1. 1. Advancing Learning, 2014 What Could go Right? Story of Connect Your Passion Dr. Jason Dewling VP Academic and Research Olds College @oldscollege @JasonDewling
2. 2. Advancing Learning, 2014 The premier Canadian integrated learning and applied research community specializing in agriculture, horticulture, land and environmental management.
3. 3. Advancing Learning, 2014 Start with a BIG idea! What are you going to do to change the learning experience in your institution? B I G Bold Innovative Game Changing ?
4. 4. Advancing Learning, 2014 Get Ready to Take the Plunge http://vimeo.com/92878236
5. 5. Advancing Learning, 2014 Story of Connect Your Passion What did we do? Why did we do it? How did we do it? What are the early results/feedback? What are you going to do in your sphere of influence?
6. 6. Advancing Learning, 2014 Story of Connect Your Passion What did we do? Why did we do it? How did we do it? What are the early results/feedback? What are you going to do in your sphere of influence?
7. 7. Advancing Learning, 2014 Three Key Elements Upgrade of Bandwidth and Wi-Fi access Mobile Learning: iPad one-to-one integration Gamification of Entrepreneurship Curriculum
8. 8. Advancing Learning, 2014 Power of Bandwidth Last years bandwidth Womens Gold Curling Womens Gold Hockey
9. 9. Advancing Learning, 2014 Olds College shall be the premier Canadian integrated learning and applied research community specializing in agriculture, horticulture, land and environmental management. First and only fully integrated iPad learning environment in Canada
10. 10. Advancing Learning, 2014 First and only Gamified Entrepreneurship course in the World
11. 11. Advancing Learning, 2014 Discover Entrepreneurship
12. 12. Advancing Learning, 2014 Story of Connect Your Passion What did we do? Why did we do it? How did we do it? What are the early results/feedback? What are you going to do in your sphere of influence?
13. 13. Advancing Learning, 2014 Digital Learner was at the Centre Future Proofing for the Digital Generation
14. 14. Advancing Learning, 2014 Pedagogy is the driver, Technology is the accelerator.
15. 15. Advancing Learning, 2014 Eighty per cent of millennials own a smartphone, compared to just half of boomers and 36 per cent of Canadian adults overall. (Source: cbc.ca)
16. 16. Advancing Learning, 2014 Instant Generation This is an instant generation. Digital learners want the answer in one Google search. One of the basic premises of Adult learning: Learn something when you need to know it.
17. 17. Advancing Learning, 2014 According to Top Hat of students say that technology plays a role in their decision in choosing a post-secondary 93 %
18. 18. Advancing Learning, 2014 In his book, Rewired, Larry D. Rosen, Ph.D, notes that From iPods to smartphones to Facebook, todays youth are more plugged in than ever before, and its increasingly clear that they do not respond to traditional teaching methods- textbooks and lectures in the same way as previous generations.
19. 19. Advancing Learning, 2014 Gaming the Millennials In the most recent SCUP Email News, William G. Flynn and Jeff Vredevoogd shared 12 views on Emerging Trends in Higher Education: Advancements in technology will drive ongoing changes in all aspects of college and university life and offer new opportunities to enhance and broaden learning experience
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21. 21. Advancing Learning, 2014 Prove It Typically, the education sector wants you to prove it before you do it. There is still a rigid hangover from traditional educational practices when schools were trying to make us photocopies of each other. It is based on conformity and linearity. Standardized tests, etc.
22. 22. Advancing Learning, 2014 Games are Serious Business 1 Billion gamers worldwide (only 500 million 2 years ago) Everything on Wikipedia: 3 weeks of Angry Birds, 7 days of Call of Duty Average Call of Duty gamer plays one month of FT work a year US: 99% of boys and 94% of girls under 18 play at least 8 hours a week 92% of 2 year olds are gamers
23. 23. Advancing Learning, 2014 Gaming and Education: Prove it! 10 positive emotions of gaming Creativity, Contentment, Awe and Wonder, Excitement, Curiosity, Pride, surprise, Love, relief, Joy Gamers simply said, what would make me want to keep playing? What if we asked this of learning? What would make us want to keep learning? How would you answer?
24. 24. Advancing Learning, 2014 Story of Connect Your Passion What did we do? Why did we do it? How did we do it? What are the early results/feedback? What are you going to do in your sphere of influence?
25. 25. Advancing Learning, 2014 How? First answer Why? Key to success is not in the intellect, idea, or concept.its in the execution. Think Big, Build simple, Act now Internal Champions ?
