正在浮现的技术——课程介绍

今天从Elearning space上看到一个帖子，称加拿大曼尼托巴大学于11月17日要开出一门介绍新型学习技术的课程。从对该课程的描述看：
新技术为教育者在提高学习者参与度和改进学习经验的全面价值方面提供了新机会。近五年，大量新工具和方法不断涌现，如：博客、维客、播客、社会性书签、虚拟世界、和社会性网络服务等。该课程将探讨这些技术的发展及它们在教学和学习中的潜在作用。课程将关注的是，这些工具对增加学生、同侪与校外专家在内容、交互和学习网络构成方面的控制情况。
Final week to register for the first course in University of Manitoba’s is offering a Certificate in Emerging Technologies for Learning: Introduction to Emerging Technologies (starts November 17). I’m co-facilitating the course with Dave Cormier…so I’m looking forward to a great course!
From the course description (.pdf): “New technologies offer new opportunities for educators to increase learner engagement and improve the overall value of the learning experience. The last five years have resulted in the introduction of numerous new tools and approaches: blogs, wikis, podcasts, social bookmarking, virtual worlds, and social networking services. This course will explore the development of different technologies and suggest their potential impact on teaching and learning. Focus will be placed on tools that increase learner control over content, interaction, and the formation of learning networks with peers and experts outside of classrooms.” Posted in Uncategorized.
这不正是我打算开设的课程吗！
该课程开设的目的，绝不仅仅是让学生掌握这些工具的使用，关键是学会学生利用这些工具构建个人学习环境、提高学习效果及效率，学会学习，同时促进学生间的合作学习。如果是师范生，还希望他能将学到的能力辐射到他的学生身上，为学生搭建一个良好的学习环境。