Ask Slashdot: Is E-Learning a Viable Option?
Slashdot,
Dec 27, 2011
At first blush this Slashdot thread seems to mirror public opinion on technology in the classroom: "NO study has shown that students benefit - and many have shown that the diversion of resources hurts them." But the collective view is more nuanced: "The problem with many (maybe most?) attempts to put technology in schools and even home learning environments is that people don't think through the implementation. Technology is not magic. You cannot expect to get good results simply by dropping a chunk of technology into a classroom without spending a lot of time and energy rethinking how teaching and learning is going to work in that classroom." Or, to put it another way: "Using Logo increased procedural literacy, but whether Number Munchers increased mathematical literacy is more questionable." It's interesting that the commentators on Slashdot don't reflect on whether they learn anything form the site they are currently commenting upon.
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