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Editor's Notes
As we have studied in week one of class, “Globalization has a profound impact on the transmission of knowledge (Carnoy, Martin)”. The interconnectedness of the world impacts our ability to transmit knowledge. That being said, 5 major factors that impact education (due to an increase in globalization) are diversity, socioeconomic status, funding, delocalization, and social media.
Globalization has impacted education in terms of cultural and racial diversity (PBS, 2008). Students can now instantly access information from other cultures via internet, e-mail, snap chat, and social media. Along with access, globalization has created a melting pot of students in the same class room. Students and teachers need to become more culturally and racially diverse in order to create a comfortable learning environment for minorities and the majority alike. The world is becoming more diverse and so is education, the more we can thrive in teaching and learning in diverse environments, the more successful our students will be.
Socioeconomic status is a major connection between globalization and education. PBS notes that socioeconomic status plays a factor in whether students decide to move on to high education or enter the work force or military. Often students of a lower socioeconomic status can not attend higher education with out financial aid and or private loans. In other terms, students will have access to more global learning as their socioeconomic status goes up. For example, students with more money may study abroad, at out of state universities, and have access to more tools such as internet and social media.
A schools money and funding will dictate the connection between globalization and education also. For example, a poorly funded high school will not have access to information technology like a private school. Students at low income schools may have an allotted time during the day to spend on the computer in the media center, while a private school can assign each student a Mac Book for homework. Obviously the student at the school with more funding will be better with information technology in the long run.
According to George Williams College in London, globalization is leading to the delocalization of schools in education. For example, the local community college is not as convenient as a online program anymore. The University of Phoenix allows me to work on my teaching certificate conveniently from home and if more flexible with my schedule. However as previous slides indicated, this type of education is much more convenient but economically more expensive then a community college. Both option are more affordable then stopping work to attend a four year college with room and board however. This shows how all the connection between globalization and education are linked.
As social media becomes a part of the learning process, the type of learning that takes place and the type of learner are evolving. “Learning can be based around principles of collective exploration, play, and innovation rather than individualized instruction” (Seliyn, Neil). Learning can evolve from its traditional format of reading a text book and writing notes. For example, we can create discussion groups with twitter, face book, and slide share. This allows more creative learners to stay interested and allows for better learning over all. In our class this week, we have used online discussion, you tube lecture, and share page to promote learning.
