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Learning for our connected times:Preparing to live with surprises
Peter AlbionDigital Learning Research NetworkFaculty of Education, USQ
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Schooling has brought us this far – now we must connect to an unpredictable future.
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What teachers do with learning in the next ten years will determine the future of the world. (Stephen Heppell, 2011) -
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Schooling worked in a stable world but we are living at the margins of possibility.
Red Crater, Tongariro Crossing, New Zealand, Nov 2010
Teachers must prepare learners to deal with the unexpected, to live with surprises.
North Ambrym, Vanuatu, Jul 2011
Connect for support in living with surprises.
Brisbane flood aftermath, Jan 2011
Information stocks are becoming flows.
Milford Sound Road, New Zealand, Dec 2007
Traditional schooling transmitted information from teacher to learner.
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Information changed slowly.
Moiry Glacier, Switzerland, Jul 2006
Access was restricted – few could read.
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It seemed possible for school to teach everything needed for life.
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Four waves of technology have changed the way we share information.
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Desktop publishing enabled anybody to produce quality print material.
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The World Wide Web made a single copy of a document available globally.
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Web 2.0 allows anybody to publish to the World Wide Web.
Mobile Internet allows anyone to publish or access from anywhere.
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Our understanding of knowledge evolves as information expands.
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Objectivist knowledge exists independently – it can be owned and transmitted.
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Constructivist knowledge exists in the learner – it is built from personal experience.
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Connectivist knowledge exists in the network – learning is making connections.
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Education should reflect the world.
Milford Sound Road, New Zealand, Dec 2007
In the 21st century replication gives way to customization and creativity.
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4 Cs of 21st century skills are Creativity, Critical thinking, Communication, & Collaboration.
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Everyday creativityrefers to a process which brings together at least one active human mind, and the material or digital world, in the activity of making something which is novel in that context, and is a process which evokes a feeling of joy.
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Spice up learning by connecting.
Kuching, Malaysia, Jun 2010
Making is connecting – materials & people.
Sydney, Jul 2011
Connect learners to build knowledge together.
Connectivity presents new challenges for learning and teaching.
Chartres, France, Jul 2009
Connection to information makes misuse possible.
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Connected working requires collaboration skills.
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Collaborating in networks makes disconnected assessment problematic.
Madero Tango, Buenos Aires, Aug 2010
Connect teachers for learning & sharing.
Innovation may be incremental or disruptive.
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Lifelong learning is now fundamental.
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Teachers should be expert learners.
The big shift is from push to pull.
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Learners & teachers need to manage information flow.
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Information can be hunted but farming is more efficient.
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Search is good but subscription is better. Use RSS.
Follow a leader in an area of interest.
Build bridges to connect to personal & professional learning networks.
Annecy, France, Jul 2006
Build digital networks using existing networks as a base.
Connecting and contributing builds reputation and trust.
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Connectivity blurs the boundaries between work and social life.
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Schooling worked in a stable world but we are living at the margins of possibility.
Red Crater, Tongariro Crossing, New Zealand, Nov 2010
Teachers must prepare learners to deal with the unexpected, to live with surprises.
North Ambrym, Vanuatu, Jul 2011
Connect for support in living with surprises.
Brisbane flood aftermath, Jan 2011
Learning for our connected times:Preparing to live with surprises
Peter AlbionDigital Learning Research NetworkFaculty of Education, USQPeter.Albion@usq.edu.au
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