Week 9, 1 How might Wenger's notions on practice communities relate to Prensky's on education?

Wenger focuses mainly on how cofp are beneficial to the individual whether it is online or irl. Cofp is a shared learning amongst participants, as well as a shared development & this is how I think it relates particularly well with Prenskys theory’s on education aided with technology.

Wenger talks about hierarchy amongst group members but ultimately there is an equal element of give & take, he expresses the need to educate together and he is describing a learning process in which the community take part.

Prensky speaks about how we as individuals interact with technologies & how these may aid or hinder our education. To a native anything is possible on the internet but to an immigrant getting to grips & the pace of looking up information for our on means maybe a little more difficult.

Ultimately, the internet is a tool which we can use to educate ourselves, whether that is taking advantage of methods such as search engines which is perhaps Prensky's idea or whether we join a forum or communicate with eachother in general to find what we want we need to know which is Wengers cofp side.

In my opinion, interaction seems to be a key part in any education environment whether it be in a classroom or online. Do we learn better by interacting with technology (Prenskys theory) or by using technology to interact with others (Wengers theory)