architectures for

participation

intended to

intended to

protectprotect

but what is

the

but what is

the

effect?

effect?

what students

what students expectexpect

what teachers

what teachers

imagineimagine

how it often

how it often

feelsfeels

produsage:

produsage:

more than use

r-created co

ntent

more than use

r-created co

ntent

http://produsage.org/produsage

in collaborative in collaborative

communities the creation

communities the creation

of shared content takes

of shared content takes

place in a networked,

place in a networked,

participatory participatory

environment which environment which

breaks down the breaks down the

boundaries between

boundaries between

producers and consumers

producers and consumers

and instead enables all

and instead enables all

participants to be users

participants to be users

as well as producers of

as well as producers of

information and information and

knowledge (Axel Bruns)

knowledge (Axel Bruns)

effective

effective

schools

schools

the ultimate in collaborative

the ultimate in collaborative

comm

unities

comm

unities

……the more radical the

the more radical the

innovation, the more the

innovation, the more the

uncertainty, the more you

uncertainty, the more you

need innovation in use to

need innovation in use to

work out what a technology

work out what a technology

is for…is for…Charles Leadbeater

edupunk

edupunk

d.i.y. e

dtech

d.i.y. e

dtech

a DIY movement that

a DIY movement that

"favors technical "favors technical

accessibility over grand

accessibility over grand

design" (Caufield)design" (Caufield)

"instructional use of

"instructional use of

blogs, wikis, various

blogs, wikis, various

mashups, and

mashups, and

podcasting among

podcasting among

many other uses of

many other uses of

emerging technologies"

emerging technologies"

(Wikipedia)

(Wikipedia)

"rejection of efforts by

"rejection of efforts by

government and corporate

government and corporate

interests in using emerging

interests in using emerging

technologies to exercise

technologies to exercise

control over education"

control over education"

(Wikipedia)

(Wikipedia)

"student-c

entered,

"student-c

entered,

resource

ful, teach

er or

resource

ful, teach

er or

community

-created

community

-created

rather than co

rporate-

rather than co

rporate-

source

d, and

source

d, and

underwrit

ten by a

underwrit

ten by a

progressive politi

cal

progressive politi

cal

stance

" (Stephen

stance

" (Stephen

Downes)

Downes)

it’s when the internet combines with these kinds of passionate

it’s when the internet combines with these kinds of passionate

pro-am consumers who are knowledgable; they’ve got the

pro-am consumers who are knowledgable; they’ve got the

incentive to innovate; they’ve got the tools; they want to…

incentive to innovate; they’ve got the tools; they want to…

that you get this kind of explosive innovation…

that you get this kind of explosive innovation…

that require new kinds of organisation…

that require new kinds of organisation…

how can we organise ourselves without organisations…

how can we organise ourselves without organisations…

that’s now possible…

that’s now possible…

Charles Leadbeater

"Recently, our school board made the decision

"Recently, our school board made the decision

to block Wikipedia from our school district's

to block Wikipedia from our school district's

WAN system. This was a complete block —

WAN system. This was a complete block —

there aren't even provisions in place for

there aren't even provisions in place for

teachers or administrators to input a password

teachers or administrators to input a password

to bypass the restriction. The reason given

to bypass the restriction. The reason given

was that Wikipedia (being user created and

was that Wikipedia (being user created and

edited) did not represent a credible or reliable

edited) did not represent a credible or reliable

source of information for schools. Should we

source of information for schools. Should we

block sites such as Wikipedia because

block sites such as Wikipedia because

students may be exposed to misinformation,

students may be exposed to misinformation,

or should we encourage sites such as

or should we encourage sites such as

Wikipedia as an outlet for students to

Wikipedia as an outlet for students to

investigate and determine the validity of the

investigate and determine the validity of the

information?"information?"

http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?

http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?

sid=07/04/13/2018210

sid=07/04/13/2018210

“…“…the battle which is constant and

the battle which is constant and

ongoing is tiring and belittling…”

ongoing is tiring and belittling…”is this really the way we want our is this really the way we want our innovative and forward-looking innovative and forward-looking teachers and students feeling?teachers and students feeling?

safety online is all a

bout

safety online is all a

bout

keeping adult predators

keeping adult predators

awayaway

or is it?

or is it?

the site of most harm to children

evidence

suggests the

greatest

stranger danger

comes from

children’s peers!

