Mizuko Ito on Why Time Spent Online Is Important for Teen Development
November 20, 2008
Digital Media & Learning, Multimedia
“It might surprise parents to learn that it is not a waste of time for their teens to hang out online,” says Mizuko Ito, University of California, Irvine researcher and the lead author of the most extensive U.S. study to date on teens and their use of digital media. The study showed that America’s youth are developing important social and technical skills online often in ways adults do not understand or value. Learn more
Though I have high respect for the McArthur's Digital Media & Learning Initiatives, the publications that came out from this school of research do not seem to present a large scale of samples of today's learners. Describing phenomena is one thing, knowing that those savvy youth that participate well online is another thing,... , but this ethnographic study works on a selected group of participants. There is a lack of suggestions or recommendations for teachers and adults. The heart of ethnography will present in-depth stories, but this study needs more practical suggestions as to balancing out the expectations of the reality, helping students highly skilled in their discipline. Acknowledging the fact that there is youth development on gaming is easy. Just to talk about this phenomena lacks substantial matters in education. Beautifying what youth do does not help them. Solutions?
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