8 Digital Immersion Intensive: Empowerment

This was one of the topics discussed today - another busy and fruitful day of this 9 day course.

How do we expect our learners and teachers to achieve the desired outcomes when they do not feel empowered? Not only the learners and the teachers, the community as a whole (this would mean parents) must feel empowered if the school has to serve its purpose.

The presentation by Dorothy Burt this morning highlighted many issues and reasons why our communities are not empowered.

• Low Income levels of the parents

To me this is a very significant issue facing many families in our zone. It goes without saying that children and families who are deprived of the basic necessities of their lives can under no circumstances feel empowered. Obviously this

Is technology making us antisocial

A. Do you agree or disagree

Technology does promote virtual relationships as opposed to real relationships. Technology provides a platform where individuals go to socialise, often for the sake of it, sometimes to be part of an audience which seems to make people popular.
Whether this form of relationship promotes real friendships and understanding among people.
In many ways there are also points in favour of technology - it can be used for keeping in touch and engaging with people in a very meaningful manner