this is not your father\'s education
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Presentation at the CIPS spring seminar, an IT professional conferenceTRANSCRIPT
This is not your Father’s EDUCATION
Dean ShareskiCIPS Conference
May 2008
Thank you for the opportunity to speakDifficulty with creating this presentationGoals:Describe some trendsMake some connectionsRaise some questions
T r e n d s
Connections
Q u e s t i o n s
Who am I?
My Name is Dean ShareskiDigital Learning ConsultantPrairie South School DivisionTravel throughout our divisionHold M.EdGolfTeach at the University of ReginaFamily
Who am I?
My Name is Dean ShareskiDigital Learning ConsultantPrairie South School DivisionTravel throughout our divisionHold M.EdGolfTeach at the University of ReginaFamily
Who am I?
My Name is Dean ShareskiDigital Learning ConsultantPrairie South School DivisionTravel throughout our divisionHold M.EdGolfTeach at the University of ReginaFamily
Who am I?
My Name is Dean ShareskiDigital Learning ConsultantPrairie South School DivisionTravel throughout our divisionHold M.EdGolfTeach at the University of ReginaFamily
Who am I?
My Name is Dean ShareskiDigital Learning ConsultantPrairie South School DivisionTravel throughout our divisionHold M.EdGolfTeach at the University of ReginaFamily
Who am I?
My Name is Dean ShareskiDigital Learning ConsultantPrairie South School DivisionTravel throughout our divisionHold M.EdGolfTeach at the University of ReginaFamily
Who am I?
My Name is Dean ShareskiDigital Learning ConsultantPrairie South School DivisionTravel throughout our divisionHold M.EdGolfTeach at the University of ReginaFamily
Who am I?
My Name is Dean ShareskiDigital Learning ConsultantPrairie South School DivisionTravel throughout our divisionHold M.EdGolfTeach at the University of ReginaFamily
The New Face of Learning
Challenging sometimes to think of technology in this way.
The New Face of Learning
Challenging sometimes to think of technology in this way.
“Technology must be like Oxygen”
Ubiquitous, Necessary and Invisible
John Seely Brown
"Communications tools don't get socially interesting until they get
technologically boring"Clay Shirky
This is our goal and I’m sure your goal in many ways. To make it “just work” so really interesting things can occur
What are they?
Examples
What does this mean for you?These are 5 trends I’ve identified Lots of overlap Mashup of various schools of thought
No more Gatekeepers
Trend #1
This was traditionally seen as valuable. It raises this question
This was traditionally seen as valuable. It raises this question
This was traditionally seen as valuable. It raises this question
What do kids need to know when they graduate?
The Pool Guy
Critical and Independent
Thinking Matters
Playing with Social Media
Trend #2
2005Where it began for me
First blog post
Steady growth of learning and network building
Graphical representation of my network
Students are able to share work with peers/parents
Students are able to share work with peers/parents
Is this significant?
Is this significant?
Robert ScobleShel Israelson
This is certainly not a traditional idea...neither is this.....
Bob Langert
Transparency Trumps Gloss
Branding Matters
Helping students develop positive online identitiesWhat happens if I google you?
Connected Classrooms
Trend #3
Challenge of AmalgamationEliminate Geography
250KM
200KMChallenge of AmalgamationEliminate Geography
Professional and internally we use Polycom Videoconferencing.
My department saves approx. $10,000 per year.
Student talking to a class in Australia
High School posts their work online for review but also used by other clasrooms
Based on Friedman’s book the World is FlatClassrooms originally from Georgia and MalaysiaActually mentioned in the last revisionI was able to make a small contribution to their work
Even from Here
Colleague in Northern Manitoba Showing his students that it doesn’t matter where you live
Thin Walls project
Geography Shouldn’t Matter
Leverage Existing
Resources
Trend #4
This is what you might find in many schools
Craik School usurped their own policy and began using cellphones intentionally.
Low Cost Computing
Wireless in most buildings and now providing for outside devices
Etiquette Matters
It doesn’t mean there aren’t issues but it means we have to discuss them with our students and with our employees.
What is appropriate and what isn’t? Band-aid technology solutions are short term.
Social Learning Trend # 5
When I can get a full high school education online...
, why come to school?
Twitter vs. Google
Human aggregator. Best one on the market.
People Trump Bots
What do you think?
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