Teacher 2.0’s are endlessly inventive and find lots of new ways to engage students in a variety of subjects. They explore opportunities for students to interact with one another online and in class through new media and technology, and connect to students emotionally by taking their pleasure in both engaging digital media and classroom learning seriously.
Because of the divergent nature of the Teacher 2.0 teaching style, lessons are often vulnerable to hiccups, unforeseen challenges, and remaining unfinished, as when students don’t have time to watch a whole film, don’t adequately engage with one another on online platforms, or don’t complete a media production. Teacher 2.0’s also occasionally miss the ways in which students choose not to participate with one another, or their desire to sometimes leave their enthusiasm for media “at home.”
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