Bridging Contexts with Technology Stewards

Learner-Generated Contexts Group

Bridging Contexts w/Tech Stewards;

preparing institutions for emerging technologies

Fred Garnett

London Knowledge Lab

April 13th 2011

Bridging Contexts w/Tech Stewards

Topics

Background

Multiple Contexts for Learning

Tech Infrastructure as inhibiting new technology take up

Technology Stewards (and the Great Paul Lowe)

Technology Stewards as CoP Action Researchers

Conclusion; Pedagogical Integration of Mobile Devices

Conclusion; Three Levels of Technology Stewards


Background;

Ben Hammersley; the tension between Hierarchy & Networks

New Techs & mobiles offer new ways of supporting learning

iPAD2 & 4G phones

What might they offer for learning?

Networked Natives? Learning Specialists?

How do we embed that institutionally?

Organisational & whole institution strategies

Unitec NZ & University of the Arts UK


Multiple Contexts for Learning;

For all sorts of reasons we have multi-campus institutions

REVEEL’ Beyond the Classroom Report ; What is the evidence for the effectiveness of post-16 e-learning?

REVEEL; Support the use of multiple contexts for learning

Unitec; Bridging Learning Contexts

Using mobiles to enable the use of multiple contexts

Degress are process-driven not content driven

How do we embed that institutionally?


Tech Infrastructure inhibiting new technology take up

Conole & Alevizou; Review & Use of Web 2.0 use in HE

1) Participitory Affordances set new Pedagogic Challenges

BUT;

2) Teaching Cultures (aren’t enabling)

Key Point;

3) ‘the maturity of the technological infrastructure to levels of adoption' is a key inhibitor!

How might we address that?


Technology StewardsEtienne Wenger; Digital Habitats;

Technology Stewards walk at 45 degrees

Between Hierarchy & NetworksBetween Learning & Institutions


Technology Stewards as Action Researchers in CoP

Case Study; Working with Etienne Wenger

The Great Paul Lowe is a Technology Steward at UoA

One day a week to transform teaching practice

Unitec; Each Course Team has a TS who is a Researcher

‘collaborative approach to designing the use of new technologies, critically supported by a technology steward, by the course team using a pedagogic framework (PAH Continuum) in designing the integrated use of both Web 2.0 tools and mlearning within a degree’

Can we apply a collegiate approach at strategic level?


Technology Stewards as Action Researchers in CoP

Critical Difference (CSF); Long Haul thru Institutions;

Four Years at Unitec;

Mobiles as a trojan horse to enable Tech-Enhanced Learning

Rewrite e-learning strategy

1) Create Authentic Learning Conversations that enable graduates to succeed in 21st Century

2) Provide accessible environments & creative solutions for students access to online tools (not content) via mobiles

3) Enhance wireless computing infrastructure


Pedagogical Integration of Mobile devices

Can provide a catalyst for pedagogical change towards a social constructivist pedagogy facilitating student-generated content and student-generated contexts beyond the classroom’



STRATEGIC;

PVC; Tech Infrastructure; Enabling Platform

STAFF;

Course Team; Learning Technologies TS; Learning Ecology

STUDENT;

Students Union; New Technologies; Discovery

New Literacies needed;

STRATEGIC; Organisational Literacy

STAFF; Learning Literacies

STUDENT; Digital Literacies

Technology Stewards at each level act as mentors



Level Responsibility Aim

Strategic PVC Technical Infrastructure

Enabling Platform

Staff Course Team

Learning Resources

Learning Ecology

Students Students Union

New Technologies

Resource Discovery

Learner-Generated Contexts Group

Bridging Contexts w/Tech Stewards;

preparing institutions for emerging technologies

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London Knowledge Lab

http://architectureofparticipation.wordpress.com

Heutagogy & the Craft of Teaching

Pedagogy, Andragogy, Heutagogy Continuum

Knowledge Creation

Process negotiation

Subject Understanding

Knowledge Production Context

EpistemicMetacognitive Cognitive Cognition Level

doctoral research

adult education

schools Education sector

learnerteacher/learner teacher Locus of Control

HeutagogyAndragogy Pedagogy

Question; What? Why? Why Not?

Bridging Contexts with Technology Stewards

Education

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