Ubiquitous Access to Information - Case #1



Benefits of ubiquitous access to information

  • ·        Challenges critical thinking
  • ·        Challenges creativity
  • ·        Builds information literacy
  • ·        Builds technology literacy


Challenges of ubiquitous access to information

  • ·        Easy to get distracted
  • ·        Can find misinformation
  • ·        Can take longer to accomplish tasks

          I believe that ubiquitous access can both help and hinder development of 21st century skills. Use of technology should be supervised and guided until the students have the basic skills to attempt use themselves. Almost anything in excess can be harmful, and ubiquitous access is the same. By controlling what students have access to, you can still develop creativity and critical thinking; however, you need to teach them the tools so they know what to do with their access. Knowledge is power, and having access to all the information on the internet can be overwhelming if you do not know how to organize and look through it.
          My advice to Ms. Tucker would be to introduce more ubiquitous learning throughout the class. At the beginning she can still teach in a very guided method, but by the end, students should have developed an independence from her guidance.

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