Nature of knowledge – Education AU Seminar (Post 3)

Our first speaker for today is challenging some thoughts on the nature of knowledge and new technologies allowing us to block knowledge that challenge us and give us a wider view of the world.  I guess the question here is how do we become aware of the issues around the comment above for the benefit of students.  Banning it never works as students will always use it.  So what are the steps to make sure educators can help students become aware of the challenges these new technologies will present.  Critical and analytical thinking skills are becoming more and more important.  It is not a matter of finding relavent knowledge but leading students to wisdom. 

An interesting presentation here.  Phillip Adams is a media personality here in Australia and has given an interesting insight into the future of education technolgies. 

Question time….

1)  Children needing to be taught that there is a danger of being too open and not selective to information that is bombarding them.  – hmm does this lead to censorship!?!?!?   

2)  Question 2 has come to this issue of censorship.  Education being forced to censor information.  Answer…  Censorship being counter productive?  Interesting concept… As soon as we censor something the popularity increases.  A suggestion that we develop value systems in students that create wise students. 

3)  Web 2.0 offering collaboration is creating a greater world for education.  The point here though is that the threats that come with these technologies and the apparent great promises come with more ways that those who have alteria motives can access the minds of our students.  Once again educators have the obligation to develop the minds of students to become deserning. 

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