SETTING THE SCENE. HOW TO CREATE MEANINGFUL LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR DIGIKIDS

The focus of pedagogy when it came to the question how to ensure the success of learning was different during the time. Content was considered initially the key to success: how to select it, how to make it accessible and relevant according to age, how to de-construct and re-construct it. Than, objectives and their accurate formulation came into the attention. Using appropriate verbs and make learning measurable or at least observable was the main request. More and more we see that, while we are about to educate the Millenials, with their new learning approaches and habits, the effort to create relevant learning settings and experiences become the most important issue. It may look a bit superficial to focus on the conditions, and not so much on the essence, but conditions of learning are the moving target, the institutions as learning scenes are changing much slowly. I this paper we will review and support the ideas related to the priority we should give to learning experiences in pedagogy in order to motivate learn and learners and to enhance th role and the potential of educational technologies in this respect. Both teachers and students perspectives to the topic will be investigated, considering their contribution to create relevant learning scenes and experiences, especially when it comes to early ages. In the early ages, the role of designing / creating a relevant learning setting and initiating a productive and meaningful learning experience is even more important than in later stages of schooling or personal development.