Planning to Effectively Motivate Digital-Age Learners by Addressing Their "High-Tech" Interests and Their "High-Touch" Needs

Autor/inn/en	Polka, Walter S.; Wolfgang, Jerald I.; Mete, Rosina E.; Ayaga, Augustine; Khokhar, Attique J.
Titel	Planning to Effectively Motivate Digital-Age Learners by Addressing Their "High-Tech" Interests and Their "High-Touch" Needs
Quelle	In: Educational Planning, 21 (2014) 4, S.51-68 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1537-873X
Schlagwörter	Student Interests; Student Needs; Student Motivation; Educational Planning; Technological Advancement; Computer Use; Computer Uses in Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studieninteresse; Schulische Motivation; Bildungsplanung; Technological development; Technologische Entwicklung; Computernutzung
Abstract	The authors of this thematic article present contemporary information about the "high-tech" usage and interests of digital-age students at all levels of the instructional spectrum as well as information about their "high-touch" learning needs in various cultural contexts. The purpose of this article is to guide educators in planning and implementing programs, projects, and learning assignments that captivate contemporary student interests and address their historical learning needs so as to improve motivation and academic achievement. Contemporary technological usage information including: hardware, software, personal communication devices, and instructional applications collected from various sources is identified to provide insight about the exponential growth of technology as well as its educational potential to capture the interests and motivate digital-age learners. This information will be synthesized with social psychology and education change research of the past half century that has demonstrated the significance of the organizational, social, professional, and personal needs of individuals associated with the successful acquisition of knowledge and skills as well as the implementation innovations. Thus, the focus of this article is to facilitate comprehension of the contemporary "hightech" interests and usage rates of digital-age students as well as to encourage professional reflections about educational planning that combines those interests with their respective "high-touch" learning needs. Thus, the intended outcome of this article is to provide useful information in order to promote effective curriculum and instruction planning to increase student achievement in both developed and developing countries in the second decade of the Twenty-first Century. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01