The emergence of a new species of learners

Date: Wednesday April 9, 2008
Posted in: education, girls in computing, gaming

Various interesting articles presenting a profile of the new generation of learnersEmily - The Connected Ape by Robert Hart


A 7 pages pdf presenting data of internet presence and community participation for a typical teen.Of interest: “Emily might be “slow” at school, but she’s like a hurricane online. Her mobile connected lifestyle has changed her educational and social experience.”Emily: the connected human



A lead on article on the same subjectMost kids want educational video games in school, survey shows. … So?



An article introducing survey results on kids use of video games and their expectations to be given video-games for learning.Of interest : “Only 3% of elementary school students say they do not play video games of any kind.”


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