通識午餐聚會：
活在連線與掛機之間：網絡世代的教與學

GE Lunch Seminar:
Between plugged and unplugged:
how student's learning is influenced by electronic media and our response

這一代的學生都是網路的原住民。他們成長在高速上網的寬頻覆蓋之下，非常熟悉網絡的運作。這些年輕人，往往能夠在彈指之間，輕觸電子屏幕，就對浩瀚知識「運籌帷幄」；一按「讚好」，又已為遙遙千里以外的社群，送上「情深意重」的支持。

為了深入探討這一代的青年如何「迷戀」電子媒體，多個國家的學者進行了一個名為 “The World Unplugged” 的實驗*。這個跨越地域的研究一共接觸了分佈在五大洲，包括智利、中國、黎巴嫩、美國、烏干達，以及英國等十個國家近千名的學生，要他們遠離電子媒體廿四小時，再記錄他們的經驗和反思。本校新聞及傳播學院亦有學生參與了這個實驗。
*“The World Unplugged” 網頁：http://theworldunplugged.wordpress.com/  

毫無疑問，對於老師而言，電子媒體既為他們帶來興奮不已的嶄新教學經驗，卻又為他們添上不少煩憂。今時今日的學生，無論在課堂上的行為表現，以至課後的學習模式、習慣、獲取資訊的方法，以及社交生活也深受手掌之間的電子媒體影響。作為老師，怎樣才能最好地利用現代科技帶來的機遇，並回應由此而起的挑戰？

為此，我們誠意邀請通識老師出席是次的通識午餐聚會，彼此交流及分享大家的寶貴經驗。是次通識午餐聚會將以三位老師的座談作為討論的起點，他們分別是社會工作學系的張美珍博士、新聞與傳播學院的朱順慈教授，以及資訊工程學系的吳偉賢教授。

Today's students are digital natives. They have grown up in an environment where high-speed Internet is available almost everywhere to usually inhibit, information and apparently all "answers" are just clicks away from their fingertips, friends connected on the touch screen and support for a social cause actualize in a "like".

To look into the depth and nature of student's "addiction" to electronic media, some conducted a global experiment called “The World Unplugged”*. The study asked close to 1,000 students in ten countries on five continents – from Chile to China, Lebanon to the USA, Uganda to the United Kingdom – to abstain from using all media for a full day, then report their experience and reflections.  The School of Journalism and Communication at CUHK also participated in this study. *The “World Unplugged” project's website: http://theworldunplugged.wordpress.com

We invite GE teachers to share their experiences and thoughts on the topic in this coming lunch seminar. The seminar will begin with a panel discussion by Dr Cheung Mei Chun, Jane, from the Department of Social Work, Prof. Chu Shun Chi, Donna, from the School of Journalism and Communication, and Prof. Ng Wai Yin, Will, from the Department of Information Engineering.

活動詳情 Details of the Talk

日　期 Date: 2011-10-24 (星期一 Monday)
時　間 Time: 12:30 pm to 2:15 pm
地　點 Venue: 香港中文大學 許讓成樓 G1 Hui Yeung Shing Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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