We might be sitting next to each other in class, but we can be inhabiting completely different social spaces, according to Eric Anctil, Director for Innovation at UP’s Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation. Anctil, Associate Professor of Education, has been observing classroom behavior for nearly two decades and takes the role of “provocateur” in asking us to consider the effects of the ubiquitous use of technology. He regularly works with and consults elementary schools, high schools, post-secondary institutions, and private and non-profit businesses about issues related to technology in the curriculum, professional development, and building 21st century schools.
When the laptop screen comes up it creates a physical barrier between the person across from you and you…There’s a kind of liminal state now between the physical and digital worlds and it really changes the nature of what it means to be in the same social space and what it means to be a learning community and I don’t think we’ve in any way figured out how we’re going to resolve those things. We just have more technology in the classroom without any clear idea of where we should take it or what its role should be.
Dr. Anctil shares his insights in this podcast on digital identity, privacy, and the use of technology in the classroom.
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For more information about our guest Eric Anctil, visit ericanctil.com
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