Youth and media

Teachers and media/ict

• ”I would rather be dead than on Facebook!”• ”I prefer chalk and blackboard – smartboards

and pc`s only distract my pupils.”• ”Books are more valuable than movies.”• ”I don`t think ict skills are fundamental skills.”• ”I will never buy a smart-phone and certainly

no iPad!”• ”I wish I could turn the clock back!”

To discover one-self

• Digital body (Boyd)• MUD – multi user domain (Turkle) – simulated

puberty/adolesence

Identitetsutvikling

Identity and understanding roles (Ziehe)

Commercialized youthLifestyle-industry

Consumer – Producer – Prosumer (Drotner)

Ritual media use

(Subject) specific media use

What is the difference?

…. youth engage in peer-based, self-directed learning online…...

….in interest-driven participation, adults have an important role to play. Youth using new media often learn from their peers, not teachers or adults. ……… the 21st century, education institutions need to keep pace with the rapid changes introduced by digital media.

Major Findings:

YOUTH USE ONLINE MEDIA TO EXTEND FRIENDSHIPS AND INTERESTS…….

Here they hang around… and learn

Interest driven ----- friendshipdriven

…..By its immediacy and breadth of information,the digital world lowers barriers to self-directed learning…. They ”geek out” … receive feedback from ”expert peers”…..

New media allow for a degree of freedom and autonomy for youth that is less apparent in a classroom setting. Youth respect one another’s authority online, and they are often more motivated to learn from peers than from adults. Their efforts are also largely selfdirected, and the outcome emerges through exploration, in contrast to classroom learning that is oriented by set, predefined goals.

Altså: Nye medier gir de ungemer frihet og autonomi enn skolen. De unge respektererhverandres autoritet og de er ofte mer motiverte til å lære fra venner/kontakter enn fra voksne.Virksomheten er ofte mer eksperimenterende enn det deopplever i klasserommet.