Chapter 1

Is your school or workplace preparing students and workers for the 21st century? 

Why do you think that?

I think that McNeese is preparing students and teachers for the 21st century.  The Office of Public Information and Communications is in charge of making sure students are aware of all that is going on around campus.  The director sends out messages and keeps students informed by using the web.  Things such as FirstCall, Facebook, and the ListServe are ways the University is using things categorized as Web 2.0.  All of these applications allow students to have access to every bit of information provided by the university.  

I know that other parts of the university are preparing students for all this new technology, because I am learning it as a graduate student.  As an undergrad, many course I took were not formatted in a way to prepare me for the 21st century, but I definitely believe that the Education Department on campus is currently providing both students and teacher with all the necessary means to prepare and learn more on Web 2.0. Shifting to Web 2.0 tools in schools will help promote creativity, collaboration, and communication, and they dovetail with learning methods in which these skills play a part. (Solomon & Schrum, pg. 21)