Becoming Networked Educators: Two Perspectives

Becoming Networked Educators:Two PerspectivesAlec & George CourosATLE Conference 2010

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introduction

theory practicethe road ahead

shifting context

Informal Learning • “Informal learning is a signiﬁcant aspect of our learning experience. Formal education no longer comprises the majority of our learning.” •George Siemens http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/connectivism.htm

Access

Free/Open Content “describes any kind of creative work in a format that explicitly allows copying and modifying of its information by anyone, notexclusively by a closed organization, ﬁrm, or individual.” (Wikipedia)

Participatory Mediahttp://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/rosauraochoa/3256859352/sizes/z/in/photostream/

http://www.hufﬁngtonpost.com/2008/07/24/obama-in-berlin-video-of_n_114771.html

media stats (2009)• 90 trillion emails sent annually from 1.4 billion email users• 234 million websites• 1.73 billion Internet users• 126 millions blogs• 350 million Facebook users• 4 billion images on Flickr• 2.5 billion photos uploaded every month on Facebook Stats as of Jan 22/10 via Royal Pingdom

http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2010/11/great-scott-over-35-hours-of-video.html

danah boydpay attention to ...•Properties: persistence,replicability, searchability,scalability, (de)locatability.•Dynamics: invisible audiences,collapsed contexts, blurring ofpublic & private spaces @zephoria

Networkshttp://www.ﬂowtown.com/blog/the-2010-social-networking-map

Network Literacies • “Understanding how networks work is one of the most important literacies of the 21st century.” (2010)@hrheingold

networks• redeﬁne communities, friends, citizenship, identity, presence, privacy, publics, geography.• enable learning, communication, sharing, collaboration, community.• networks form around shared interests & objects.

Howard Rheingold http://www.anduro.com/calgary-mayor-race.html

Personal Learning Network

The Adjacent Possible• “Good ideas are not conjured out of thin air; they are built out of a collection of existing parts, the composition of which expands over time. (2010) @stevenbjohnson

Midway Summary• Informal learning has always been important, but there is now greater possibility.• The tools ofhave become so sharing & publication remix, mashup, accessible that it has changed the media landscape.• Network literacy will be a vital skill for new & current educators.

Live Cam

practice

Journey

Relationships

Resistance

Dinner with Will Richardson• “Youʼre not into sharing?” @willrich45

Was I leadingand learning by example?

The Tools

Identity Day “Your post about the Identity Fairheld at your school was exactly the type of activity I thought wouldhelp accomplish my overall goal of being proactive against bullying.

When School Leads Business“I’m no computer wiz, but mydaughter’s school seems to be on the cutting edge of educational technology.”

the road ahead

“it’s increasingly frustrating to know that my students are not allowed to engage in many of these incredible opportunities. The advice I often hear is ‘It’seasier to ask for forgiveness than ask for permission.’”

Embrace Our Reality

Create a Culture of Sharing http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/dolmansaxlil/4802611949/

Relationships George

Thank You forLearning with Us Alec couros@gmail.com @courosa George gec127@gmail.com @gcouros

Example #1: Transparent Walls @royanlee

Example #2: Advocacy of Sharing @thecleversheep

Example #3: Shared Global Experiences @langwitches @hdurnin @glassbeed

Example #4: Making It Relevant @danikabarker

Example #5: Meaningful Connections @courosa

Example #6: Rethinking Classroom Time @karlﬁsch

Example #7: PD Anytime, Anywhere

there are hundreds of examples but this is NOT the norm

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