Amusing Ourselves at eLCC2011
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This document summarizes a presentation on how entertainment and technology are impacting education. It discusses how students now learn more from their online networks than in school. It also explores how the human brain works, noting that multi-tasking is a myth and memories can form quickly. Surveys in the presentation examine participants' technology use and habits on social media sites.
Amusing Ourselves at eLCC2011
- 1. Are We Amusing Ourselves to Death? With a tip of the cap to Neil Postman
- 2. Barry Dahl dot com
- 4. Excellence in e-Education • Webinars • On-site workshops • Speaking engagements • Consulting • E-Quality Initiatives • Conference Comes to You http://xlents.com
- 6. Clicker Time • Grab your clicker • Courtesy of Turning Technologies • First, some demographics.
- 7. Your Job at a College/University 1.Faculty 54% 2.Staff or 35% Administrator 12% 3.Not at a college ty .. . ... ul in le c l dm co Fa rA a at o t ff No a St
- 8. Gender & Life Experience 50% 1. Female, < 40 yrs. 2. Female, 40 + yrs. 22% 3. Male, < 40 yrs. 15% 14% 4. Male, 40 + yrs. .. ... . . s. . s. . y. +y yr yr 40 40 40 + < 0 e, e, ,4 ,< al al ale ale m m M M Fe Fe
- 9. Self-evaluation: Tech Savviness 1. Technophobe/ 52% 46% Newbie 2. Perfectly normal 3. Propeller-head/ Gadget-geek 2% . .. ... ... d rm /N ea no be r -h ho ly le ct el p rfe no op ch Pe Pr Te
- 10. Faculty Perspective • For the next two clicker statements – • Put on your faculty hat, regardless of whether you actually have one
- 11. Entertaining Students is NOT my Job 33% 1. Fact 67% 2. Whack
- 12. Engaging Students is NOT my Job 6% 1. Fact 94% 2. Whack
- 13. Not this kind of entertainment
- 14. More like a Bridge Party
- 15. Who said this? “Anyone who tries to make a distinction between education & entertainment doesn't know the first thing about either.”
- 16. and now this …….
- 17. Which of the following do you do? 79% 1. File income taxes online (e-file) 93% 2. Use online banking services 73% 3. Check email on 3 or more diff. accts 44% 4. Have an avatar in Second Life 16% 5. Were born in 1980 or AFTER 4% 6. None of the above
- 18. Choose each true statement 64% 1. You own an iPhone, Droid, Blackberry 59% 2. Prefer online news over newspapers 82% 3. You consider yourself to be creative 41% 4. You have more than 5 cloud documents 72% 5. You can define the term “Web 2.0” 2% 6. None of the above are true
- 19. What is Web 2.0?
- 20. Select each site where you have an account. 86% 1. Facebook 56% 2. Twitter 73% 3. LinkedIn 22% 4. MySpace 60% 5. YouTube 8% 6. None of the above
- 21. The most wired are 224 Male, < 40 yrs. 212.8 Propeller-head/ Gadget-geek 207.27 Team Scores Staff or Administrator 178.67 Female, < 40 yrs. 176.81 Male, 40 + yrs. 170.83 Female, 40 + yrs. 154.84 Faculty 152.19 Perfectly normal 140.73 Not at a college 140 Technophobe/ Newbie
- 22. and now this …….
- 23. Currently Connected? 72% 1. Yes, of course 28% 2. No Are you connected to the Internet right now?
- 25. Who said this? “I don't necessarily agree with everything I say.”
- 26. and now this …….
- 28. Twitter is Stupid!!! 48% 1. Twue 52% 2. False
- 29. Twue Enough 100 Technophobe/ Newbie 68.75 Faculty 63.64 Team Scores Not at a college 56.52 Male, 40 + yrs. 50 Female, < 40 yrs. 48 Female, 40 + yrs. 47.06 Perfectly normal 42.86 Propeller-head/ Gadget-geek 33.33 Male, < 40 yrs. 32.08 Staff or Administrator
- 30. If you can tweet right now • Send a message similar to this one (NOW!!) • I have ____ followers on Twitter. #elcc2011 • Just approximate the number
- 31. Twitter makes me like people I’ve never met and Facebook makes me hate people I know in real life. @shaylamaddox
- 32. PowerPoint Twitter Feedback Slide Use Presentation Mode to view, Click this header to give mouse control back to PowerPoint, change slide, etc. Check the “alternate format” to see more tweets! © SAP 2009 / Page 32
- 33. Networked Learning • Don’t Buy the Book! • Absorb the concept. • I learn more every day from my Twitter network than I ever did in school. • (Blasphemy, I know)
- 34. and now this …….
