Embodied Learning

What does learning mean in the technological age? While today’s student has easily adapted to technological advancement and while these advancements offer great potential for students and teachers, Emig argues that embodied learning, interactions that take place within authentic communities of inquiry with physical others, is still at the heart of true learning. The embodied classroom, says Emig, is the last site for socialization in this society. She charges the reader to consider the complex and reciprocal relationships between teacher and students in the classroom.