Dr Michael Carr-Gregg

if safety is the goal then is this really the answer?

if safety is the goal then is this really the answer?

http://www.acer.edu.au/documents/Cybersafety_SeminarSlides.pdf

Like Tanya Notley, I also support Like Tanya Notley, I also support the idea that “denying many the idea that “denying many students without home internet students without home internet access use of these sites to learn access use of these sites to learn and participate in an increasingly and participate in an increasingly networked society ” is of networked society ” is of disadvantage from an inclusion, disadvantage from an inclusion, ethical and social equality ethical and social equality perspective.perspective. Alexander Hayes

http://alexanderhayes.wirenode.mobi/service/RssReader?fid=4079474&eid=6938246&page=0

http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2006/07/whats-wrong-with-dopa.html

These "trendy" chatrooms, wikis, and blogs are also

These "trendy" chatrooms, wikis, and blogs are also

amazing tools that are helping multinational businesses

amazing tools that are helping multinational businesses

cooperate. They are an essential backbone the

cooperate. They are an essential backbone the

globalization of business. Everywhere we are

globalization of business. Everywhere we are

emphasizing the need to collaborate, cooperate, and

emphasizing the need to collaborate, cooperate, and

eliminate duplicate services. The most valuable

eliminate duplicate services. The most valuable

collaboration tools in the history of mankind must be

collaboration tools in the history of mankind must be

taught to our children but through this act, the vast

taught to our children but through this act, the vast

majority of Americans will be ignorant by design.

majority of Americans will be ignorant by design.

We protect children through

We protect children through

education, education,

not through ignorance!

not through ignorance!

I belie

ve, however, t

hat any tim

e you

I belie

ve, however, t

hat any tim

e you

take power out o

f the hands o

f loca

l

take power out o

f the hands o

f loca

l

educators

that you se

rve to weaken

educators

that you se

rve to weaken

them. The co

nduit of c

ommunicatio

ns

them. The co

nduit of c

ommunicatio

ns

in the 21st

century is

the Internet.

in the 21st

century is

the Internet.

http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2006/07/whats-wrong-with-dopa.html

students must learn how

students must learn how

to be responsible,

to be responsible, competent net citizens

competent net citizens

who can protect their

who can protect their

privacy and safety, and

privacy and safety, and

that of those they will be

that of those they will be

responsible for as adults

responsible for as adultshttp://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2006/07/whats-wrong-with-dopa.html

ubiquitous and vernacular technology use

ubiquitous and vernacular technology use

seems the obvious starting point

seems the obvious starting point

working at leisure -

working at leisure -

productive/generative play

productive/generative play

ban | block approaches effectively limit ban | block approaches effectively limit capacity buildingcapacity building

without people

without people

the architecture

the architecture

is pointless

is pointless

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efor

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func

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in sc

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in sc

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?

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longer

nee

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longer

nee

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organ

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Educational systems demonstrate Educational systems demonstrate considerable robustness and considerable robustness and resilience in the face of both resilience in the face of both environmental and intended change. environmental and intended change. Despite many attempts to reform Despite many attempts to reform educational systems to make them educational systems to make them more effective and efficient, little more effective and efficient, little change has been realised in over a change has been realised in over a century. Classical bureaucratic, century. Classical bureaucratic, managerial and economics based managerial and economics based approaches to reform have proven to approaches to reform have proven to be limited in effect.be limited in effect.

Dr Chris Goldspink

““policy decisions”

are always

policy decisions”

are always

someone’s interpretatio

n

someone’s interpretatio

n

of something fa

r more idealist

ic

of something fa

r more idealist

ic

how can how can

educational educational

technology use

technology use

start to feel like its

start to feel like its

more connected to

more connected to

the real world?

the real world?

participatory

participatory

communitycommunity

complexity

complexity

adaptiveadaptive

timelytimely

responsive

responsive

transparent

transparent

what are the features of enabling IT policies and practices in educational

settings?

1.Learning processes should involve stakeholders in coalitions for change.

2.The centre acts as a catalyst for change – providing and supporting multiple stimuli for change at multiple sites at the same time

3.Change comes from the ‘inside out’ as active experimentation is encouraged and supported in a principles based framework based on trust.

4.Focus on long term social and individual benefits (i.e. the orientation of policy) as a central target for improvement rather than short-term outputs.

5.Have all stakeholders work to establish a set of core values/principles as an integration and reference point for decisions.

6. Encourage rigour in an environment endorsing pluralism - rather than striving for consensus or conformity.

7. Value expertise (including practical experience) but eschew ‘experts’ as holders of universal truths - encourage a constructivist or critical realist orientation to knowledge and one which values praxis – both theory and practice – or knowledge as process/enaction.

8. Tighten structures by focusing temporary coalition building around curriculum and instruction while loosening structures of conformance and control – in other words build self-organising heterarchies and loosen controlling hierarchies

9. Provide rich information to all actors in the system about the impact of their action on the long-term goals that matter to them and to other stakeholders.

10.‘Patch’ the system into small groupings of committed people. Establish opportunities for these groups to interact, share (ideas and members) and ensure groups address diverse focal points to widen the search for fresh insights upon which to base action for improvement.

11.Adopt a holistic orientation to stakeholders (i.e. focus on a concern with social and emotional wellbeing rather than instrumental) – focus on relationship building, integrity and trust.

Rethinking Educational Reform - A loosely coupled and complex systems perspective.Dr Chris GoldspinkEducational Management Administration & Leadership, Vol. 35, No. 1, 27-50 (2007)

a new meeting place

a new meeting place

for students, teachers

for students, teachers

and administrators

and administrators

they all belong to the

they all belong to the

the management team in educational

the management team in educational

reform reform