The document discusses the shift from e-learning 1.0, characterized by static content and limited interaction, to e-learning 2.0, which emphasizes student-centered learning and the use of social software. It highlights the changing role of educators and learners in a networked learning environment, where the abundance of information necessitates ongoing adaptation and critical engagement. Additionally, it raises concerns about the impact of digital communication on culture and the importance of lifelong learning in modern education.

1. http://flickr.com/photos/7447470@N06/1345266896/ WEB 2.0 and THE FUTURE

2. http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =L4CR3GoB3YY A GLOBAL AUDIENCE

3. eLearning 2.0/Web 2.0 (Stephen Downes) Elearning 1.0: static packaged content little true interactivity and learner input and very little contact with a tutor. represented by Learner Management Systems. (eg WebCT, Blackboard, etc) Elearning 2.0: more student-centred centred around a Personal Learning Environment using social software. students generate and share content. they interact not only with teachers and their peers, but with anyone in the world they can learn from . (this description courtesy of Sean Fitzgerald)

4. “ The Read/Write Web” (Tim Berners Lee) Original photo by Hummanna .

5. PARTICIPATORY MEDIA/CULTURE SOCIAL MEDIA SOCIAL NETWORKING SOCIAL SOFTWARE YouTube Flickr MySpace Facebook Ning, etc

6. WHAT HAS CHANGED? (the locus of control is shifting) Decline of the Gatekeepers Publish then evaluate Content Creators; Content Rankers Everyone has access to everything The World is Flat (Thomas Friedman) “People just don’t subscribe to magazines anymore; they also subscribe to people.”

7. Agency has shifted from teacher to learner; from teaching to learning

8. Networked Learning

10. CONNECTIVISM: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age (George Siemens, University of Manitoba, Canada) Principles of Connectivism: Nurturing and maintaining connections is needed to facilitate continual learning . Currency (accurate, up-to-date knowledge) is the intent of all connectivist learning activities. Choosing what to learn and the meaning of incoming information is seen through the lens of a shifting reality. While there is a right answer now, it may be wrong tomorrow due to alterations in the information climate affecting the decision.

11. 9000 hrs of extra content each day In 6 months generates as much content as major broadcasters in US did in 60 years Superb video from Michael Wesch: An Anthropological Introduction to YouTube www.youtube.com /watch?v=TPAO-lZ4_hU

12. Rewriting or Killing our Cultures?

13. THE CROWD: Collective wisdom? Stupidity of the masses? Is our culture being re-written? Is the Internet killing our Culture? (Andrew Keen: the cult of the amateur)

15. MySpace/Facebook September 2 nd , 2008 POLICE are trawling social networking sites and tracking text messages to find the organisers of a wild party shut down by the riot squad in Sydney. About 1500 people crammed into a Camperdown warehouse in Sydney's inner west for the party which was publicised through Facebook and other online forums. ( http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,25642,24273455-5014108,00.html ) September 2 nd , 2008 A wild teenage party promoted on MySpace has been condemned by Geelong police who were pelted with glass bottles when they tried to close it down. ( http:// www.theage.com.au/national/myspace -party-teens-pelt police-with-bottles-20080902-47hg.html ) fear

17. Indian Initiative: babajob.com/babalife.com NY Times, Oct 30 th , 2007

18. Are we sociologically ready? What are our ethical responsibilities as adults/educators : to our children/students? to ourselves? (teacher sacked for posting photo on MySpace)

19. Open Content

20. Creative Commons Licensing from Jeffrey Beall at http://www.flickr.com/photos/denverjeffrey/301014978/

24. Time-to-Adoption Horizon: One Year or Less Virtual Worlds/Immersive Environments Cloud-Based Applications Time-to-Adoption Horizon: Two to Three Years Geolocation Alternative Input Devices Time-to-Adoption Horizon: Four to Five Years Deep Tagging Next-Generation Mobile

25. Time-to-Adoption Horizon: One Year or Less Virtual Worlds/ ImmersiveEnvironments Cloud-Based Applications

26. Second Life See Second Life in Education

27. Google Docs Google Apps Zoho Office Flickr YouTube Blogger etc

28. Time-to-Adoption Horizon: Two to Three Years Geolocation Alternative Input Devices

29. GEOTAGGING

30. Time-to-Adoption Horizon: Four to Five Years Deep Tagging Next-Generation Mobile

31. IMPACT FOR VET? Image courtesy of law_keven

32. Learning in the 21 st Century “ I have seen predictions that a student doing a 3 year course by 2012 will experience the situation where most of the knowledge they have gained in year one will be completely out of date by the time they finish year 3.” “… the only sustainable approach…will be to find the learning and teaching strategies which will ensure that people embrace attitudes and behaviours anchored in lifelong learning.” “ It is becoming …an imperative for industry to have staff who are lifelong learners and highly ICT literate.” Greg Black, CEO, education.au (Campus Review 16/10/07)

33. “ The whole world has become curricularised.” (Pachler) Image courtesy of Nancy White

34. Courtesy of Greg Whitby

35. Awareness or a Set of Skills? New Practices predicated upon an awareness that things have changed…

36. Employability Skills Communication Teamwork Problem Solving Initiative and Enterprise Planning and Organising Self-management Learning Technology

37. Where to Begin? (in class) Give students options about how they receive and process instructional materials Ask your students how they’d like to be assessed Have students design tasks and assessments Set collaborative tasks Encourage the use of participatory media

38. Where to Begin? (You) Join an online community or email list Ask questions and initiate discussions about your interests and needs Start publishing or tracking blogs, podcasts Do an online course in multiliteracy Create social bookmarking and photosharing accounts Create media – start simple: Upload photos to Flickr; comment on others’ photos create Digital Stories (Photostory, Moviemaker) and upload to YouTube Search YouTube and other video repositories for educational content and start using it in your teaching Create a Ning or Facebook account for friends or family Use a wiki or Google Docs to collaborate on a small project Place yourself in the new habitus of learning – you need to do it to understand and internalise the power of networks; reading and observing will not achieve this philosophical seachange Put yourself to the side; know that the best teachers are always willing learners

39. IN CONCLUSION: Being a connected educator involves : engaging with the world of participatory media guiding students in this new disintermediated world modelling the use of technology for lifelong learning allowing time for ‘slow learning’ and reflection It’s all about connections …… (and it’s got nothing to do with age!)

40. Education by and large has not changed. Syllabus/curriculum is still rooted in a past paradigm of fixed knowledge. The world beyond classrooms has changed a great deal, and will continue to do so at an ever-increasing rate…… Photo courtesy of Sawrah, http://flickr.com/photos/sawrah/314474272/