SAPO Campus on the cloud: 
Rethinking Technology in 
Learning Contexts 
Carlos Santos 
Luís Pedro 
CETAC.MEDIA, SAPO Labs, DeCA, University of Aveiro, Portugal
“Kids' Cognition Is 
Changing— 
Education Will Have 
to Change With It” 
multitasking is the real stuff 
hiperconnectivity... 
lack of patience 
lack of concentration 
"always on"... 
expectation culture 
immediate gratification 
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/02/kids-cognition-is-changing- 
education-will-have-to-change-with-it/ 
Elon University and the Pew Internet and American Life Project 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rocor/5593190029
XXI century skills 
collaborative problem solving 
crowdsourcing... 
online search of information 
to know how to assess its quality 
to know how to synthesize information 
to know how to be focused 
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/02/kids-cognition-is-changing- 
education-will-have-to-change-with-it/ 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28481088@N00/3430131473/sizes/o/in/photostream/
what’s the school 
role? 
“All these skills can be taught. The 
question is whether kids will learn them 
in school, or outside of it.” 
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/02/kids-cognition-is-http:// 
www.flickr.com/photos/sweetjessie/2737516882 changing-education-will-have-to-change-with-it/
how to innovate? 
incremental innovation 
disruptive innovation 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmr-holdit/5262425897
in education? 
ministry of education 
curriculum 
regional boards 
editors - school books 
school boards 
disciplinary groups 
teachers 
pedagogical practices 
evaluations 
national exams 
teachers unions 
parents 
students 
... 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/widdowquinn/5661549271/
what’s the role of 
technology? 
“technology is philosophy” (G. Siemens) 
innovation engine? 
which stakeholders to involve? 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/orebokech/107529777/
what does the school 
offer? 
computers/other devices/infrastructure 
LMS/moodle 
school management systems
and outside the 
school? 
simple and accessible 
DIY 
device free 
but... 
privacy 
safety 
information ownership 
Personal Learning Environments 
http://www.informationarchitects.jp/en/wtm4/
our goals 
conceptualize, develop and assess 
technologies that are fit for educational 
contexts 
with which goals?
… since september 2009 
photos 
videos 
blogs 
wiki 
my.ua 2.0
ThoughtFest 09, Salford 
research and innovation 
PLE
main concepts 
• dilution of hierarchy 
• free access 
• openness 
• visibility 
• no walls school 
• control vs personalization 
• lifelong learning 
• digital identity 
• …
What does it take to make 
SAPO Campus available 
for all teaching levels?
The school/ 
institution
Classroom
Sharing
Outside?
School walls
People
Publishing/sharing
Collaboration
Confusion? :)
Relevance
News feed
My identity
School/institution 
identity
School history
SAPO Campus 
short demo
SAPO Campus UA 
personal, free, open, 
no hierarchy, LLL, online 
identity,…
SAPO Campus Schools
SAPO Campus Schools
SAPO Campus Spaces
Privacy
The potential of badges 
in educational contexts 
• Immediate feedback 
• Collaboration 
• Control and ownership 
• Game-content
The potential of badges 
in educational contexts 
• Democratize learning and promote lifelong 
skills 
• Promote alternative ways of assessment 
• Improve users’ engagement and motivation
Main Concept (OpenBadges)
Main Concept 
issuer learner backpack 
recognition (skills) 
reputation 
competences
SAPO Campus approach 
• Explore badges for: 
• social dimension 
• engagement 
• communication 
• participation 
• personal contribution
User-generated badges concept 
institution 
learner 
+ 
issuer 
backpack 
reputation 
recognition 
competences 
social 
engagement 
communication 
participation 
personal contribution
Peer-support for badges attribution 
concept 
issuer 
learner 
+ 
issuer 
+ 
endorser 
backpack 
decision making support 
no need to follow everything 
informal content 
community engagement
Badge support/endorsement concept 
issuer 
learner 
+ 
issuer 
+ 
endorser 
backpack 
how much support? 
who supports? 
social dynamics
Create, attribute and support badges 
on SAPO Campus 
Create Attribute Support 
Where 
Institutions and 
groups 
Institutions and 
groups 
Institutions and 
groups 
Who 
School by group 
administrators 
School by group 
administrators 
Any user 
How 
By using the 
integrated Badge 
Constructor Tool 
• The user profile 
• The page of the 
badge 
• Any public 
activity item 
• The user profile 
• The page of the 
badge 
• Any public 
activity item
Some examples 
Departamento de Comunicação e Arte, UA (higher education) 
Escola Secundária Serafim Leite, São João da Madeira 
(secondary school) 
Agrupamento de Escolas da Boa Água, Sesimbra 
Agrupamento de Escolas de Arouca - Pólo Escolar do Burgo 
(primary school) 
Agrupamento de Escolas Professor Reynaldo dos Santos 
(teacher driven) 
Laboratório de Ideias para a Sala de Aula (teacher training 
lab) 
…
Thank you/Obrigado! 
