Home Depot is the worst place I know. Ok, I'm not handy. that's not the reason, though. What makes it my worst place is its sheer size. The place is overwheming. Thank goodness for GPS; I would never be able to find a flashbulb.
This course seems to invoke that Home Depot feeling. I have seen many of these concepts at workshops. Do this and the kids will respond. Do that and they'll respond better. They know what they're doing. We will never fully understand.
But, if students are doing things, does that mean we need to incorporate these things. Do I dress like a gangter rap artist to get their attention? Or, is this some master plan to get them to stop using their technology? "I said take OUT your cellphones!" Hmm, reverse pychology, maybe.
As part of my Artificial Intelligence class, I use videos of key people in key locations, such as M.I.T. One key figure is Sherry Turkle. She was very instrumental in supporting technology in its infancy. However, she worries that today's students are missing out on fundemental interpersonal relationships. A TED talk of her concerns can be found at: http://www.ted.com/talks/sherry_turkle_alone_together.html . My favorite line from the talk centers around the newest learning experience: Maintaining Eye Contact While Texting.
Funny stuff. I sometimes wish I could take a hammer and crush a few phones at the dinner table. Maybe I'll go to Home Depot now to buy one.
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