Week 1 Discussion

“Documentation highlights the importance of multiple perspectives in decision-making.”

“Thus by using a variety of media to represent a single phenomenon, we are helping children ask better questions.”

Alper made a great point here: technology can enable children to make sense of their experiences from different perspectives, either through documentation, different mediums, or social interactions. However, I feel that (1) incentives for young children to take on such projects are lacking, and (2) parents and teachers lack tools and resources to guide children through the learning experience. So here are my questions:

• In what context have existing documentation and transmedia learning technologies been used to create meaningful experience for young children?
• How effective are existing documentation and transmedia learning technologies in fostering multiple perspectives?
• How can we better engage parents and teachers as learning partners to make learning visible?