Why educators must become hackers
Posted by reyjunco on May 27, 2010 in Commentary | ∞
We have to approach technology more like hackers than like traditional educators. In our fast-paced and media-saturated milieu, we are constantly prodded to consume information without much critical reflection. This reality of the new information society has had a transformational impact on various higher education institution’s ways of doing things. A clear and significant exception [...]
Tags: education, featured, hackacad, Research, social media, teaching, technology
Search
Rey’s Tweets
- RT @DrJtotheMastro: “@pewinternet: We were able to explore Facebook activity in our new report - check it out here: http://t.co/lcavSKQJ ... 1 day ago
- Anonymous Shows How Easy it is to Intercept FBI Conference Calls http://t.co/Gflv9rit 1 day ago
- Skin Scan wants to fight cancer using iPhones and big data http://t.co/gmdmf5Zy 1 day ago
- Post-IPO, Facebook Will Have to Make Privacy Investigations Public http://t.co/AsWw0bjn 2 days ago
- With @nicole_ellison and @mpstaton at Gates Foundation http://t.co/kr3Frwlc 3 days ago
- I'm at Gates Foundation (500 5th Ave N, at Mercer St, Seattle) w/ 4 others http://t.co/CIhjh036 3 days ago
- @JoeGinese ok so that might work well on a scale of 50-75 emails. What about 100-200? 300+? 3 days ago
- Had an interesting conversation about email philosophy yesterday w/ @nicole_ellison - how do you handle your inbox when flooded w/emails? 3 days ago
- RT @berkmancenter: Not to be missed! Tomorrow (2/2) @rmack on her new book "Consent of the Networked" 6pm @civicMIT http://t.co/XWtkwNMJ 3 days ago
- I can see the space needle from my room #tsc @nicole_ellison http://t.co/t4bmUfPb 4 days ago
-
Recent
Comments
- Profrmiles124 on College students prefer to use Facebook in their courses
- Rey Junco on Will iTextbooks increase student engagement? Not really.
- Kevin Pashuk on Will iTextbooks increase student engagement? Not really.
- Nancy Richmond on Open Sourcing Online Education
- Rey Junco on Open Sourcing Online Education
Tags
academic advising badges beginner cell phones civil discourse college conferences cyberbullying data digital divide digital media education engagement engineering facebook featured first year hackacad hashtag inequalities infographic interview keynote learning methods Multitasking outcomes policy presentation publications Research slides social media stem student affairs students sxsw sxswi teaching technology teens texting twitter videoFollow this blog
Popular Search Terms
Recent Search Terms





Open Sourcing Online Education
This post isn’t about the OpenCourseWare movement (which I think is really cool) but instead about using open source and/or free online tools to enhance the way we teach online courses. This is my first semester teaching the Social Media in Higher Education course (syllabus) that I developed. For logistical and administrative reasons, I’m teaching the [...]
Tags: college, education, hackacad, teaching, technology