LibraryRemix

In August of 2007, the “Shifted Librarian” used the framework of Beloit Colleges famous “mindset list” to create a list for libraries that highlighted the generational differences in how we (as educators) interact with information, in comparison to the students of today. Almost 2 years later, the yawn continues to widen.  Social networking (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, etc.) interweaves information gathering/sharing with people gathering/sharing…a web where the people behind the ideas expressed are as visible as the ideas themselves.

Using technology to simply alternatively deliver the top-down (expert-novice) model of the traditional classroom misses the mark with young people today.  Isn’t it time for educators to engage their students with SOCIAL networking tools as a means of building learning communities  that engage  PEOPLE rather than simply transmit information?

Tags: social networking

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