Pokolenie Alfa w szkole. Działania projektowo-wdrożeniowe z wykorzystaniem ICT

Abstract

The text describes project activities which were created in response to the previous diagnostic-correlation research within the area of ICT competences carried out among schoolchildren and teachers in Lubuskie and adjacent voivodeships by E. Baron-Polańczyk. It consists of a theoretical introduction including the characteristics of website-related education, some reflexions on X, Y, Z and Alpha generations as well as the interpretation of activities of these groups in modern school. The following part of the text comprises some examples of project activities carried out in 2017–2022 among children and teenagers from rural areas and small towns of Lubuskie voivodeship. These activities exploited practical methods of mixed education, learning through experiencing and interdisciplinary education based on STEAM concept. A lot of attention was paid to solutions inspired by Lego sets: Lego MINDSTORMS, Lego Classic, Lego Education etc.

Functioning of the Alpha Generation – Challenges and Hazards. The Role of Media Education in the Formation of the New Generation

“…Cechuje się kreatywnością i entuzjazmem (Reis, 2018). Apaydin i Kaya (2020) dostrzegają u osób należących do tego pokolenia większą ciekawość, wolność od zasad, niecierpliwość, egocentryczność i mobilność w porównaniu z generacją Z. Osoby należące do pokolenia Alpha potrafią identyfikować się z bohaterami gier, utożsamiać się z ich emocjami podczas fikcyjnych zdarzeń (Baron-Polańczyk, Nowak-Łojewska, 2022).…”