What learning theories are relevant for 21st century students and teachers?

• Brain-based
• Constructivism
• Multimedia Learning
• Project-Based Learning
• Connectivism

How is technology being accessed and used? 

• Who is online?
• How are we using media?
• What kind of digital user are you?

How do our students use technology?

• What are teens doing online?
• "Meet the New Millennials"

For what kind of work world are we preparing our students?

Work that requires our students to be...

• Collaborators - Clay Shirky discusses "Institutions vs. Collaboration"

• Connectors - A New York Times review of EPals, a website connecting learners from around the globe
• Critical Thinkers - From CoSN comes the article "Web 2.0: Punching Up Participation and Interaction"
• Creative - "Do Schools Today Kill Creativity?" is a thought-provoking presentation by Sir Ken Robinson

• Self Motivated - Marc Prensky's article "Engage Me or Enrage Me"

What are the challenges teachers face?

• You've just watched "Shift Happens." Now what?

• What do our students want school to look like? Read "Young Minds, Fast Times: The 21st Century Digital Learner" by Marc Presnsky (and see another take on Prensky's theme at Guide2DigitalLearning)

• Watch this video from Tom Chapin.

• Another look at how technology impacts reading and writing - "Is Google Making Us Stupid?"

What are you initial thoughts about incorporating technology in your classroom?

• Use the comments box below to add your thoughts, questions, and suggestions for what teaching in a digital age means for current educators and students.

This wikipage was created using materials from Diane Barrie's Reading and Writing in Digital Spaces course