The document discusses emerging technologies in higher education and whether they are simply amusing students or can be used to genuinely engage them. It begins with the presenter noting some technical issues with his presentation slides. It then discusses perspectives on whether entertaining or engaging students is the job of faculty, and whether technology can help with engagement. Various polling questions are presented to attendees about their technology use and views on topics like Web 2.0, online learning, and multi-tasking. Quotes from thinkers like Neil Postman and Marshall McLuhan are presented. Throughout there is a discussion of challenges around innovation versus insanity when using new technologies in education.

1. Emerging Technologies
in Higher Ed
Or, are we simply amusing
ourselves to death?

2. Barry Dahl

3. Beautiful Duluth, Minnesota

5. Barry Dahl dot com

6. Clicker Time
• Since PPT crashed
on me twice during
the presentation, no
clicker data was
captured.
• Most clicker slides
remain, just for
context.

7. Faculty Perspective
• For the next two clicker statements –
• Put on your faculty hat, regardless of
whether you actually have one

8. Entertaining Students is
NOT my Job
Fact
W
hack
0%0%
A. Fact
B. Whack

9. Engaging Students is
NOT my Job
Fact
W
hack
0%0%
A. Fact
B. Whack

10. Not this kind of entertainment

11. More like a Bridge Party

12. We Need to Use Technology
to Engage Them
Ofcourse
NOT
50%50%
A. Of course
B. NOT

13. Technology Engagement
• Of course it’s not necessary, but it
sure can help with engagement.
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14. Who said this?
“Anyone who tries to make a
distinction between
education & entertainment
doesn't know the first thing
about either.”

15. and now this …….

16. 0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Which of these terms can you define?
1.PLN
2.MUVE
3.MMORPG
4.LMS
5.FOSS
6.None of the above

17. 0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Which of the following do you do?
1. File income taxes online (e-file)
2. Use online banking services
3. Check email on 3 or more diff. accts
4. Have an avatar in Second Life
5. Engage in an MMORPG (NOT SL)
6. None of the above

18. 0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Choose each true statement
1. You own an iPhone, Droid, Blackberry
2. Prefer online news over newspapers
3. You consider yourself to be creative
4. You have more than 5 cloud documents
5. You can define the term “Web 2.0”
6. None of the above are true

19. What is Web 2.0?

20. Select each site where you
have an account.
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0% 1. Facebook
2. Twitter
3. LinkedIn
4. MySpace
5. YouTube
6. None of the above

21. There has been a large increase in the
use of Web 2.0 tools in higher ed.
Reality
M
yth
0%0%
1.Reality
2.Myth

22. Web 2.0 Users
Frankly my dear, most people just don’t give a damn

23. 1 million on Facebook

24. 1 million Haters on Facebook

25. < 1 million on Facebook

26. Select each item that is true.
0%
0%
0%
0%
0% 1. You have created one or more blogs
2. You write one or more active blogs
3. You regularly read 1+ education blogs
4. You read 10+ blogs via RSS feeds
5. None of the above

28. Who said this?
“I don't necessarily
agree with
everything I say.”

29. and now this …….

30. Neil Postman
• Public Discourse
in the Age of
Show Business
• Published 1985

31. Amusing Ourselves to Death
• Many of the
remarks he made
about television
can be made
today about
computers and
social networking

32. My Take on Postman
• The Web was just another one-way
distraction device.
• However, Web 2.0 goes beyond
amusement by bringing people
together and encouraging creativity.

33. and now this …….

34. How many Internet-enabled
devices do you own?
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0% 1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
5. 5 or more
6. 0

35. Who said this?
“All media exist to invest
our lives with artificial
perceptions and
arbitrary values.”

36. and now this …….

37. Some people are great multi-taskers

38. The human brain
can multi-task.
Reality
M
yth
0%0%
1. Reality
2. Myth

39. Multi-tasking is a Myth
• Great Book
• Brain Rules,
by Dr. John
Medina

40. Who said this?
“We shape our tools
and afterwards our
tools shape us.”

41. The Power of Networks
• How many contacts do you have in
your phone?
• How many Twitter followers or
Facebook friends do you have?
• How many people can you reach
without leaving this room?

42. Way More than 33 Million
• Don’t Buy the Book!
• Just absorb the
concept.
• Behold the power
of the network

43. Twitter makes me like people I’ve never met and Facebook
makes me hate people I know in real life. @shaylamaddox

44. and now this …….

45. Online enables anytime,
anywhere learning
Reality
M
yth
27%
73%
1. Reality
2. Myth

46. Anyone can learn
anytime and
anywhere.
Not true for most
e-learners.

47. Flexible Learning Options

48. e-Learning is g-Learning

50. -
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10
LSC - Full Year Equivalent Enrollment
Online On-ground Total
2,699 2,700
224
975

51. and now this …….

52. Is this Innovation or Insanity?
Culture, Gender, and Identity – taught with World of Warcraft
CC Flickr photo by
glenn.batuyong

53. Take your pick
Innovation
Insanity
0%0%
1.Innovation
2.Insanity

54. Is this Innovation or Insanity?
History of Rock-n-Roll Music course – taught with Guitar Hero
CC Flickr photo
By 5th Ape

55. and now this …….

56. DIY U
• Anya Kamenetz
• Edupunks,
Edupreneurs, and
the Coming
Transformation of
Higher Education

57. DIY U – Ch. 1 - History
• Single biggest recipient benefactor
of federal financial aid is
______________
• University of Phoenix
• Does it seem odd that a “private”
university gets the most public
funds?

58. • Suggestion: “Allocate Funds for
Access”
• “Colleges that serve rich students
get more federal and state money
than colleges that serve poor
students.”
• This needs to be reversed.
DIY U – Ch. 2 - Sociology

59. • Idea: Restore the concept of “free.”
• Have you heard of Hard Work U?
• Part of the “Work College
Consortium.”
• Min. 15 hours per week per student.
DIY U – Ch. 3 - Economics

60. • “If universities can’t find the will to
innovate and adapt to changes in
the world around them, universities
will be irrelevant by the year 2020.”
• David Wiley (as quoted in DIYU)
DIY U – Ch. 4 – Computer
Science

61. • “Edupunk is about the utter
irresponsibility and lethargy of
educational institutions, and the
means by which they are
cannibalizing their own mission.
• Jim Groom (as quoted in DIYU)
DIY U – Ch. 5 – Independent
Study

62. • 20 years from now … “won’t be the
brick and mortar and a course in
this & that. It’s going to be more
outcomes based and skill based,
project based.
• Judy Baker (Foothill-DeAnza
College)
DIY U – Ch. 6 - Commencement

63. Do you agree that higher ed
needs to change significantly to
remain relevant?
Yes
No
16%
84%
1.Yes
2.No

64. and now this …….

65. Who said this?
“We look at the present
through a rear-view
mirror. We march
backwards into the
future.”

66. Who said this?
“The medium is
the message”

67. Marshall McLuhan

68. and now this …….

69. Higher Ed Moves Slowly