Engagement in Learning?"Absolutely agree- I know that children who are using methods and means that interest, engage and challenge them are far more excited and involved in learning than others. However, given the same curriculum, learning intentions, time spent etc,…"
Mr. Layman replied to Ian Dickinson's discussion Does the 2.0 Classroom Improve Students' Engagement in Learning?"If you're speaking strictly about engagement, then I think anecdotal evidence is all you will ever get. How can you scientifically measure interest?
One thing I'm learning about Web 2.0 and the children of today is that getting them…"
Hilary Greenebaum replied to Ian Dickinson's discussion Does the 2.0 Classroom Improve Students' Engagement in Learning?"Can't forget James Paul Gee (at the University Wisconsin Madison) brilliant!"
Jamie replied to Ian Dickinson's discussion Does the 2.0 Classroom Improve Students' Engagement in Learning?"Read Grown up digital by Dan Tapscott...lots of info in it related to this subject."
Hilary Greenebaum replied to Ian Dickinson's discussion Does the 2.0 Classroom Improve Students' Engagement in Learning?"Hello all - this is such an IMPORTANT topic and I applaud those of you who are gathering evidence to confirm, expand usage in schools. We know kids love it, we love it, yet we know we have to prove it due to the significant costs involved. Resources…"
Ian Dickinson replied to Ian Dickinson's discussion Does the 2.0 Classroom Improve Students' Engagement in Learning?"I think this social engagement is leading to increased collaboration; collaborative learners and the use of technology that makes collaboration more simple are encouraged in our school. Your combination of technologies/ tools is intriguing-…"
Tom Tamburello replied to Ian Dickinson's discussion Does the 2.0 Classroom Improve Students' Engagement in Learning?"I can give an example of how social engagement has increased. My classes use edmodo.com to collaborate with one another outside of school. If a student has a question on homework for example they post the question at edmodo, and then it sends the…"
Shelley replied to Ian Dickinson's discussion Does the 2.0 Classroom Improve Students' Engagement in Learning?"Hi Hilary,
I'm working on a dissertation on 21st century skills. Any chance of seeing your lit review?
shelley"
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