Conquering the Myths of Social Media

Conquering the Myths ofSocial Media & Learning George & Alec Couros Digital Learning Spring Conference April 18, 2011 Vancouver, BC

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introduction

context

ChangesEarly Day of PC in Schools Todayʼs Social/Mobile Reality

David Wiley Then vs Now Analog Digital Tethered Mobile Isolated Connected Generic Personal Consumption Creating@opencontent Closed Open

David Wiley Education vs Everyday Analog Digital Tethered Mobile Isolated Connected Generic Personal Consumption Creating@opencontent Closed Open

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

this is not about technology

"You dont lead by pointing andtelling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case." ~ Ken Kesey

our shared myths

Each technology creates a new environment. The old environment becomes content forthe new environment.The effects of mediacome from their form not their content.

Pier 21, 1958

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

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

Justin Bieber

Amanda Hocking

Maria Aragon

Rebecca Black

Best Job in the World

On Digital Video • “Ten years ago, not one student in a hundred, nay, one in a thousand, could have produced videos like this. It’s a whole new skill, a vital and important skill, and one utterly necessary not simply from the perspective of creating but also of comprehending videoStephen Downes communication today.

The greatest digital divide is between those who can read and write with media, and those who cant. Elizabeth Dalycc licensed flickr photo by jayRaz: http://flickr.com/photos/shnakepup/2935979173/ 38

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Google Apps vs. Microsoft Ofﬁce

Blogging vs. Journals

Twitter vs. Google

Students Leading the Way

Learning from each othercreates more opportunities

Connections

Why Do Students Go to University? Content Degrees Social Life Support Services (Wiley, 2010)

Why Do Students Go to University? PLoS GCTWikipedia MCSE Google Scholar ACT OCW Content DegreesFlatworld K arXiv.org CNE CCNA Open Courses Facebook Twitter Skype Social Life Support Services MySpace Yahoo! Answers MMOGs Quora ChaCha (Wiley, 2010)

It comes back to this... Focus on Relationships

...and sometimes we just reach out because we can.

We have to allow our studentsto create their own content.

Identity Day

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.

Identity Day

conclusion

Let Go Of Controlhttp://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/admitchell08/2574455073

21st Century Learning• “What happens to traditional concepts of classrooms and teaching when we can now learn anything, anywhere, anytime?” Will Richardson

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

Private PublicClosed Open

Real Learning

Learning Side-bySide

http://georgecouros.cahttp://connectedprincipals.com

http://budtheteacher.com/blog/2009/10/10/on-modeling/

Relationships George

“We need to move beyond the idea that education is something that is provided for us, andtoward the idea that an education is something that we create ourselves.” (Downes, 2010)

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

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