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A Pedagogy for Original Synners

by Anne Balsamo; Steve Anderson

Jan 1, 2008
  • Children and Youth
  • Education and Literacy
  • Journalism and Media

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Part of the Volume on Digital Young, Innovation, and the Unexpected This essay begins by speculating about the learning environment of the class of 2020. It takes place entirely in a virtual world, populated by simulated avatars, managed through the pedagogy of gaming. Based on this projected version of a future-now-in-formation, the authors consider the implications of the current paradigm shift that is happening at the edges of institutions of higher education. From the development of programs in multimedia literacy to the focus on the creation of hybrid learning spaces (that combine the use of virtual worlds, social networking applications, and classroom activities), the scene of learning as well as the subjects of education are changing. The figure of the Original Synner is a projection of the student-of-the-future whose foundational literacy is grounded in their ability to synthesize information from multiple information streams.

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  • The MacArthur Foundation Digital Media and Learning Initiative

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  • John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

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  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License

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  • Text

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  • English
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Title: A Pedagogy for Original Synners
Publication date 2008-01-01
Publication Year 2008
Authors Anne Balsamo , Steve Anderson
Copyright holder(s) The MacArthur Foundation Digital Media and Learning Initiative
Keywords learning , pedagogy , digital learning , digital generation , born digital
Document type Report/Whitepaper , Text
Language English
URL: https://www.issuelab.org/resource/a-pedagogy-for-original-synners.html
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