Technology and industrial education: exploring how to motivate digital natives to engage in hands-on learning
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2015-05-04
Authors
Klein, Paul Daniel
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This project is an exploration into the use of digital devices to motivate technology education students to want to be more engaged in their hands-on project/process work in the classroom, or shop. Inspired by the words of Prensky (2001) I wanted to inquire how to best reach these “Digital Natives”. The goal of my project was to explore the creation of a website where students, parents and the school community can not only visit, but also interact and take part in discussions in order to share and celebrate what students are learning in shop class. Throughout this process, I was encouraged at social media’s role in becoming a mediator between teacher, student and device.
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shop class, technology education, digital natives, social media, technology, motivation