Charting the Course of Teaching and Learning in a Networked World

Has learning changed? Pls tell us what you think?

We are three Finnish educators presenting a paper on social media and stories of learning at ITK (a Finnish conference) in April 2010. We have a bilingual Finnish - English blog where we would welcome your comments and stories about learning in the digital age. Has learning changed, how? Please comment!

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Permalink Reply by Deborah J. Boyd on September 5, 2010 at 2:45pm

Yes, it is still disturbing to hear from some people that they feel discriminated against by some teachers. I got both my degrees in online education and I heard over and over how people of color felt more accepted in online classes because people can not tell they are not "white". I know also that many of the students I had in class who were not from America said that they needed extra time to respond to the discussion questions because of the language differences. I helped many people to learn to write in a more typical "American" way in an effort to have their opinions held in higher esteem. It is the same with special needs people. If we put in a little extra effort we can understand them and be patient with some of their unusual tendencies. I feel the special needs people are here to teach us something.

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