Learning in New Media Environments

The Learning in New Media Environments is a short video by Dr. Michael Wesch. His video and ideas raise a lot of ideas and thoughts.  The ideas that something as simple as a book and maps can change a village in New Guinea so quickly show you the power of media and other forms of knowledge.  When you look at all of the media that we have access to on a daily basis it is no wonder that our world is changing so quickly.  The question is how do you translate that to the classroom and make it more accepted by college faculty, and K-12 teachers.  I have found in my educational journey as a student that not many faculty want to incorporate new ideas into the classroom.  Dr. Wesch gave some great examples of how he engages a large college class by having them all contribute to a wiki and learn about a specific part of the world.  The collaboration and the process of learning the information seems like a valuable exercise that transcends his class and would be applicable to many classes and the real world.  Collaboration and facilitation are where we need to go to in the college classroom.