New Pedagogies For The Digital Age

New Pedagogies for the Digital Age
Steve Wheeler
University of Plymouth
www.enterprisebuilder.us

The pace of change is accelerating
cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

“The present speed of information based on new technologies has undermined traditional expert driven processes of knowledge development and dissemination.”
~ Dave Cormier
www.aaceconnect.org

In 2006 there were 2.6 Billion searches on Google each month
In 2009 there were 31 Billion searches each month
150 B
120 B
90 B
60 B
30 B
2006 2009 2012

Years to reach an audience of 50 Million
Radio – 38 years
Television – 13 years
The Internet – 4 years
Apple iPod – 3 years
Facebook – 2 years
???

“For the first time we are preparing students for a future we cannot clearly describe.”
–David Warlick
http://communications.nottingham.ac.uk/podcasts/

"In the times of rapid change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists."
~ Eric Hoffer
washingtonrebel.typepad.com

"Long range planning does not deal with future decisions, but with the future of present decisions."
~ Peter F. Drucker.
www.ocoruja.com

"Dinosaurs were highly successful and lasted a long time. They never went away. They became smaller, faster, and more agile, and now we call them birds."
~ Mark Halper in Forbes (1997)
www.hopscotch-kids.co.uk

“I cannot teach anyone, all I can do is make them think.”
~ Socrates
http://commarts.edgewood.edu/socrates.jpg

“I cannot teach anyone, all I can do is make them think.”
~ Socrates
...but how do you make them think?
http://commarts.edgewood.edu/socrates.jpg

Is learning simply about gaining knowledge...?
www.newmediamusings.com

... or making connections?

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.
~ W. B. Yeats
www.preservefortlouis.org

Personalised Learning?
http://www.delasallewaterford.com

Personalised Learning?
http://www.hseb.utah.edu

We don't need to reform the system. We need to replace the system.
~ Alvin Toffler
www.strategy-business.com

Trends in Education
Just for me
Apprenticeship model
© Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

Trends in Education
Just for me
Just in case
Standard Curriculum

Trends in Education
Just for me
Just in case
Standard Curriculum
Just in time
Bespoke Curriculum

Trends in Education
Just for me
Just in case
Standard Curriculum
Just in time
Bespoke Curriculum
Just for me
Personalised Learning

Trends in Education
Just for me
Just in case
Standard Curriculum
Just in time
Bespoke Curriculum
Just for me
Personalised Learning
Personal Learning Environment

Personal Web Tools
Generating Content
Sharing Content
Organising Content

Personal Web Tools
Generating Content
Communication
Sharing Content
Organising Content

anytime
personalised
anyplace
http://ithalas.com

E-Learning 3.0
Distributed (Cloud) Computing
Enhanced Smart Mobile Technology
Collaborative Intelligent Filtering
3D Visualisation and Interaction
Source: steve-wheeler.blogspot.com

Imagination is more important than knowledge
~ Einstein
www.students.ou.edu

“We need diversity of thought in the world to face the new challenges.”
~ Sir Tim Berners-Lee
www.topnews.in

Modes of learning
Informal
Formal
Reflective
Collaborative

Modes of learning
Informal
Formal
E-portfolios
Essay writing
Blogging
Microblogging
Reflective
Group work
Co-operative learning
Social networking
Collaborative

Formal and Informal learning
Informal Learning
Formal Learning
30%
70%

Self organised learning
Informal Learning
Formal Learning
Self Organised Learning
In SOL students take responsibility for their own learning and put this into successful action.
Source: http://www.equal-works.com

Self organised learning
For successful self organised learning the essential components are:
Communication
Reflection
Collaboration
Community
Creative Tools
Amplification

Space integration
Community space
Personal space

Wiki blog integration
Community space
Personal space
Blog
Wiki
Reflective space
Collaborative space

Proximal Development
Professional ID
Community space
Personal space
Blog
Wiki
Reflective space
Collaborative space
Negotiation of meaning
Co-construction of knowledge

Creative writing
Critical thinking
Meta cognitive processes
Socio cognitive processes
(Gleaves et al, 2007)
Blog
Wiki
Who I am
What I know
Sharing/exchanging
Editing/modifying
(Tu et al, 2008)
Reflection
Self expression
(Brescia & Miller, 2006)

“It's not what you know that counts anymore. It's what you can learn.”
– Don Tapscott
http://www.nationalpost.com

Thank you
Steve Wheeler
Faculty of Education
University of Plymouth
W: www2.plymouth.ac.uk/distancelearning
E: swheeler@plymouth.ac.uk
B: steve-wheeler.blogspot.com

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