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Indiana University:Daniel T. Hickey, Dept. of Learning Sciences
Michelle Honeyford, Dept. of Literacy, Language, & Culture
Rebecca Rupert, Aurora Alternative High School
Project NML:Jenna McWilliams, Curriculum Specialist
Katie Clinton, Content Analyst
Hillary Kolos, Research Associate
Research Team
“[W]e are living in the middle of a remarkable increase in our ability to share, to cooperate with one another, and to take collective action, all outside the framework of traditional institutions and organizations.”
-- Clay Shirky
Teachers ’ Strategy Guide:Reading in a Participatory Culture
How can we support the practices of innovative teachers?
How can schools keep pace with the social revolution?
•Relatively low barriers to artistic expression and civic engagement
•Strong support for creating and sharing one's creations (mutual support systems foster a culture of collaboration)
•Mentorships, both formal and informal
•Members believe that their contributions matter
•Members feel social connection with one another
Characteristics of Participatory Culture
“Not every member must contribute, but all must believe they are free to contribute when ready and that what they contribute will be appropriately valued.”
the spirit of participatory culture
Research Questions
Design & Development
Field Research
Hypotheses Sharing & Discussion
Continuing Dialogues
Collaborative Analysis
New
Research Question
What is reading in a participatory culture?
Research Questions
Design & Development
Research Questions
Design & Development
annotation / ornamentation close reading
finding & filling in gaps
allusionmulticulturalismstructural analysis
appropriation
commitment #1: new media affords new practices
appropriationannotation &
ornamentation
multidisciplinarityFinding & filling in gaps
becomes:
Design & Development
commitment #2: the nature of expertise has changed
Design & Development
commitment #3: by being conservative in content, we can be radical in approach
Design & Development
commitment #4: media production model
commitment #5: consider assessment
dan’s slide
Design & Development
What is reading in a participatory culture?
Research Questions
Design & Development
Field ResearchField Research
Allison Werlock, Tim Gillis, Westbrook High School Becky Rupert, Aurora Alternative High School Judith Nierenberg, Somerville High School LibraryLisa Brewster, Somerville High School Lynn Sykes, Wareham High School Paula Browne, New Bedford High SchoolPolly Zajac, Wendy O’Gallagher, Jon McDonnell,Global Learning Charter Public School Susan Sylvia, New Bedford Vocational Technical School
Field Research
Strategy Guide Pilot Teachers
...and then some stuff happened.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al5-bU8DUAg
mc Lars,“Ahab”
“The first one to stop him gets this gold doubloon / Now excuse me while I go be melancholy in my room”
“Hey Ishmael... can I call you annoying?”
“the ship’s got a hole, plug it up, plug it up!”
QuickTime™ and a decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
Research Questions
Design & Development
Field Research
Hypotheses
Research Questions
Hypotheses
• building a community of readers in the ELA classroom
• supporting a culture of increased generativity ("reading with mouse in hand")
• Fostering productive discourse through participatory assessment
• preparing learners to transform a domain
• breaking down the "expert paradigm" (teaching toward distributed expertise)
Design Principles
how do we build a community of readers?
what is reading in a participatory culture?
new media affords new practices
literacy practices get re-mediated by new
media
“we still have a CBS, an NBC, and a New York Times; but we are not the same nation that had those things before.” --George W.S. Trow
We need strategies for breaking down the “expert
paradigm”
the nature of expertise has
changed
we need to prepare learners to transform a
domainconservative content,
radical approach
Question: What does it mean to be “literate” in a participatory culture?
strategies for fostering “reading with mouse in
hand”
media production model
“a screen that ships without a mouse ships broken.”
QuickTime™ and a decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
participatory assessment modelnew assessment practices are needed
go to this: 21st Century Assessment Session: 11:30-12:30
Key questions:What are the ethical and practical challenges of
introducing participatory culture into the classroom?What happens when student expertise becomes a
legitimate source of authority in the classroom?What happens when learning is conceived of as a process
not of socialization but of transformation?How can we prepare learners for the responsibilities of
being producers of culture?What sorts of assessment practices can lead to a learning
community that rewards sharing and community engagement?
21st Century Assessment(participatory assessment: moving from individual achievement to
community involvement)Appropriation in Practice(transforming the domain, remediated literacy practices)
Enacting a Participatory Culture in the ELA classroom(building a community of readers, breaking down the expert paradigm,
remediated literacy practices, reading with mouse in hand)
Using Wikipedia in the Classroom(breaking down the expert paradigm, re-mediated literacy practices,
participatory assessment)Reading in a Participatory Culture: Motives for Reading(building a community of readers, breaking down the expert paradigm,
remediated literacy practices, reading with mouse in hand)
11:30-12:30
1:30-2:30
3:00-4:00
Today’s TSG Workshops
•What were your expectations for using the Teachers’ Strategy Guide?
•Given the specifics of your classroom, how did you implement the guide? (technology, time, cosmetology, etc.) How did you make this all work?
•Now that you’ve been through this, do you have suggestions for changes to the guide, ideas for improvement, thoughts about using the guide to teach other books or alternative activity suggestions?
•What refinements would you suggest or are there big things we haven’t discussed?
Teachers’ Strategy Guide: Guiding Questions