Carlos Santos, carlossantos@ua.pt, @csantos 
Luís Pedro, lpedro@ua.pt, @lfpedro 
http://campus.sapo.pt

2014 school onthecloud_porto

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    SAPO Campus onthe cloud: Rethinking Technology in Learning Contexts Carlos Santos Luís Pedro CETAC.MEDIA, SAPO Labs, DeCA, University of Aveiro, Portugal
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    “Kids' Cognition Is Changing— Education Will Have to Change With It” multitasking is the real stuff hiperconnectivity... lack of patience lack of concentration "always on"... expectation culture immediate gratification http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/02/kids-cognition-is-changing- education-will-have-to-change-with-it/ Elon University and the Pew Internet and American Life Project http://www.flickr.com/photos/rocor/5593190029
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    XXI century skills collaborative problem solving crowdsourcing... online search of information to know how to assess its quality to know how to synthesize information to know how to be focused http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/02/kids-cognition-is-changing- education-will-have-to-change-with-it/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/28481088@N00/3430131473/sizes/o/in/photostream/
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    what’s the school role? “All these skills can be taught. The question is whether kids will learn them in school, or outside of it.” http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/02/kids-cognition-is-http:// www.flickr.com/photos/sweetjessie/2737516882 changing-education-will-have-to-change-with-it/
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    how to innovate? incremental innovation disruptive innovation http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmr-holdit/5262425897
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    in education? ministryof education curriculum regional boards editors - school books school boards disciplinary groups teachers pedagogical practices evaluations national exams teachers unions parents students ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/widdowquinn/5661549271/
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    what’s the roleof technology? “technology is philosophy” (G. Siemens) innovation engine? which stakeholders to involve? http://www.flickr.com/photos/orebokech/107529777/
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    what does theschool offer? computers/other devices/infrastructure LMS/moodle school management systems
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    and outside the school? simple and accessible DIY device free but... privacy safety information ownership Personal Learning Environments http://www.informationarchitects.jp/en/wtm4/
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    our goals conceptualize,develop and assess technologies that are fit for educational contexts with which goals?
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    … since september2009 photos videos blogs wiki my.ua 2.0
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    ThoughtFest 09, Salford research and innovation PLE
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    main concepts •dilution of hierarchy • free access • openness • visibility • no walls school • control vs personalization • lifelong learning • digital identity • …
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    What does ittake to make SAPO Campus available for all teaching levels?
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    SAPO Campus UA personal, free, open, no hierarchy, LLL, online identity,…
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    The potential ofbadges in educational contexts • Immediate feedback • Collaboration • Control and ownership • Game-content
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    The potential ofbadges in educational contexts • Democratize learning and promote lifelong skills • Promote alternative ways of assessment • Improve users’ engagement and motivation
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    Main Concept issuerlearner backpack recognition (skills) reputation competences
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    SAPO Campus approach • Explore badges for: • social dimension • engagement • communication • participation • personal contribution
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    User-generated badges concept institution learner + issuer backpack reputation recognition competences social engagement communication participation personal contribution
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    Peer-support for badgesattribution concept issuer learner + issuer + endorser backpack decision making support no need to follow everything informal content community engagement
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    Badge support/endorsement concept issuer learner + issuer + endorser backpack how much support? who supports? social dynamics
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    Create, attribute andsupport badges on SAPO Campus Create Attribute Support Where Institutions and groups Institutions and groups Institutions and groups Who School by group administrators School by group administrators Any user How By using the integrated Badge Constructor Tool • The user profile • The page of the badge • Any public activity item • The user profile • The page of the badge • Any public activity item
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    Some examples Departamentode Comunicação e Arte, UA (higher education) Escola Secundária Serafim Leite, São João da Madeira (secondary school) Agrupamento de Escolas da Boa Água, Sesimbra Agrupamento de Escolas de Arouca - Pólo Escolar do Burgo (primary school) Agrupamento de Escolas Professor Reynaldo dos Santos (teacher driven) Laboratório de Ideias para a Sala de Aula (teacher training lab) …
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    Thank you/Obrigado! CarlosSantos, carlossantos@ua.pt, @csantos Luís Pedro, lpedro@ua.pt, @lfpedro http://campus.sapo.pt