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Welcome to my E-learning and Digital Cultures blog. As a trainer with more than 15 years of experience I have seen how the digital profile of the average student has changed during the past decade or so. Once upon a time I would ask my trainees “Which one of you has an e-mail account?” and would consider myself lucky if I saw 1-2 raised hands. Nowadays my trainees are swimming in the ocean of digital culture; they carry mp3 players and powerful mobile phones, they have profiles on various social networking services, they have on-demand access to information on just about anything and anyone, they download films and TV series they wouldn’t have access to in Greece etc. At the same time, however, I frequently feel that they are adrift, that their wandering is not purposeful but aimless. So, the main question is (and it applies to all of us): Do we understand our Digital Culture? Do we have a clear picture of it? Do we recognize its implications, its impact, on various aspects of our lives? Furthermore, as educators, are we in a position to accurately assess the effect digital culture has on our students and our educational systems and methods?
It’s time for answers.
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