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Module by: Sherion H. Jackson, Debi Crawford

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Name: Digital Learners: How Are They Expanding the Horizon of Learning?
ID: m17218
Language: English (en)
Summary: Young learners today are not growing up at the foot of the family radio or spend a good portion of their childhood glued to the television while Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers disseminated information in a constant stream as did previous generations. Rather, this generation of young learners continues to spend many out-of-school hours in a digital world composed of cell phones, MP3 players, computers, and video gaming. This very simple beginning is changing the horizon of learning. The primary purpose of this article is to examine the components of digital learning and the impact these components bring to the relationship of learners to their learning experience. Further, instructional and curricular modifications are discussed addressing the trend of expanded learning, evaluation of that learning, and the possible impact on the educational system, students, educators, and trainers across the nation and throughout the world.
Subject: Social Sciences
Keywords: digital learning, NCPEA, technology leadership
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5 plus MathML//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 2.0)
Authors: Sherion H. Jackson (jacksonsh@ecu.edu), Debi Crawford (tcreigh@vt.edu)
Copyright Holders: Sherion H. Jackson (jacksonsh@ecu.edu), Debi Crawford (tcreigh@vt.edu)
Maintainers: Sherion H. Jackson (jacksonsh@ecu.edu), National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (tcreigh@vt.edu), Debi Crawford (tcreigh@vt.edu)
Version: 1.2 (history)
Created: Jun 11, 2008 11:16 am GMT-5
Revised: Jul 11, 2008 2:58 pm GMT-5

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Version: 1.2 Jul 11, 2008 2:58 pm GMT-5 by National Council of Professors of Educational Administration
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Version: 1.1 Jul 11, 2008 10:15 am GMT-5 by National Council of Professors of Educational Administration
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