Living, Learning and Living, Learning and Teaching in the Global Teaching in the Global

VillageVillageGary Moorman

Qatar University and Appalachian State UniversityInternational Reading Association

May, 2008moormangb@appstate.edu

May you live in interesting timesMay you live in

interesting times• Chinese curse?

– May you come to the attention of those in authority

– May you find what you are looking for

• Finnish rock ‘n’ roll meets the Russian Army Band and Choir in Alabama

• Chinese curse?– May you come to the attention of those in

authority – May you find what you are looking for

• Finnish rock ‘n’ roll meets the Russian Army Band and Choir in Alabama

MillennialsMillennials

• Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation (Howe & Strauss)

– http://www.lifecourse.com/• Any person born between 1982 and 2002• Immersed in Information Communication

Technology (ICT)• “Digital Natives,” all others are “Digital

Immigrants” – http://www.marcprensky.com

• Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation (Howe & Strauss)

– http://www.lifecourse.com/• Any person born between 1982 and 2002• Immersed in Information Communication

Technology (ICT)• “Digital Natives,” all others are “Digital

Immigrants” – http://www.marcprensky.com

What kind of a world will Millennials live in?

What kind of a world will Millennials live in?

• Did You Know?

– Shift happens

– Youtube

• Did You Know?

– Shift happens

– Youtube

Some Literacy HistorySome Literacy History

• Approximately 5000 years ago, the first writing systems emerged (Mesopotamia, China, perhaps Egypt)

• About 500 years ago, the printing press was invented

• About 60 years ago the internet appeared• In 1992 the first web browser became available• The Socrates Legacy

• Approximately 5000 years ago, the first writing systems emerged (Mesopotamia, China, perhaps Egypt)

• About 500 years ago, the printing press was invented

• About 60 years ago the internet appeared• In 1992 the first web browser became available• The Socrates Legacy

Technology-related attitudes and aptitudes among Millennials

Technology-related attitudes and aptitudes among Millennials

• Computers are not new technology• The Internet is preferred over television• Knowing is less important than doing• Learning is more trial and error than sequential

problem solving• Immediacy is expected• Distinctions between creator and consumer,

between owner and borrower, are blurring

• Computers are not new technology• The Internet is preferred over television• Knowing is less important than doing• Learning is more trial and error than sequential

problem solving• Immediacy is expected• Distinctions between creator and consumer,

between owner and borrower, are blurring

Pew Internet Project(http://www.pewinternet.org/)

Pew Internet Project(http://www.pewinternet.org/)

• Teens live in a wired but highly social world– 83% indicated that “most” of the people they

know use the internet. – Millennials report that they led active social

lives off-line: They have regular social contact with an average of 20 friends, and 83% belong to at least one club, sports team, band or some other social group

• Teens live in a wired but highly social world– 83% indicated that “most” of the people they

know use the internet. – Millennials report that they led active social

lives off-line: They have regular social contact with an average of 20 friends, and 83% belong to at least one club, sports team, band or some other social group

Millennials’ ICT ActivitiesMillennials’ ICT Activities

• 84% own one or more personal media device

• 45% of the teens reported owning cell phones– 33% use their cells for text messaging.

• 87% use the internet, up from 73% in 2000.

• In comparison, 66% of adults use the internet.

• 84% own one or more personal media device

• 45% of the teens reported owning cell phones– 33% use their cells for text messaging.

• 87% use the internet, up from 73% in 2000.

• In comparison, 66% of adults use the internet.

Millennials’ ICT Activities con’tMillennials’ ICT Activities con’t

• 51% of adolescent internet users go online daily.• 76% of adolescent internet users get news online

– 41% have made online purchases– 31% rely on the internet to get health information.

• 90% online teens use email (Teens commented that email was for sending messages to many recipients, for complex messages, and (disturbingly) for “old people.”)

– Instant Messaging (IM) is beginning to be the preferred method for personal communication.

• 51% of adolescent internet users go online daily.• 76% of adolescent internet users get news online

– 41% have made online purchases– 31% rely on the internet to get health information.

• 90% online teens use email (Teens commented that email was for sending messages to many recipients, for complex messages, and (disturbingly) for “old people.”)

– Instant Messaging (IM) is beginning to be the preferred method for personal communication.

Millennials’ as ICT AuthorsMillennials’ as ICT Authors

• Internet content creators (57%) – 33% share creations such as artwork, photos, stories

and videos – 32% work on webpages or blogs for others– 22% create and maintain their own website – 19% create their own online journal or blog

• Blogs are particularly popular among teen girls – 25% of online 15-17 year old girls are bloggers

• Internet content creators (57%) – 33% share creations such as artwork, photos, stories

and videos – 32% work on webpages or blogs for others– 22% create and maintain their own website – 19% create their own online journal or blog

• Blogs are particularly popular among teen girls – 25% of online 15-17 year old girls are bloggers

Video GamesVideo Games

• 81% of online teens play games online (compared to 32% of adults)

• In one 24 hour period 263,705 players world-wide logged on to “Bungienet,” an online gaming site

• Xbox live added a new player every 30 seconds in 2005• MMOGs• Video games industry now makes more money than

Hollywood box office movies

• 81% of online teens play games online (compared to 32% of adults)

• In one 24 hour period 263,705 players world-wide logged on to “Bungienet,” an online gaming site

• Xbox live added a new player every 30 seconds in 2005• MMOGs• Video games industry now makes more money than

Hollywood box office movies

May you live in interesting timesLessons from Qatar

May you live in interesting timesLessons from Qatar

• Academic English for the Graduate Diploma in Primary Education

• Language acquisition through engaged learning

• Begin with Children’s Literature• Digital Language Experience• The Family

• Academic English for the Graduate Diploma in Primary Education

• Language acquisition through engaged learning

• Begin with Children’s Literature• Digital Language Experience• The Family

Writing children’s booksWriting children’s books

• Hwaida

• Enass

• Hwaida

• Enass

Translating Children’s BooksTranslating Children’s Books

• Kamila and Nada

• Eman, Hwaida and Siham

• Kamila and Nada

• Eman, Hwaida and Siham

One More Step:MovieMaker

One More Step:MovieMaker

• Magida, Ranya, Samaia

• Eman, Hwaida, Siham

• Magida, Ranya, Samaia

• Eman, Hwaida, Siham

More Evidence of Interesting TimesMore Evidence of Interesting Times

• Teachertube (youtube for teachers) http://www.teachertube.com/

• Alexandria Library http://www.bibalex.org/English/index.aspx

• Teachertube (youtube for teachers) http://www.teachertube.com/

• Alexandria Library http://www.bibalex.org/English/index.aspx

May You Live in Interesting TimesMay You Live in Interesting Times