- 35. Some people are great multi-taskers
- 36. The Human Brain can Multi-Task 48% 1. True 52% 2. False
- 37. The Brainiest about Brains 62.5 Male, 40 + yrs. 58.33 Faculty Team Scores 56.25 Propeller-head/ Gadget-geek 53.33 Female, < 40 yrs. 53.33 Male, < 40 yrs. 51.85 Staff or Administrator 50 Perfectly normal 46 Female, 40 + yrs. 40 Not at a college
- 38. Multi-tasking is a Myth • Great Book • Brain Rules, by Dr. John Medina
- 39. More Brain Rules 87% 1. Male & female brains work differently 62% 2. A memory can be “made” very quickly 44% 3. Brain works better w/the body at rest 64% 4. You learn while you sleep 4% 5. None of the above are true
- 40. The Brainiest about Brains 173.53 Faculty 161.7 Team Scores Female, 40 + yrs. 150 Male, 40 + yrs. 150 Technophobe/ Newbie 150 Perfectly normal 147.83 Propeller-head/ Gadget-geek 142.31 Staff or Administrator 135.71 Male, < 40 yrs. 126.67 Female, < 40 yrs. 100 Not at a college
- 41. Predictably Irrational • Why do we splurge on a lavish meal and cut coupons to save 25 cents on a can of soup? • What is behavioral economics and where all of these free lunches?
- 42. Chocolate Break • Lindt Truffle • Hershey Kiss
- 43. Which candy would you buy? 56% 1. Lindt Truffle = 15¢ 44% 2. Hershey Kiss = 1¢
- 44. Who Wants a Kiss? 100 Technophobe/ Newbie 72.73 Team Scores Male, < 40 yrs. 65 Male, 40 + yrs. 58.33 Female, < 40 yrs. 50 Not at a college 47.73 Staff or Administrator 44.19 Propeller-head/ Gadget-geek 43.75 Faculty 41.67 Perfectly normal 27.66 Female, 40 + yrs.
- 45. The Power of Free 15¢ Truffles, 1¢ Kisses 14¢ Truffles, Free Kisses 27% 69% 31% 73%
- 46. Bundling of Services Why do cable companies bundle their services?
- 47. Bundling of Services Because it works
- 48. Bundling of Services Why don’t colleges bundle their services?
- 49. Bundling of Services Because it would work? But, we prefer to
- 50. Who said this? “I wouldn't have seen it if I hadn't believed it.”
- 51. and now this …….
- 52. Neil Postman • Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business • Published 1985
- 53. Amusing Ourselves to Death • Many of the remarks he made about television can be made today about computers and social networking
- 54. Graphics by Stuart McMillen
- 67. Graphics by Stuart McMillen • All words from “Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business” by Neil Postman … a book about the possibility that Huxley, not Orwell, was right.
- 68. My Take on Postman • Web 1.0 was just another one-way distraction device, very TV-like. • However, Web 2.0 goes beyond amusement by bringing people together and encouraging creativity.
- 69. Legit Questions • Is online learning a serious endeavor, or just a dumbing down of education? • Is the use of emerging technologies just an attempt to be cool? • Where’s the beef (or pedagogy)?
- 70. Hey Barry, what’s the significance of ↓ and now this …….
- 71. Who said this? “All media exist to invest our lives with artificial perceptions and arbitrary values.”
- 72. and now this …….
- 73. Speaking of Online Reading • Much of the text that is available online is heavily sprinkled with hyperlinks. • This is a bad thing. – Hyperlinks are a sea of distractions, resulting in people comprehending less of what they read – As we spend more time surfing, and skimming, and scanning ... We become more adept at that mode of thinking, but less adept at deep reading and prolonged concentration.
- 74. Speaking of Online Reading • Much of the text that is available online is heavily sprinkled with hyperlinks. • This is a good thing. – They strengthen critical thinking by allowing for various points of view and deeper dives into the material. – Some cognitive skills are strengthened by our use of computers/Net; such as hand-eye coordination, reflex response, and the processing of visual cues.
