Creating Virtual Learning Spaces: From Vision to RealityDavid Jakes

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What are the core components to a multi-dimensional learning space?

Why is a multi-dimensional learning space essential to education in the 21st Century?

How do we rethink the dimensions of learning? How does the physical and virtual interact?

Who are the critical stakeholders that need to be involved?

Where are the resources to not only create but to sustain this initiative?

When is (will) your organization ready?

Facebook: 200 million/2.6 billionYouTube: 70 million videos, 1 million dollars a dayBlogs: 133/346 millionTwitter: 1.1 Billion/3 millionFlickr: 4 BillionWikipedia: 10 million articles

100,000 apps now available2 Billion apps downloaded50 million customers in 77 countriesSource: TechCrunch

100,000 apps now available

2 Billion apps downloaded

50 million customers in 77 countries

Everyone has an idea…

NET-S, T, and APartnership for 21st Century SkillsHorizon ReportSchool 2.0KnowledgeWorks 2020 ForecastACOT-TodayCoSNNSTANSFNCTEMIT New Mediaclick

Web 2.0School 2.0Library 2.0Teaching 2.021st Century Skills21st Century Literacy21st Century Fluency

Students: 1.0? 2.0? What do you think?

Do we a gap to negotiate?

Discussion Question: How much do we value the design of learning spaces in our schools?

What will be possible for this child?Image from Flickr: aaronfreimark

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Discussion Question: What role does social networking have in schools?

iPhone Augmented Reality

What does it mean to be well-educated in the 21st Century?

How does this influence teaching and learning?

Discussion Question: Are there new literacies?

Is this about tools? | Blogs and Wikis vs …..? Skills vs. Literacy vs. Fluency | Context

Do you see the Internet (and Web 2.0) as “a context in which to read, write, and communicate?”Leu et. al 2009“Being literate in a real-world sense means being able to read and write using the media forms of the day, whatever they may be…” Jason Ohler

Digital SpaceformalPhysical Space(Classroom)Learning SpaceinformalCore SkillsPhysical Space (Classroom)New Context

Glenbrook South High School Building Goal 2: Incorporate new and evolving technologies to support the development of literacy.

Discussion Question: What five cores skills would you identify as key components that contribute to the development of literacy?

Your ideas:

Goal 2: Incorporate new and evolving technologies that support the development of literacy.

Science Leadership Academy, Philadelphia, PAused with permission

CommunicationCritical ThinkingCollaborationCreativityCitizenship

Course Learning Space(Moodle)StudentLearning Space(Google Apps)

Physical SpacesHow are we enhancing and rethinking the physical space to support Goal 2?

Etherpad Fishbowl

Etherpad Fishbowl

Course Learning Space(Moodle)StudentLearning Space(Google Apps)

AP Biology

Japanese Metacourse

Blogfolio

Titan Learning Center

Professional Development Course

LibGuides

Naviance

Virtual learning spaces are much more than just a teacher portal…

Begin the literacy discussion…this isn’t about tools.

What is your vision of the types of skills need to be well educated in the 21st Century?

Learning can be independent of time,space and place.

Learning opportunities should be formal and informal and take place in both physical and digital learning environments.

Think systemic!