The Internet has made it possible for us to spread our knowledge, ideas, and creativity around the world. Inexpensive or often free online tools and resources allow us to remix media for our creative expression and purposes. This freedom seems endless but in reality out of date copyright laws place strict and unnecessary restrictions on our ability to create and share.
This essay examines how copyright laws have hindered the ability for teachers to use online resources in the classroom. This is caused by confusing messages set by big business leaders, poorly written laws, and lack of education of the Fair Use Doctrine.
Massively Open Online Courses, also called MOOCs, have swept the globe with its captivating appeal for educating the masses. It's free and all you need is a computer and an internet connection. Many believe that with the climbing cost of higher education as well as the growing doubts about the value of higher education in the future job market, MOOCs could replace the traditional brick and mortar route of today's universities. But there are still many unanswered questions about the effectiveness of MOOC's online learning format. This paper looks at the issues that arise when the masses look for education from a MOOC.
Our students today are much different than they were when our education system was designed they are significantly different from students even 20 years ago. Yet our education system remains in many ways unchanged. Technology has been the leading cause for this change in why and how students should be educated. Some believe that technology has created a better world in which technology has actually made us smarter. Others see technology as the down fall of the reading brain replaced by a multitasking shallow thinking one in its place.
This essay looks at leading perspectives from both sides of the argument on technology and education. In addition, it argues for the use of technology in today's classrooms in order to meet the needs of our diverse students and provide them with relevant and engaging 21st century learning experiences.
Literature
Struggling with Copyright
MOOCS:
Untangling from the Hype
Technology in the Classroom