Comments on: Student-Directed Learning http://newengland2011.thatcamp.org/10/19/student-directed-learning/ The Humanities and Technology Camp Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:14:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.12 By: Stephanie Cheney http://newengland2011.thatcamp.org/10/19/student-directed-learning/#comment-167 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:18:46 +0000 http://newengland2011.thatcamp.org/?p=337#comment-167 I too attended the Mobility Shifts conference and am interested in this topic after Michael Wesch’s session: Making Connections: Using New Media to Create Authentic Engaging Collaborative Learning Environments. mobilityshifts.org/workshops/making-connections-using-new-media-to-create-authentic-engaging-/

The idea of having students work on real projects via research and collaborative models and then share/reflect/gather feedback from/with an audience outside the classroom walls is incredibly compelling and tricky to put into practice. Maybe not so much tricky as involving a huge mind-set shift on the part of a faculty member.

]]> By: Amanda Rust http://newengland2011.thatcamp.org/10/19/student-directed-learning/#comment-161 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:00:04 +0000 http://newengland2011.thatcamp.org/?p=337#comment-161 I would also be interested in this, particularly your question here: “How can we make sure that the class does not use digital tools just for sake of using them, but that those tools and the platforms actually enhance and serve the project’s overall concept, content, and form?”

Well put!

]]> By: Vanessa Alander http://newengland2011.thatcamp.org/10/19/student-directed-learning/#comment-125 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:02:28 +0000 http://newengland2011.thatcamp.org/?p=337#comment-125 Okay, this is fabulous. I love this idea and have so many of the same questions and avenues I wish to explore. Hoping this one makes the cut, so to speak!

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