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How communities learn. Lee Rainie, Director, Pew Internet Project 6.9.11 Black Hills Knowledge Network Email: [email protected] Twitter: @ Lrainie. New learning environment. Speed, availability, searchability of information - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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How communities learn
Lee Rainie, Director, Pew Internet Project6.9.11Black Hills Knowledge NetworkEmail: [email protected]: @Lrainie
New learning environment
1. Speed, availability, searchability of information
2. New kinds of participatory knowledge creation – rearrangement of expertise
3. Reallocation of attention4. Importance of social networks5. Elevation of new literacies
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New kind of learners1. More self directed and better prepared to
capture new information inputs2. More reliant on feedback and response3. More attuned to group-based knowledge4. More open to cross discipline insights,
creating their own “tagged” taxonomies5. More oriented towards people being their
own individual nodes of production
New media ecology-- Knight Commission on Information Needs of Communities
1. Quality journalism through local newspapers, local television and radio stations, and online sources
2. A local government with a committed policy on transparency
3. Citizens with effective opportunities to have their voices heard and to affect public policy
4. Ready access to information that enhances quality of life, including information provided by trusted intermediary organizations in the community on a variety of subjects
5. High speed internet available to all citizens6. Local schools with computer and high-speed
internet access, as well as curricula that support digital and media literacy
7. A vibrant public library, or other public center for information that provides digital resources and professional assistance
8. A majority of government information and services online, accessible through a central and easy to use portal
New media ecology-- Knight Commission on Information Needs of Communities
Broadband adoption by community type
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20100%
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9%
18%21%
29%33%
46%49%
60%63%
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3%6%
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46%50%
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Networked creators among internet users• 65% are social networking site users• 55% share photos• 37% contribute rankings and ratings• 33% create content tags • 30% share personal creations • 26% post comments on sites and blogs• 15% have personal website• 15% are content remixers • 14% are bloggers• 13% use Twitter• 6% location services – 9% allow location awareness
from social media
Cell phone owners – 85% adults
Jan-05 Jul-05 Jan-06 Jul-06 Jan-07 Jul-07 Jan-08 Jul-08 Jan-09 Jul-09 Jan-10 Jul-100%
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All adults Ages 18-29 Ages 30-49 Ages 50-64 Age 65+
96% 90% 85%
58%
Urban-84% Suburban-86% Rural-77%
Mobile internet connectors – 57% adults
Feb-04 Aug-04 Feb-05 Aug-05 Feb-06 Aug-06 Feb-07 Aug-07 Feb-08 Aug-08 Feb-09 Aug-09 Feb-10 Aug-100%
10%
20%
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All adults Whites Blacks Hispanics
62% 59% 55%
Urban-60% Suburban-60% Rural-43%
Cell phones as connecting tools
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% of cell owners
• 64% send photo or video– Post video 25%
• 55% access social net. site• 30% watch a video • 11% have purchased a product• 11% charitable donation by text • 60% (Twitter users) access
85% use cell phones
35% have apps
24% use apps
All adults
May 2010 and Nov 2010 surveys
1 in 4 adults use apps
56% of adults own laptops – up from 30% in 2006
44% of adults own MP3 players – up from 11% in 2005
52% of adults own DVRs – up from 3% in 2002
42% of adults own game consoles
12% of adults own e-book readers - Kindle
8% of adults own tablet computer - iPad
The social networking population is more diverse than you might think
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Urban-64% Suburban-65%
Rural-49%
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What does this mean for learning? 4) New literacies are required
- screen literacy - graphics and symbols - navigation literacy - connections and context literacy - skepticism - value of contemplative time - how to create content/knowledge - personal information literacy - ethical behavior in new world
“Information needs of communities” - -- Knight Commission 2009
• Attributes– Maximize the availability of relevant and credible
information– Strengthen the capacity of individuals to engage
with information– Promote individual engagement with information
and the public life of the community
Understanding a Community Information Ecosystem
Infrastructure: Media Internet Libraries
Supply: Community News and Events Quality of Life Information Government Services and
Information
Skills: Individuals’ Ability to Access
Information Individuals’ Ability to Exchange
Information Government’s Ability to
Exchange Information