Exploring Digital Citizenship, Digital Identity &
Connected Learning

Dr. Alec Couros
Halton Catholic District School Board
November 18, 2011
#hcdsb



couros.wikispaces.com/hcdsb
digital citizenship
Faculty Profile
http://www.flickr.com/photos/will-lion/3974469907/
The Blur
Life Stream
eci831.ca
context
Changes




Early Day of PC in Schools   Today’s Social/Mobile Reality
Mobile Reality
media stats (2010)

•   107 trillion emails (89% spam), from 1.04 billion users.

•   255 million websites

•   1.97 billion Internet users

•   152 millions blogs

•   600 million Facebook users (sharing 30 billion pieces of
    content per month)

•   2 billion videos watched on Youtube daily

•   5 billion photos hosted on Flickr
                            Stats as of January 2011 via Royal Pingdom
“Just as the telephone, automobile, and
airplane reshaped our society in the first half
   of the twentieth century, the new digital
    infrastructure is beginning to reshape
        institutions in the twenty-first.”
                 John Seely Brown




                                                  20
youth & social media
Maria Aragon
“In July 2003, the student’s family filed a $250,000
 lawsuit against the family of four of his schoolmates.
The lawsuit stated in part that he “had to endure, and
still endures today, harassment and derision from his
    high-school mates and from the public at large.”
(digital) citizenship
“Digital Citizenship is a concept which
  helps teachers and technology leaders
understand what students should know to
 use technology appropriately. But Digital
  Citizenship is more than just a teaching
 tool, it is a way to prepare students for a
     society full of technology.” (Ribble)
‘cyber-safety’
  (digital citizenship 1.0)
Sexual predation is a concern ...
existed before the Internet, but is
    overblown by the media.

       Bullying & harrassment are the most
        frequent threats faced by minors
              both online and offline.
be cautious with what you share
    and who you share with
        online or offline
Easily Copied     Instantly Shared




Easily Edited   Viewable by Millions
PRIVATE   by DEFAULT




PUBLIC    with EFFORT
CONTROL

                  FEAR


PREDICTABILITY


             VULNERABILITY
BYOD
http://www.flickr.com/photos/admitchell08/2574455073
info/media literacy
no longer just consumption...
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 video
Stephen Downes           communication today.
network literacy
Network Literacies



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



@hrheingold
Politics




Howard Rheingold

                   http://www.anduro.com/calgary-mayor-race.html
Services
Reputation
Shared Projects




“Dear Photograph:Thank you for everything we had.”
Human Connections
God bless you and your family
through this difficult time.
My best attempt, I only
removed the tubing, left
colors and levels alone. I
am sorry for your loss.
I color corrected the
skintones a bit as well.
minor lighting, a 6 x 4 crop for printing in standard size &
                          removed some of the background.
                              well done fellow redditors !!!!
Hope nobody thinks this is in poor taste... please accept
my warmest wishes and deepest sympathy for your loss.
Fixed
  the
chair
OK black background gone. Sorry it took so long, had
to start over. Thanks again to wahoorob for doing the
hard part.
Sorry for the late help. I went
for simplicity. Enjoy - and I
hope you remember her well.
(digital) identity
“The average digital birth of children
   happens at about 6 months.”


            “In Canada, US, UK, France Italy,
           Germany & Spain ... 81% of children
           under the age of two have some kind
               of digital profile or footprint.”
“Cisco just offered me a job!
Now I have to weigh the utility
  of a fatty paycheck against
the daily commute and hating
            the work.”
From: http://
 www.blogherald.com/
  2009/08/22/drunk-
   pictures-on-your-
facebook-profile-think-
         again/
The three main reasons why people were not hired
after their profile was checked were:
• Candidate posted provocative or inappropriate
  photographs or information – 53 percent
• Candidate posted content about them drinking or
  using drugs – 44 percent
• Candidate bad-mouthed their previous employer,
  co-workers or clients – 35 percent
But Social network profiles have
  helped candidates as well...
inspirations
considerations
transition
Personal Learning Network
examples
Example #1.1: Power Of (Global) Audience




                      ps22chorus.blogspot.com
Example #2.1: Utilizing Networks
Example #2.2: Utilizing Networks
Example #2.3: Utilizing Networks
Example #2.4: Utilizing Networks
Example #2.5: Utilizing Networks
Example #3.1: Teaching/Learning Online
Example #3.2: Teaching/Learning Online
Example #3.3: Teaching/Learning Online
Example #4.1: PD Anytime, Anywhere
Example #4.2: PD Anytime, Anywhere




                            @jgates513
there are thousands of examples



    but this is not the norm
big ideas
Sharing




          http://www.flickr.com/photos/dolmansaxlil/4802611949/
Identity




http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaumedurgell/740880616/sizes/l/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/will-lion/3356252350/
Relationships
@shareski
Don’t limit a child to your
own learning, for he was born
  in another time. ~Tagore


       http://couros.ca
     couros@gmail.com
          @courosa

Exploring Digital Citizenship, Digital Identity & Connected Learning