ETL 523 Module 1

What is your definition of a ‘Digital Learning Environment’? Provide examples from your school and/or working/professional life to support this.

What are some of the changes created by our digital lifestyle that you need to be aware of as an educator?

What has been the impact of social networking on teaching and learning

I feel a Digital Learning Environment is an environment where technology is used as part of everyday life. It is incorporated into many facets of our lives and we utilise it to enrich our lives. An environment where technology is accessible and we have the skills to use it. The whole way we educate children has now changed. With the increase in the use of technology children now have access to information that they never previously had. As Educators we no longer need to focus on teaching content as the students can access this all online. We are now teaching children how to access information and develop skills in the doing so. Social networking has connected children online which can be positive if used in the correct way or negative if used in that way. Children are now learning from more sources of information and need help to come to process all this information.