21st Century Learners in Relation to the Engagement Theory

The Engagement Theory by Greg Kearsley & Ben Shneiderman underlines that students must be meaningfully engaged in learning activities through interaction with others, technology and worthwhile tasks. This relates to technology being so engaging for learners of today's society. They believe that technology facilitates engagement in ways which are difficult to achieve otherwise. It is a framework for technology-based learning and teaching.This framework focuses on the learners and their opportunities to learn collaboratively on meaningful projects. I found this YouTube clip that really shows how they need to be engaged, and us as future learning managers can embed technology into our classroom practice to provide for all learners. This will enhance their learning and skills in the classroom and beyond.