- 75. Hyperlinked Text 38% 1. is a sea of distraction 62% 2. strengthens critical thinking
- 76. Hard Questions • Shortly after Postman’s death, Web 2.0 started to develop and began feeding what Huxley called “man’s almost infinite appetite for distractions.”
- 77. Hard Questions • What is happening to deep reading? • How do we develop the proper discipline on the net to not be so easily distracted?
- 78. and now this …….
- 79. Is this Innovation or Insanity? Culture, Gender, and Identity – taught with World of Warcraft CC Flickr photo by glenn.batuyong
- 80. Is this Innovation or Insanity? History of Rock-n-Roll Music course – taught with Guitar Hero CC Flickr photo By 5th Ape
- 81. Take your pick 79% 1.Innovation 21% 2.Insanity
- 82. Who said insanity? 100 Technophobe/ Newbie 27.27 Team Scores Male, < 40 yrs. 27.27 Male, 40 + yrs. 26.47 Faculty 24.49 Perfectly normal 22.22 Not at a college 18.75 Female, 40 + yrs. 15.22 Propeller-head/ Gadget-geek 14.89 Staff or Administrator 14.29 Female, < 40 yrs.
- 83. How amusing is that?
- 84. Who said this? “We shape our tools and afterwards our tools shape us.”
- 85. and now this …….
- 86. DIY U • Anya Kamenetz • Edupunks, Edupreneurs, and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education
- 87. DIY U – Ch. 1 - History • Single biggest recipient benefactor of federal financial aid is ______________ • University of Phoenix • Does it seem odd that a “private” for-profit university gets the most public funds? (More?)
- 88. DIY U – Ch. 2 - Sociology • Suggestion: “Allocate Funds for Access” • “Colleges that serve rich students get more federal and state money than colleges that serve poor students.” • This needs to be reversed.
- 89. DIY U – Ch. 3 - Economics • Idea: Restore the concept of “free.” • Have you heard of Hard Work U? • Part of the “Work College Consortium.” • Min. 15 hours per week per student.
- 90. Ch. 4 – Computer Science • “If universities can’t find the will to innovate and adapt to changes in the world around them, universities will be irrelevant by the year 2020.” • David Wiley (as quoted in DIYU)
- 91. Ch. 5 – Independent Study • “Students should not play life, or study it merely, while the community supports them at this expensive game, but earnestly live it from beginning to end ...” • Thoreau (as quoted in DIYU)
- 92. Ch. 6 - Commencement • “Forget about giving the guy a fish, or teaching him how to fish, either. Teach him how to teach himself, and he’ll always be able to acquire the skills he needs to find food, skills you haven’t even thought of yet for things you didn’t know you could eat.” • Anya Kamenetz
- 93. Higher ed needs to change significantly to remain relevant? 82% 1. Agree 18% 2. Disagree
- 94. Who Agrees? 92.86 Propeller-head/ Gadget-geek 90.91 Team Scores Male, 40 + yrs. 90 Male, < 40 yrs. 87.23 Staff or Administrator 82.98 Female, 40 + yrs. 77.78 Not at a college 74.51 Perfectly normal 71.88 Faculty 64.29 Female, < 40 yrs. 50 Technophobe/ Newbie
- 95. Who said this? “We look at the present through a rear-view mirror. We march backwards into the future.”
- 96. Who said this? “The medium is the message”
- 97. Marshall McLuhan
- 98. and now this …….
- 99. Linchpins Don’t Need (no stinkin’) Résumés
- 100. What is a linchpin?
- 101. An artist
- 102. What is an artist?
- 103. Anyone who does “emotional work”
- 104. Work that matters
- 105. Heart and soul
- 106. Everyone’s an artist now (or could be)
- 107. It’s not what you do
- 108. It’s how you do it
- 109. Make the leap
- 110. Be an artist
- 111. Do emotional work
- 112. It’s a choice
- 113. Choose it
- 114. Are We Amusing Ourselves to Death? And other book learnin’
- 115. Do You Know About Bridgepoint Education? • From the Senate hearings on Thur. 3/1/2011 • Grew from 300 students to 78,000 students in just four years. • $600 million in federal financial aid annually • 2010: 86.5% of their revenue came from Federal Government • 65% owned by investment firm Warburg Pincus
- 116. Congress should act to stop the abuses of the for-profit universities. 79% 1. Agree 21% 2. Disagree (Back)
- 117. Higher Ed Moves Slowly