Tales of learning online with Emerging Technologies

Dr. George VeletsianosAssistant Professor of Learning

Technologies University of Texas at Austin

72013 Sloan-C Emerging Technologies for Online Learning Plenary Talk

We live in interesting times!

• Technological advancements

• Widespread interest in education

• Educational Technology

1. Unexpected Outcomes

Veletsianos, Kimmons, & French, (in press)

Small group discussion

• Has the integration of technology in your own settings led to any unexpected outcomes?

• Reflect on your practice.• In your group, share a story or two

relating to this phenomenon.• Assign a spokesperson & be ready to

share with the rest of us.

Groups share

2. Enacting Scholarship in the Open

Veletsianos (under review); Veletsianos & Kimmons 2012, 2013

3. Repurposing Technology

Veletsianos (2012)

4. The value of Pedagogy (or, Emerging Technologies shape & are shaped by education)

Doering & Veletsianos (2008); Veletsianos (2010, 2011)

Small group discussion

• What are your experiences with openness? What is holding you back from sharing? What is motivating you to share?

• How is a tool that you use enabling you to do more than what you used to? How is a tool restricting your pedagogical practice?

• In your group, share a story or two relating to these two issues.

• Assign a spokesperson & be ready to share with the rest of us.

Groups share

5. The Open Course Phenomenon

6. Past Experiences Framing Current Practices

Veletsianos, Kimmons, & French, (in press)

7. The need for research & evaluation

Summary

• No silver bullets• Unexpected outcomes• Open scholarship• Technology repurposing• Pedagogy, technology, & co-shaping• The open course phenomenon• Past experiences sharing current

practice• The value of research and evaluation

Thank you

Dr. George VeletsianosAssistant Professor of Learning Technologies

University of Texas at Austin

http://www.veletsianos.com@veletsianos

veletsianos@gmail.com

References Available at http://www.veletsianos/publications

Veletsianos, G. (2010). Emerging Technologies in Distance Education. Edmonton, AB: Athabasca University Press.

Veletsianos, G. (2010). A Definition of Emerging Technologies for Education. In G. Veletsianos (Ed.), Emerging Technologies in Distance Education (pp. 3-22). Edmonton, AB: Athabasca University Press.

Veletsianos, G., Kimmons, R., & French, K. (in press). Instructor experiences with a social networking site in a higher education setting: Expectations, Frustrations, Appropriation, and Compartmentalization. Educational Technology, Research, and Development.

Veletsianos, G. & Kimmons, R. (2013). Scholars and Faculty Members Lived Experiences in Online Social Networks. The Internet and Higher Education,16(1), 43-50.

Veletsianos, G. & Kimmons, R. (2012). Assumptions and Challenges of Open Scholarship. The International Review Of Research In Open And Distance Learning,13(4), 166-189

Veletsianos, G. (2012). Higher Education Scholars’ Participation and Practices on Twitter. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 28(4), 336-349.

Veletsianos, G. & Kimmons, R. (2012). Networked Participatory Scholarship: Emergent Techno-Cultural Pressures Toward Open and Digital Scholarship in Online Networks. Computers & Education, 58(2), 766-774.

Veletsianos, G. (2011). Designing Opportunities for Transformation with Emerging Technologies. Educational Technology, 51(2), 41-46.

Doering, A., & Veletsianos, G. (Fall 2008). Hybrid Online Education: Identifying Integration Models using Adventure Learning. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 41(1), 101-119.

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