Megan Poore Academic Skills and Learning Centre Australian National University [email_address] academicskills.anu.edu.au/podcasts/skillsoup.php learningfutures.anu.edu.au

Coverage Web 2.0 and the ‘Digital Natives’ What is podcasting? SkillSoup: our aims SkillSoup: what’s in it? Highlights

Coverage

Web 2.0 and the ‘Digital Natives’

What is podcasting?

SkillSoup: our aims

SkillSoup: what’s in it?

Highlights

Web 2.0 Social networking Wikis MySpace, Facebook Blogs Podcasting It’s all about participation and communication

Web 2.0

Social networking

Wikis

MySpace, Facebook

Blogs

Podcasting

It’s all about participation and communication

‘ Digital Natives’ (Prensky) Parallel process and multi-task Have ‘hypertext minds’ Have always had Web 2.0 at home Have little patience for step-by-step logic (or reasoning?)

‘ Digital Natives’ (Prensky)

Parallel process and multi-task

Have ‘hypertext minds’

Have always had Web 2.0 at home

Have little patience for step-by-step logic (or reasoning?)

‘ Digital Natives’ (Prensky) Some evidence that their brain structures are different … I’m a bit sceptical …

‘ Digital Natives’ (Prensky)

Some evidence that their brain structures are different …

I’m a bit sceptical …

‘ Digital Immigrants’ Prensky) Speak with an ‘accent’ – or a different language entirely! Misunderstand the new ways in which Digital Natives learn Our education system was not designed to teach them

‘ Digital Immigrants’ Prensky)

Speak with an ‘accent’ – or a different language entirely!

Misunderstand the new ways in which Digital Natives learn

Our education system was not designed to teach them

Digital Natives on campus They’ll be here in 5 years (or less!) Are we ready? 

Digital Natives on campus

They’ll be here in 5 years (or less!)

Are we ready?



What is this ‘soup’? Academic skills’ core business is teaching students to be better learners SkillSoup is about learning how to learn

What is this ‘soup’?

Academic skills’ core business is teaching students to be better learners

SkillSoup is about learning how to learn

What is this ‘soup’? Interviews with ANU staff and students All levels: undergrad, Hons, grad Across cognate areas (Arts, Law, Science, Engineering, Economics …)

What is this ‘soup’?

Interviews with ANU staff and students

All levels: undergrad, Hons, grad

Across cognate areas (Arts, Law, Science, Engineering, Economics …)

SkillSoup’s aims Access : to ASLC, ANU resources and staff Relevance : to Digital Natives Extension : range and type of resources and services Community : collective purpose at ANU, overcoming isolation LEARNING HOW TO LEARN

SkillSoup’s aims

Access : to ASLC, ANU resources and staff

Relevance : to Digital Natives

Extension : range and type of resources and services

Community : collective purpose at ANU, overcoming isolation

LEARNING HOW TO LEARN

SkillSoup: in the bowl ... SkillSoup Radio Feature interview TipMeister skills tip Report from the Head Vox pops Music segues ‘ Meg and Daz’

SkillSoup: in the bowl ...

SkillSoup Radio

Feature interview

TipMeister skills tip

Report from the Head

Vox pops

Music segues

‘ Meg and Daz’

SkillSoup: in the bowl ... Extended interviews ANU staff and students Skills tips ASLC staff

SkillSoup: in the bowl ...

Extended interviews

ANU staff and students

Skills tips

ASLC staff

Highlights The ‘human factor’ “ You have put the human element back into the digital age, where electronic delivery of teaching was removing human interaction” - David Ellis, Earth Sciences, ANU

Highlights

The ‘human factor’

“ You have put the human element back into the digital age, where electronic delivery of teaching was removing human interaction”

- David Ellis, Earth Sciences, ANU

Highlights Hooking into people’s experience and knowledge You can’t get this stuff in a handout New things in new ways?

Highlights

Hooking into people’s experience and knowledge

You can’t get this stuff in a handout

New things in new ways?

Highlights SkillSoup gives a different type of coverage The ‘hows’ and ‘whys,’ not just the ‘whats’

Highlights

SkillSoup gives a different type of coverage

The ‘hows’ and ‘whys,’ not just the ‘whats’

Highlights Lecturers become more aware of their own assumptions “ I found myself almost targeting these people and trying to convince them that [uni] is not too scary” - Kristen Pammer, Psych, ANU

Highlights

Lecturers become more aware of their own assumptions

“ I found myself almost targeting these people and trying to convince them that [uni] is not too scary”

- Kristen Pammer, Psych, ANU

Highlights We act as myth busters Less intimidating than approaching a lecturer Sense of community

Highlights

We act as myth busters

Less intimidating than approaching a lecturer

Sense of community

Highlights Learning how to learn for the Digital Natives, especially in terms of: Validation, evaluation, analysis, critique, synthesis, interpretation, reasoning, comparison, assessment

Highlights

Learning how to learn for the Digital Natives, especially in terms of:

Validation, evaluation, analysis, critique, synthesis, interpretation, reasoning, comparison, assessment

Highlights International recognition! Best Overall Educational Podcast (Higher ed category) Fordham University, Podcast for Teachers Yay!

Highlights

International recognition!

Best Overall Educational Podcast (Higher ed category)

Fordham University, Podcast for Teachers

Yay!

Benefits for ... Vision-impaired, self-paced learners Part-time students, students not coming on campus Potential overseas students, school students, parents, family ‘ Outliers’ who would not otherwise use the ASLC

Benefits for ...

Vision-impaired, self-paced learners

Part-time students, students not coming on campus

Potential overseas students, school students, parents, family

‘ Outliers’ who would not otherwise use the ASLC

Who’s listening? Statcounters on all downloads It is the most-visited area of the ASLC website (barring referencing)

Who’s listening?

Statcounters on all downloads

It is the most-visited area of the ASLC website (barring referencing)

Who’s listening? 37% of Australian listeners come from outside the ANU. 19% come from overseas: Lithuania, USA, Uganda, Chile, Spain, Yemen, Thailand, Japan, UK, Korea, India, France, China … iTunes, EPN Web, PodShow, Podcast Alley, Podcast Pickle, Podcasting News, Pod-Planet, SuperUser, Wordpress, E-Blogger

Who’s listening?

37% of Australian listeners come from outside the ANU.

19% come from overseas: Lithuania, USA, Uganda, Chile, Spain, Yemen, Thailand, Japan, UK, Korea, India, France, China …

iTunes, EPN Web, PodShow, Podcast Alley, Podcast Pickle, Podcasting News, Pod-Planet, SuperUser, Wordpress, E-Blogger

The next big access issue ... Being able to speak to the Digital Natives in their own language, regardless of accent.

The next big access issue ...

Being able to speak to the Digital Natives in their own language, regardless of accent.

Learning Futures http://learningfutures.anu.edu.au/ SkillSoup radio http://academicskills.anu.edu.au/podcasts/skillsoup_radio.php SkillSoup feature interviews http://academicskills.anu.edu.au/podcasts/interviews/ interview_downloads.php SkillSoup skills tips http://academicskills.anu.edu.au/podcasts/tips/ tips_downloads.php

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