Greg O'Connor Ignite Presentation - Beyond Gutenburg

Beyond Gutenberg

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Beyond Gutenburg’s Legacy – A Paradigm Shift 600 Years in the Making. Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1440, and so began the one of the major technology innovations that has had a lasting influence on education – the use of print and text to support teaching and learning. Since this invention students have been defined by their ability to read and write. Now in 2013 it is time to change the way we define student success. Today, more than ever, students with diverse learning needs, including students with special education needs, learning difficulties and students for whom English is not their first language, can struggle with the literacy requirements of school learning programs and curriculum content. They can find it difficult to access, participate and progress through the learning programs being provided, due to difficulties with reading and writing, and the way content and instruction are delivered. Technology has played a key role in removing barriers, differentiating instruction and providing tools to accommodate the learning needs of all students. Technology in education however is changing dramatically as a response to the advent of mobile devices, students’ need to use of these devices as 21st Century learners and the changing pedagogy in schools. New technologies are ever present (but not always in our schools) resulting in our students “inhabiting a world with tools (technology) so well fitted to us that when they are with us they become transparent”1. For students with special education and diverse learning needs this transparency of technology affords the first real opportunity for technology to be truly student centred and personalised. This ignite presentation explored mobile technology and literacy support as a tool to optimize and differentiate student learning and support teachers in examining their pedagogy when delivering instruction for ALL students. 1 Marc Prensky (2012) Brain Gain: Technology and the Quest for Digital Wisdom