Empowering teachers to meet the digital native learners

Empowering Teachers to Meet the Digital Native Learners International E-Learning Conference 2011 Muang Thong Thani, Thailand 13.1.2011 Hanna Teräs – Tampere University of Applied Sciences Marjatta Myllylä – Tampere University of Applied Sciences Marko Teräs – Emergent, Canopy & Understory Ltd.

What is going on?Who are digital natives?What does it have to do with us? Image: Wayan Vota

The world of work used to look like this.

Image: theeferNow it looks more like this.

Image: ShuichiroClassrooms used to look like this.

Image: Valley Library / Oregon State UniversityAnd they still do.

New types of skills are needed✦ Collaboration skills✦ Creative problem solving✦ Innovation skills✦ Initiative✦ Social and cultural skills✦ Responsibility Image: theonlyoneEg. Trilling & Fadel, 2009

What are digital natives like? Global Innovation thinking & creativity Tolerance Appreciateof diversity freedom of choice Image: eﬂon Natural collaborators (Tapscott 2009)

Image: bpsusf Companies face recruiting problems -too many graduates are lacking these skills (Robinson 2001)

Marko’s course:“Social Media Supporting Success and Professional Growth” for BBA students

CollaborativeMedia literacy information search Open ended tasks in social media environmentsCollaborative Personal professional writing web presence

Image: arimoore

Teachers learn from theirteachers who have learnedfrom their teachers who havelearned from their teachers...The conception of a goodteacher is passed on to onegeneration after another.

Open social Ongoing media dialogic environments evaluation New Authenticenquiry-based approach to Team learning learning teacher and facilitating education Collaborative Networking knowledge construction

Teachers vs. digital natives? Global Innovation thinking & creativity Tolerance Appreciateof diversity freedom of choice Image: eﬂon Natural collaborators (Tapscott 2009)

Teachers vs. digital natives? Global Open-endedness networks and deﬁning one’s through goals: innovation social media and creative solutions Team learning Freedom of and dialogue: choice in working diversity and methods andshared expertise Image: RuffLife learning paths Collaborative knowledge construction and creation of content

Conclusions✦ Changed working environment✦ Digital native skills: support not suffocate!✦ Social media assisted teacher education program: empowering teachers to meet the digital native learners Image: Rickydavid

Thank you!Contact usHanna Teräshanna.teras@tamk.ﬁwww.hannateras.comMarko Teräsmarko.teras@emergentcanopy.comwww.markoteras.com

Empowering teachers to meet the digital native learners

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