Social commentators have noted that we’ve moved from an age of passive consumption to one in which individuals are increasingly playing an active role in shaping their own experiences. in principle, Jewish education has always been an endeavor in which we should be encouraging learners and families to be actors on the stage, not watchers in the audience. But, reality has often fallen short of that ideal. Now, we may not have a choice, as both learners and their families seek to have a voice in determining what, where, when, and how they learn. how can we actively empower both learners and families to become co-producers of 21st Century Jewish education? what does this mean for what and how we teach and how we organize and manage our synagogues and schools?
Learners, Families, and Us: What the New Era of “Prosumerism” Means for Jewish Education from ARJE on Vimeo.