Do geeks learn differently? (A Virtual Learning Network
Challenge) At the end of Educampakl I asked the question do
geeks learn differently? I thought this would be an excellent
topic to explore for the Virtual Learning Network’s November
e-learning challenge to answer the question: “What kinds of
skills/knowledge/attitudes do teachers – and students – need if
we are going to use technology effectively? A geek will think
nothing of sending you an instant message even if you happen to
be sitting next to them. Non-geeks find it a bit weird or
downright rude for someone to whip out their device in the
middle of an important meeting or conversation and start
checking their twitter feeds. However geeks think their
conversations partners shouldn’t be limited to the people in the
room. Geeks have imaginary friends Whether on facebook, bulletin
boards, twitter or blogs geeks think nothing of spending the day
interacting with people they’ve never met. In fact if you ask a
geek who their best friends are they are more