Students as learning designers

Logo: Trivium Design

http://apo.org.au/research/students-learning-designers-using-social-media-scaffold-experience
This research looks at the role of social media in allowing students to participate in learning design, an activity which helps them own their learning and engage with it.   One study looked at elementary school students and another at masters students, so it covers a broad range of learners.

Crucially, design and time management skills are important and most students need scaffolding to help them acquire these skills.  Twitter emerges as the platform of choice, one which I do not really use myself, so it might be time to try it out. The 140 character limit is useful in this context, to keep things concise.

This sort of delivery asks us to reconsider the role of the teacher and the researchers have found that students as well as teachers are resistant to change, so set the stage appropriately and stick to your guns.