Digital change as a societal change
We live in a digital world that has become indispensable. Whether we encounter it with uncertainty or enthusiasm is of secondary importance. Robin…
Active media education in class using the example of stop-motion animated film technique
This article makes the case for using digital media as tools in school in order to understand them as a means to an end. Digital media are used…
Googlification in the Classroom - The High-Tech Invasion of our Schools
The posters on the classroom wall say, ‘Dream!’ ‘Laugh!’ It seems ironic that these posters remind us of a childhood which is long gone. Some third…
The transition from childhood to adolescence begins in Class 6 ... I mean 4 ... or is it ...
The author describes the soul life of twelve-year-olds at the transition from childhood into adolescence. She considers the teachers' tasks in grade…
Adults' Self-Education
In 2012, around 58 billion text messages were sent in Germany alone (i); globally there were about 7 trillion messages sent and the figure is expected…
Media as a Provider of Education
Whenever the consequences of media use are discussed, the discussion usually centres on the effect on the consumer. People focus a lot less on the…
Indirect and Direct Media Pedagogy
Technology frees people from certain tasks, but there is always a danger that the corresponding skill might be lost as well, just like a muscle which…
Media and Waldorf Education
When my daughter was five, she explained to my wife how our fax machine works. She had never sent a fax, she had only sometimes watched her dad…
Time with the class teacher
Children in the early years of formal schooling should work with materials which activate all the senses, from smell to colour to touch. This is…
What can parents do for their child's healthy brain development?
Susan R. Johnson, the well-know US American pediatrician, has compiled a list of tips for parents, regarding television viewing. Her suggestions could…
Strangers in our Homes: TV and our Children’s Minds (i)
The US American pediatrician and Waldorf teacher Susan R.Johnson explains the fatal consequences of watching television and playing computer games on…
The omnipresent companion
Why are we so infatuated with our little gadgets? Smartphones and similar devices have become an indispensable part of our lives, of ourselves.…
Film and Television: Parent – Teacher Collaboration
The question of the consequences of film and television for child development is likely to appear more than once on the agenda of parents' evenings.…