Thomas Edison proclaimed "Books will soon be obsolete in schools….It is possible to teach every branch of human knowledge with the motion picture." (1913)
Now juxtapose the above with this blog entry from Black Girl Dangerous on How Telling Each Other To ‘Google It’ Hurts Our Movements, which address social justice movements and the need for social connections as opposed to the sometimes inaccessible and impersonalization of technology.
This is why we need social connections within the learning process. Such interactions serve as a catalyst for change. Technology enhanced learning is the method not the entirety of the process.
Great ideas. I hope that everyone in the class has an opportunity to expand upon your ideas of social justice and how technology can enhance (or not) the impact of that movement. Looking forward to further discussions.
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