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Beyond Active Learning

Mark S. Valenti, CTS

The New Age of Discovery

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We are currently preparingstudents for jobs that don’t yet

exist, that will use technologies thathave yet to be invented, to solveproblems we don’t even know areproblems yet.

Karl FischShift Happens

The Dilemma

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Five years from now you’ll be ableto find the best lectures in the world

on the Web for free…So… place-based learning will befive times less important than it is

today.Bill GatesMicrosoft

The Challenge

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Teacher-centered instruction

Single sense stimulation

Single path progressionSingle media

Isolated work

Information delivery

Passive learningFactual, knowledge-based

Literal thinking

Reactive response

Isolated, artificial context

Trends in PedagogyTraditional Approach Contemporary Approach

Student-centered instruction

Multi-sensory stimulation

Multi-path progressionMultimedia intensive

Collaborative work groups

Student-centered activities

Active/exploratory learningInquiry-based learning

Information exchange

Proactive/planned action

Authentic, real-world context

The National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) Project is an International Society for Technology in Education initiative.

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Definitions*Blended learning is a formal education

program in which a student learns at leastin part through online delivery of contentand instruction with some element of

student control over time, place, path orpace.Active learning is a term that refers to

several models of instruction that focus theresponsibility of learning on learners .

(* from Wikipedia)

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Here’s the current state of the art…

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POLL

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What is your experience with Active Learningclassrooms?

• Very experienced• Just beginning• Aware of the concept• None, this is all new to me

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POLL

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What is your relationship with Active Learningclassrooms?

• Teacher • Student• Designer • Builder • None

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Why?New models are emerging…

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Employers want to know…

Job: Google Administrative AssistantIf you were given a box of pencils, list 10 things you could do

with them that are not their traditional use.Job: Senior Recruiting Manager at Amazon

How would you solve problems if you were from Mars?

Job: Apple InternWhat's the most creative way you can break a clock?

Job: Sales Associate at Pacific Sunwear If you were a street sign, what would you be?

Job: Software Development Engineer at Microsoft A disc is spinning on a spindle, and you don't know whichway. You are given a set of pins. Describe how you would usethem to determine which way the disc is spinning.

http://www.businessinsider.com/toughest ‐ job ‐interview ‐questions ‐google ‐2014 ‐7?op=1

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The“

T-Shaped Student”

IBM & Michigan State University & SmithGroupJJRDesigning for the T‐Shaped Student

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Multi-Disciplinary / Trans-Disciplinary

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Discovery has always provoked interest,but how one discovers may todayinterest us even more. Educators, artists,

designers, museum curators, scientists,engineers, entertainment designers andothers are creatively responding to thisnew reality, and, together, they areredefining what it means to learn in

America.David Edwards Wired 10.17.14

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IDEO Influence

• Flex Space

• Interdisciplinary Teams•

“

Deep Dive”

• Rapid Prototyping

• Entrepreneurship

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MakerSpace Prototype

Case Western Reserve University, Glennan Hall

Conf/CollabDesign/Simulation

Individual Workstations

2D / 3D Printers

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MakerSpace Prototype

Case Western Reserve University, Glennan Hall

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MakerSpace Prototype

Case Western Reserve University, Glennan Hall

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Key Points

Higher Education is being disrupted bytechnologyNew pedagogical approaches aredemanding new kinds of learning space

Employers seek creative, collaborativeemployeesNext generation learning space will beflexible and multimodal, enabling authenticlearning experiences

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Thank You

Mark S. Valentimvalenti@thesextantgroup.com412.323.8580 / 480.831.8580