I just finished listening to Steve Hargadon's interview of Arthus, a 14 year old student. Notes from the podcast is available on Steve's blog. Arthus developed an interest in the educational aspects of web 2.0 tools. A few weeks ago, during a WOW Webcast on EdTechTalk, I noticed Arthus was in the chat room, bringing the student voice into the conversation. I Arthus is an advocate for educational technology, due to all the educational benefits. He joins the ed tech leadership community in many arenas: he is a member of Classroom 2.0 on Ning, he joins webcasts on EdTechTalk, and Twitter.
Arthus has his own blog. I spent some time reading some of his recent entries and it is evident that he wants to make a difference in how schools are structured for LEARNING. I think the voice of this one student will soon be the voice of many more. Listen to the interview and see if you agree.
Yes, I am trying to give voice to students and be an activist for intelligent educational technology.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the post! I hope you enjoy my blog, I've got a couple of interesting posts planned.
I am trying to bring more students into the discussion. I think we have a lot to add. So far, I have gotten my friend gradster to start a blog.