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Their Space

Their Space

Education for a digital generation

Authors:
Hannah Green, Celia Hannon,
Publication Type:
Pamphlet
Publication Date:
11th January 2007
ISBN:
1841801755
Cost:
£10.00

Their Space: Education for a digital generation draws on qualitative research with children and polling of parents to counter the myths obscuring the true value of digital media.

 Approaching technology from the perspective of children, it tells positive stories about how they use online space to build relationships and create original content. It argues that the skills children are developing through these activities, such as creativity, communication and collaboration, are those that will enable them to succeed in a globally networked, knowledge-driven economy.

via Video Republic

Comments

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Thank you for this study.  I have quickly skimmed the first twenty pages or so and find echoes of Daniel Pink's work and alignment with Pew research and the work of Henry Jenkins and Marc Prensky to name a few.  As a school administrator, I can attest to the reality of the "moral panic to digital faith" continuum.  Schools and educators ARE struggling to make sense of these changes, but not very effectively and certainly without the sense of urgency the research seems to validate.   I will be recommending this pamphlet to EVERYONE.  Thank you again.  
Posted by Margaret Johnson  at 6:05pm on Thursday, 25th January 2007
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Posted at Flux [LINK]

As always, Flux created a stir in the ranks of my gang of voracious knowledge seekers. We have bee somewhat in awe of late at the extent to which, the Urban Incursion has developed from a proposal for a pilot project to a full blown entity.
Bias Declared [MATH Not METH]
What Flux accomplishes and the work of Futurelab and groups like Demos, who we first encountered at the EPSRC ‘Sandpit’, as well, is in showing that the is an impetus, a sovereign assignation if you will, in the UK understanding the necessity of change in the way people learn. There remains a hope that this same spirit will infect those responsible for making decisions on the Western side of the Atlantic.
However, in absence of direction from those who should be leading the way, we proceed ahead, with the work of Futurelab and all those working on the future of education, at least in part, as our guide.
To those who disdain at the notion that this change is necessary, allow me to share two oft repeated quotes.

‘The time has com to put a fence at the top of the cliff, instead of a net at the bottom: Thus giving a chance to build a bridge.’

‘One can Lead, Follow, or Get out of the way: Change, it cometh.’

Posted by Martin Smith  at 2:47am on Friday, 23rd March 2007
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Hannah (and Celia), great to see this finally out there. I only just saw it via the Puttnam article in the Guardian. I've had a quick skim through and it looks fantastic. I'd love to talk to you in the future about, well, the future.
Posted by Andy Polaine  at 5:31pm on Tuesday, 15th May 2007

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