uni bridges introduction to digital learning

introduction to digital learning

uni bridges workshopSylvia Guidara 12.12.2011

the digital landscape and implications for teaching and learning

essential questions

• How would you define digital age learning?

• What are the implications for what and how we teach / engage students?

• If students were asked to define essential literacies for a digital age teacher, what would they include?

australian council of deans – 2001!

• skills of collaboration will supersede the competitive skills of the old industrial economy.

• 21st century learners must be open to autonomous, assisted and collaborative learning

• shape students with attributes rather than just knowledge

• shape students who know how to learn what they don’t know through problem solving

our values and norms in education are being challenged by a shifting landscape

of media and communications

internet landscape – key concepts

convergence

media

social

mobile

real time

web 2.0 explained

web 2.0 refers to second generation internet based services that emphasise collaboration and sharing among users

participation and the user as protagonist are key features of web 2.0

web 2.0 explained

web 1.0 = web as information sourceweb 2.0 = web as participation platform

web 2.0 characteristicsaccess: applications used through a web browsermanage: users exercise controlcreate: users add valueparticipate: social networking aspects are includedeasy to use: rich, interactive user-friendly interface

what might education look like if it resembled the culture?

what might education look like if it resembled the culture?

online

flexible

participatory

multimodal

user-driven

challenge traditional teacher – student roles

new media – new learningnew media forms have altered how youth socialise and learn

implications for schools and teaching ....

digital pedagogy

virtual pedagogy

social learning

Rethinking the who, what, where & when of learning.

From prescriptive to connective practices.

The delivery & distribution of learning.

Who participates in the learning process.

Diverse learning spaces.21st Century Education

digital learning pedagogy

current technology demands a totally different approach to instructional design and also teaching methodology

it requires new skills from both teacher and student

Sylvia Guidara

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