Education, opportunities and challenges for Generation OurSpace: Taming the beast?

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Schuck, S., Kearney, M. & Aubusson, P. (2008). Education, opportunities and challenges for Generation OurSpace: Taming the beast?. In J. Luca & E. Weippl (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2008 (pp. 5804-5811). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Conference Information

World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (EDMEDIA) 2008
Vienna, Austria
June 30, 2008
ISBN 1-880094-65-7
  Joseph Luca & Edgar R. Weippl
AACE

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Authors

Sandy Schuck, Matthew Kearney, Peter Aubusson, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

Abstract

The paper discusses the opportunities and challenges presented for current notions of schooling by adolescent online cultures. Young people are increasingly active Web 2.0 users and their interactions through these technologies are altering their social identities, styles of learning, and exchanges with others around the world. The paper argues for the need for more research to investigate this phenomenon through the use of virtual ethnography and identifies the ethical challenges that lie therein. It raises questions for school education and presents an argument for the need to study the area in culturally sensitive ways that privilege adolescents’ voices.

Keywords

• Ethical Issues
• Distance Education
• Educational Technology
• Learning Outcomes
• Networking Technologies

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