How does the project detailed in the
video support research process consistent with the kind of research people
encounter in the workplace?
- It supports workplace research by taking a pressing issue, in this case rainforest deforestation, engaging people to work together with experts and taking action.
- Not just collecting data and talking about what to do.
- They used existing resources, modern technologies and embraced 21st century learning to motivate students to help solve problems.
- This project allowed for global participation in the form of satellite and 3D images.
- The students’ videos and social networking sites used as an interview reinforced the social skills and imagination that the youth needed to acquire to be a full participant in the workplace and community.
- The new literacies are supported here, in every venue available. It also allowed for the new literacy ‘illiterate’ to learn the power of connecting to the internet, social media and understanding that their contributions matter and outcomes can make a difference.
- However, along with this power comes responsibility of ethics, validity and responsibility.
A friend sent this to me on
FaceBook, which I think is appropriate for this course,
“The moment your students
have an audience for their work that exists outside the walls of your school, you’ve
made the work in your classroom relevant, important and shows your students
that they matter.” (anon)
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