What value video games? Engagement v. Apathy.

David Domke: The Journalism Revolution Is Now

Domke, Chair at the UW Dept of Communications, bemoans all the unwanted changes that have resulted in the new 24/7, blogospheric, talking heads style of journalism. One of his gripes is that journalism is no longer reflective.

But then he turns the coin over, and says that public engagement in issues of the day has gone up substantially. And that he'd take engagement over apathy any day.


The parallels one can draw from this talk with regard to education depend on where you stand....

The notion of what is 'news' and what is 'truth' has changed substantially in the last 10 years. From a time when a few institutions controlled what is the news, and we chose which ones to trust, we now have thousands, if not millions, of view points. It is 'journalism of the many' and 'how do you know what the truth is anymore?' But, at least, people are engaged.


Have the consumers of education become apathetic?

Is it worth it to trade 'being reflective' for 'engagement' in the classroom?

The scariest part is should the institutions of the past (schools) surrender control of what is the truth, in return for student engagement? Will they no longer be viable, like today's print newspapers?