Week 17 article

OLDaily Stephen’s Web
E-Learning 2.0
By Stephen Downes
http://www.downes.ca/post/31741

I found an interesting article on eLearning. The new names for internet users now is “digital natives” meaning that they are a type of learner that absorbs information quickly. The traditional classroom is transforming into an online world of learning. “Student Centered” learning is taking on a different aspect of thinking, by putting the role of learning into the hands of students. For those that are intrinsically driven to perform well, this is great, it may not be so great for those that need that extra motivation. Many of my students in class, I would refer to as digital natives. For me, this is the trend in most areas of education. I use eLearning in several ways, the most prevalent type of eLearning I use are egames for reading and math. Many of the textbook companies have resources that offer specific software to use for gaming and online learning. Through eLearning we can have learning available no matter what you are doing. Having the availability to learn information for this class, via the internet has opened up a world of opportunities for me.