Tradition and Emergence: Finding new points of balance in the educational use of technology COHERE Blended Learning Conference George Siemens October 3, 2008

Tiers of change pressures Tier 1: Global Tier 2: Technological/Societal Tier 3: Educational

Tier 1: Global

Tier 2: Technological/Societal

Tier 3: Educational

Global

Economic

Global Warming

Population growth

...relocation 1800: 3% of population in large cities 2050: 75% http://www.192021.org/

1800: 3% of population in large cities

2050: 75%

http://www.192021.org/

Healthcare...epidemics

Technological/Societal

Need for advanced learning 2 of every 3 new/replacement jobs require post secondary education Canadian Council of Learning (2006)

2 of every 3 new/replacement jobs require post secondary education

Canadian Council of Learning (2006)

Networked Workers 93% own a cell phone , compared with 78% of all American adults. 85% own a desktop computer, compared with 65% of all adults. 61% own a laptop computer , compared with 39% of all adults. 27% own a Blackberry , Palm or other personal digital assistant, compared with 13% of all adults. Pew Internet

93% own a cell phone , compared with 78% of all American adults.

85% own a desktop computer, compared with 65% of all adults.

61% own a laptop computer , compared with 39% of all adults.

27% own a Blackberry , Palm or other personal digital assistant, compared with 13% of all adults.

Pew Internet

Access 70+% level in many countries (Net) Mobile/PDA (21%) web access – doubled in 2003-2005-2007 88% have mobile Steep decline after age 55 Oxford Internet Institute

70+% level in many countries (Net)

Mobile/PDA (21%) web access – doubled in 2003-2005-2007

88% have mobile

Steep decline after age 55

Oxford Internet Institute

3.3 Billion Mobile accounts Informa, 2007

3.3 Billion Mobile accounts

Our relationship to content/information...

We’ve pulled it apart…

Fragmentation

Educational

Bigger shift that that from a Ptolmeic to Copernican view of the solar system… Self-organization is the way the relevant sciences are heading. Carl Bereiter (2002)

Bigger shift that that from a Ptolmeic to Copernican view of the solar system…

Self-organization is the way the relevant sciences are heading.

Carl Bereiter (2002)

“ Tectonic shift that will transform the map of higher education worldwide—the growth of universities in the developing world” Daniel, Kanwar, Uvalic-Trumbic (2006)

“ Tectonic shift that will transform the map of higher education worldwide—the growth of universities in the developing world”

Daniel, Kanwar, Uvalic-Trumbic (2006)

Education’s future will be shaped in developing countries China: HE enrolment doubled, 2000 – 2003 16 million. Exceeds US India: by 2010, 40% of all HE education will be distance Carnegie Foundation (2006)

China: HE enrolment doubled, 2000 – 2003

16 million. Exceeds US

India: by 2010,

40% of all HE education

will be distance

Carnegie Foundation (2006)

China: 800 new institutions in higher education since late 90’s China: doubled scientific article output between 1997-2004 (rest of world declined %)

China: 800 new institutions in higher education since late 90’s

China: doubled scientific article output between 1997-2004 (rest of world declined %)

Threats to university Borderless education Private for-profit Corporate universities Peter Scott, 2002 Response: Triple-helix Etzkowitz & Leydesdorff, 1999

Borderless education

Private for-profit

Corporate universities

Peter Scott, 2002

Response: Triple-helix

Etzkowitz & Leydesdorff, 1999

Trends in Online Education 2/3 plus of all Higher Education institutions offer online learning 3.5 million students taking online course (in fall 2006) 20%+ percent annual growth rate since 2003 Online Nation (Allen & Seaman, 2007)

2/3 plus of all Higher Education institutions offer online learning

3.5 million students taking online course (in fall 2006)

20%+ percent annual growth rate since 2003

Online Nation (Allen & Seaman, 2007)

Online Nation (Allen & Seaman, 2007)

Online Nation (Allen & Seaman, 2007)

Participatory Pedagogies (Collis & Moonen, 2008) (Askins, 2008) (Harvard Law School, 2008)

Participatory Pedagogies

(Collis & Moonen, 2008)

(Askins, 2008)

(Harvard Law School, 2008)

Open Educational Resources

Open Teaching Alec Couros Stephen Downes Leigh Blackall David Wiley

Three tiers of change generate tension points...

Emerging tension points Education/business Accreditation/reputation Transformation/utility Research/responding Formal/informal

Education/business

Accreditation/reputation

Transformation/utility

Research/responding

Formal/informal

Emerging tension points Open/Closed Expert/Amateur Hierarchy/Network…Command/Foster Pace/Depth Epistemology/Ontology

Open/Closed

Expert/Amateur

Hierarchy/Network…Command/Foster

Pace/Depth

Epistemology/Ontology

Given the changes in how we interact with content and each other, how should we change the educational process?

Given the changes in how we interact with content and each other, how should we change the educational process?

Skills learners and educators need...

Digital literacy Information literacy 21 st century skills Harvard curriculum Play, performance, networking, distributed cognition (Jenkins)

Digital literacy

Information literacy

21 st century skills

Harvard curriculum

Play, performance, networking, distributed cognition

(Jenkins)

Learning design?

Thin walls

Where is the strategy in the change?

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