The social hub to liberate the student
Abstract: In modern education there is a discussion about the balance between how to structure and how to liberate the student. Structure is necessary to teach the student the skills he needs to survive in society. Liberating students is necessary to improve and innovate society and to prepare students for unforeseen setbacks and challenging changes. Creating knowledge means co-learning in a social context. Just as we shared knowledge in the Agora in Athens (600 BC), today we share knowledge worldwide over social media. Using that, the student connects formal and informal learning, creating his own personal learning environment. The social hub in our Next Generation Digital Learning Environment supports this learning process. We will explain our pedagogical concept and demonstrate the social hub.