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28. 28. Advancing Learning, 2014 Enabling Technology When you change the method, you should change the content. Dont just use technology to replace old school ways of engaging students. Technology can enable teachers to do higher order thingsuse technology to replace the basics.
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30. 30. Advancing Learning, 2014 Story of Connect Your Passion What did we do? Why did we do it? How did we do it? What are the early results/feedback? What are you going to do in your sphere of influence?
31. 31. Advancing Learning, 2014 On the Gamified Course 22% students indicated they used what they learned in the app to write a business plan, do a project or start a business. 34% said the app made them think they could be an entrepreneur and another 26% said the knowledge they learned could help them in the workforce. Female/non-gamers enjoyed it the most 22% 34%
32. 32. Advancing Learning, 2014 High School Feedback 56% m. 44% f 26% declared non-gamers 90% rated ease of use high, very high 94% completion rate 78% would now consider entrepreneurship 96% would like to have courses offered through mobile
33. 33. Advancing Learning, 2014 On the Bandwidth and Wi-Fi Its an expectation that we have good Wi-Fi Its an expectation that we have great bandwidth It has enabled much more use of video, cloud based work, real-time collaboration Flipped Classroom is no longer a theoryit is practice
34. 34. Advancing Learning, 2014 Faculty: Prove it mindset! Meeting early in the process: Are you all in? Giving them ownership helped with "buy in" Overall, most faculty are happy with the process but we still have to do deeper integration. SAMR...stuck at AM Different way of engaging the learners. Can enable creativity in the classroom if used right. It's changed the way we engage the learner with the curriculum.
35. 35. Advancing Learning, 2014 Like the idea of having an iPad Use it for personal use as well as for school...camera, banking, social Would like to have more on their phone Like the immediacy of searching and very happy with Wi-Fi and bandwidth Would like to see deeper integration Students: Use it Mindset!
36. 36. Advancing Learning, 2014 Top 10 Learnings on Connect Your Passion 1 Answer the question of Why change the way we engage the learners: this started a year before we introduced mobile learning. We've conducted extensive training on the digital learner. My experience is that a faculty members love for their students outweighs their fear of change. 2 Meaningful engagement and consultation: faculty, staff, administration, student buy in 3 Empowering faculty and students in the decision making process
37. 37. Advancing Learning, 2014 Top 10 Learnings on Connect Your Passion 4 Ownership of the device was also critical 5 Reliable IT network for Wi-Fi and connectivity 6 Faculty mentors: People who understand and can walk alongside them in their experience 7 Ongoing training and support: Appy Hour
38. 38. Advancing Learning, 2014 Top 10 Learnings on Connect Your Passion 8 Don't attempt to impose a solution, don't use the hammer. Appropriate use of technology was emphasized 9 Its ok to build the plane as youre flying it. http://vimeo.com/51038789 10 Stress and support learning groups: Peer to peer learning has been most effective.
39. 39. Advancing Learning, 2014 Nobody can think of everything, dont be afraid to say I dont know. - Sir Ken Robinson
40. 40. Advancing Learning, 2014 Story of Connect Your Passion What did we do? Why did we do it? How did we do it? What are the early results/feedback? What are you going to do in your sphere of influence?
41. 41. Advancing Learning, 2014 What is the role of Mobile? In education, in society? Will reading even be necessary in the future of education? Harvard Publishing recent posted an article on the unbundling of a degreeare credentials necessary? Will biology and technology be integrated? Will the three Rs be something else? Will we need to know all three or will Siri help us? Information is no longer king, critical thinking and internet search skills are king
42. 42. Advancing Learning, 2014 Dr. Sugata Mitra, visiting professor at MIT On the curriculum of tomorrow: Reading comprehension Information search and retrieval skills How does a person form a belief? (Truth and untruth)
43. 43. Advancing Learning, 2014 When you Ask the Questions of: How to motive? How to fascinate? How to engage?
44. 44. Advancing Learning, 2014 Questions for you! "Single most important thing we do is to have our students have a meaningful learning experiencewhat motivates this generation?" Dr. Sugata Mitra If you are not asking these questions in your institution, then who is? What is your BIG idea? Bold, Innovative and a Game-Changer?
45. 45. Advancing Learning, 2014 Enjoy the Ride!
46. 46. Jason Dewling Olds College @JasonDewling Thank You! Steve Jobs Once you realize that everything around you in life was created by someone no smarter than you, you realize that you can do something that will influenced the experience of life for others.