Teaching & Learning in a Networked Age
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The document discusses the impact of Web 2.0 tools on academia, emphasizing that informal learning now plays a significant role in education. It highlights the importance of network literacies and participatory culture, advocating for a shift towards more collaborative and accessible educational practices. The author encourages educators to embrace new learning paradigms that transcend traditional teaching methods and promote shared global experiences.
Teaching & Learning in a Networked Age
- 1. Teaching & Learning in a Networked Age Quest 2010 Richmond Hill, Ontario By Dr. Alec Couros University of Regina
- 2. #yrdsbquest
- 4. The Blur
- 7. “Web 2.0 tools exist that might allow academics to reflect and reimagine what they do as scholars. Such tools might positively affect -- even transform - research, teaching, and service responsibilities - only if scholars choose to build serious academic lives online, presenting semi-public selves and becoming invested in and connected to the work of their peers and students.” (Greenhow, Robella, & Hughes, 2009) http://edr.sagepub.com/cgi/content/full/38/4/246
- 9. context inspirations the road ahead
- 10. context
- 15. Informal Learning • “Informal learning is a significant aspect of our learning experience. Formal education no longer comprises the majority of our learning.” • George Siemens http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/connectivism.htm
- 17. Access
- 20. Free/Open Content “describes any kind of creative work in a format that explicitly allows copying and modifying of its information by anyone, not exclusively by a closed organization, firm, or individual.” (Wikipedia)
- 25. Participatory Media http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosauraochoa/3256859352/sizes/z/in/photostream/
- 31. media stats (2009) • 90 trillion emails sent annually from 1.4 billion email users • 234 million websites • 1.73 billion Internet users • 126 millions blogs • 350 million Facebook users • 4 billion images on Flickr • 2.5 billion photos uploaded every month on Facebook Stats as of Jan 22/10 via Royal Pingdom
- 32. http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2010/11/great-scott-over-35-hours-of-video.html
- 34. danah boyd pay attention to ... •Properties: persistence, replicability, searchability, scalability, (de)locatability. •Dynamics: invisible audiences, collapsed contexts, blurring of public & private spaces @zephoria
- 39. Network Literacies • “Understanding how networks work is one of the most important literacies of the 21st century.” (2010) Howard Rheingold
- 40. networks • redefine communities, friends, citizenship, identity, presence, privacy, publics, geography. • enable learning, communication, sharing, collaboration, community. • networks form around shared interests & objects.
- 44. Howard Rheingold http://www.anduro.com/calgary-mayor-race.html
- 50. connections
- 51. practice
- 52. Challenges of Participatory Culture “How do we ensure that every child has access to skills and experiences need to become a full participant in the social, cultural, economic, and political future of our society?” Henry Jenkins
- 53. Example #1: Transparent Walls @royanlee
- 54. Example #2: Advocacy of Sharing @thecleversheep
- 55. Example #3: Shared Global Experiences @langwitches @hdurnin @glassbeed
- 56. Example #4: Making It Relevant @danikabarker
- 57. Example #5: Meaningful Connections @courosa
- 58. Example #6: Rethinking Classroom Time @karlfisch
- 59. Example #7: PD Anytime, Anywhere
- 60. there are hundreds of examples but this is NOT the norm
- 62. the road ahead
- 63. 21st Century Learning • “What happens to traditional concepts of classrooms and teaching when we can now learn anything, anywhere, anytime?” Will Richardson
- 66. Create a Culture of Sharing http://www.flickr.com/photos/dolmansaxlil/4802611949/
- 67. Let Go Of Control http://www.flickr.com/photos/admitchell08/2574455073
- 68. Private Public Closed Open
- 69. “We need to move beyond the idea that education is something that is provided for us, and toward the idea that an education is something that we create ourselves.” (Downes, 2010)
- 70. Donʼt limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time. ~Tagore http://couros.ca couros@gmail.com @courosa