MSTU 4020

  Image: Screenshot from NBC's "The Good Place" depicting comedic ways to earn or lose "good people" points Facer and Sandford's (2010) article, "The next 25 years?: future scenarios and future directions for education and technology" present three possible future-world scenarios with two potential educational implications in each scenario.  The first scenario, titled "Trust Yourself" centers around a very individualized world where each person is focused on their individual responsibilities and is not tied to a collective group.  In this scenario, education is "highly personalized" and "individuals are able to choose" from a variety of educational settings.  The second scenario, titled "Loyalty Points", describes a world dictated by "rewards and benefits" where people have very clearly defined roles and responsibilities within the system. In this scenario, education would provide a means for

The focus of my research project is to determine how students' social media accounts/online presence impacts New Jersey independent high school admissions.  Adults and teachers often remind high school and college aged students to be aware of what they post online, focusing digital citizenship lessons on a digital footprint and the understanding that what is posted online never really  goes away. According to the Associated Press's video below, "Social Media Footprint Leaves Impact on Students," posted in 2015, approximately 35% of college admissions officers check an applicant's social media prior to making an admissions decision, which has risen from 10% since 2008.   Since then, social media has only become more prevalent and available for people of all ages.  While most social media sites have policies that state a user must be at least 13 years old, many children begin signing up for accounts much earlier.  A study "Number of child, teen,

Question (summarized): In the article, the researchers recommend parents to give children limited access to social media.  In what ways can social media benefit academic performance? Over the course of the semester, I have become very interested in studying the influence of social media on education, so my answer to this question has very much evolved over the past few months.  Prior to this semester, I hadn't strongly considered social media on education, so my answer to this question has very much evolved over the past few months.  Prior to this semester, I hadn't strongly considered social media use on learning, so I'm not sure I would have supported its use in the classroom. I have experienced 1:1 device initiatives in schools, both in elementary, middle, and high schools, with students using a variety of technology (chromebooks, ipads, laptops, etc.) and due to a variety of factors, I've seen these devices often become more of a distraction.  As a technology