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New technologies and Jewish learning
Posted by: Nechama Tamler (IP Logged)
Date: September 08, 2008 01:24AM
I came home this evening from a visit to the new Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, thinking quite a bit about one of the exhibits, Genesis, which focuses on the first chapter of the Good Book, and includes installations by 7 contemporary artists using very different media as well as medieval manuscripts and a 35 min film (with “talking heads” including rabbis of all streams, poets, choreographers, theatre directors, ministers, priests, theoretical mathematician, physicist, astronomer, sociologist, etc.) Lots to contemplate and appreciate. I’m even thinking about bringing one of my classes of adults studying Humash this fall to the exhibit, if possible. (The link for the Museum is [www.thecjm.org]. When you get there, go to the page on Genesis.)
Then, back at home, I got to hunker down with the New York Times and read the article about Facebook and other social networking sites and thought a lot about how significantly life for the under 30 crowd has changed in terms of social connections, intimacy and involvement in the world.
Finally, I sat down at the computer and saw Shalom’s posting on the article ( [www.nytimes.com] ) and read the brief excerpt he selected to include on the digest. I must say, the short excerpt doesn’t begin to capture how well the whole article not only provided insight into how the younger generation is interacting with the world, but it made me think about how we could better exploit this technology....I think it’s time we got “with the program “to imagine using social networking technology for the goals of Jewish learning and teaching. Yes, it can appear to be narcissistic in the extreme on the one hand, but, it also can connect people in incredible ways. Look at the way this kind of technology is changing elections.
A colleague, Dr. Arlene Holtz of CAJE in Philadelphia, is teaching a course with a focus on “pedagogy in the age of Google” having been inspired by an article written by Dr. Jon Woocher on this topic within the last few years. I’d sure love to hear some of the innovations people are trying that use the social networking technology in this age of facebook, twitter and whatever. Thanks for posting the link, Shalom and making me think.
Nechama Tamler
Then, back at home, I got to hunker down with the New York Times and read the article about Facebook and other social networking sites and thought a lot about how significantly life for the under 30 crowd has changed in terms of social connections, intimacy and involvement in the world.
Finally, I sat down at the computer and saw Shalom’s posting on the article ( [www.nytimes.com] ) and read the brief excerpt he selected to include on the digest. I must say, the short excerpt doesn’t begin to capture how well the whole article not only provided insight into how the younger generation is interacting with the world, but it made me think about how we could better exploit this technology....I think it’s time we got “with the program “to imagine using social networking technology for the goals of Jewish learning and teaching. Yes, it can appear to be narcissistic in the extreme on the one hand, but, it also can connect people in incredible ways. Look at the way this kind of technology is changing elections.
A colleague, Dr. Arlene Holtz of CAJE in Philadelphia, is teaching a course with a focus on “pedagogy in the age of Google” having been inspired by an article written by Dr. Jon Woocher on this topic within the last few years. I’d sure love to hear some of the innovations people are trying that use the social networking technology in this age of facebook, twitter and whatever. Thanks for posting the link, Shalom and making me think.
Nechama Tamler
