The natives are restless Higher education and the culture of digital natives Susanne Koch, Gunnar Schei and Inger Carin Grøndal Educational Technology Group University of Oslo http://www.usit.uio.no/suf/dml/ Photo: Ilpo's Sojourn (flickr)

Our talk today Who are we? How views on education are changing Digital natives: Who are they – really? How do they prefer to learn? How proficient are their teachers online? Teachers and students cooperating to accomodate to new learning strategies Read the paper! You’ll find lots of statistics and some interesting cases . Photo: alessio.sgherza (flickr)

Who are we?

How views on education are changing

Digital natives:

Who are they – really?

How do they prefer to learn?

How proficient are their teachers online?

Teachers and students cooperating to accomodate to new learning strategies

Read the paper!

You’ll find lots of statistics and some interesting cases .

Educational Technology Group Permanent unit within the central university IT-center. Mission: To actively contribute to processes of pedagogical innovation by providing technological solutions integrated in teaching and learning. Coordination of central IT efforts in the area of ICT-supported teaching and learning .

Permanent unit within the central university IT-center.

Mission: To actively contribute to processes of pedagogical innovation by providing technological solutions integrated in teaching and learning.

Coordination of central IT efforts in the area of ICT-supported teaching and learning .

Old school: Teacher-centered education The teachers own the truth Teaching means transfering knowledge to the students Learning is what gets into the students’ heads Photo: foundphotoslj (flickr)

The teachers own the truth

Teaching means transfering knowledge to the students

Learning is what gets into the students’ heads

New school: Student-centered education The students know the truth Teaching means facilitating for learning Learning means constructing knowledge Students are assumed to be digital natives Teachers are assumed to be digital immigrants

The students know the truth

Teaching means facilitating for learning

Learning means constructing knowledge

Students are assumed to be digital

natives

Teachers are assumed to be digital immigrants

” Our school” Teachers have knowledge and digital competence Internet makes knowledge available to all, including students Students know some use of the available tools Together they can explore how they can use the information and tools available to learn and to construct common knowledge Photo: Talent (flickr)

Teachers have knowledge and digital competence

Internet makes knowledge available to all, including students

Students know some use of the available tools

Together they can explore how they can use the information and tools available to learn and to construct common knowledge

76 per cent of Norwegians between 36 and 44 are online daily Many of them have been digital since before the digital natives were born Many of them are teachers Ref: Citizen Media Project and ssb.no Digital immigrants but not digital ignorant

76 per cent of Norwegians between 36 and 44 are online daily

Many of them have been digital since before the digital natives were born

Many of them are teachers

Ref: Citizen Media Project and ssb.no

Digital natives with digital learning strategies (25 per cent) Google generation using digital tools just for fun (50 per cent) 25 per cent do not use the internet every day Digital natives but not digital experts Photo: merfam (flickr)

Digital natives with digital learning strategies (25 per cent)

Google generation using digital tools just for fun (50 per cent)

25 per cent do not use

the internet every day

New technologies New cooperative strategies Digital tools (i.e. blogs, wikis, Twitter etc.) Students and teachers collaborate in the choice of tools All tools are not automaticaly appropriate for learning Digital content Students and teachers collaborate in constructing knowledge based on the information availabel What is good information? What turns information into knowledge? How do you qoute? How do you mash and re-create? This creates digital literacy and information competence

Digital tools (i.e. blogs, wikis, Twitter etc.)

Students and teachers collaborate in the choice of tools

All tools are not automaticaly appropriate for learning

Digital content

Students and teachers collaborate in constructing knowledge based on the information availabel

What is good information?

What turns information into knowledge?

How do you qoute?

How do you mash and re-create?

This creates digital literacy and information competence

Conclusion The teaching strategy must consider the students’ digital competency and learning strategies Digital tools change learning cultures and learning spaces Digital tools expand our pedagogical tool box Students know the tools, teachers know pedagogy, and together we can find out how to use the digital tools in teaching and learning

The teaching strategy must consider the students’ digital competency and learning strategies

Digital tools change learning cultures and learning spaces

Digital tools expand our pedagogical tool box

Students know the tools, teachers know pedagogy, and together we can find out how to use the digital tools in teaching and learning

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