Big Ideas in Digital Pedagogy!
Digital Pedagogy and the Undergraduate Experience!
11 August 2014!
Slides and References!
•  http://rebeccafrostdavis.wordpress.com/!
•  Twitter: @frostdavis!
I	
  Found	
  a	
  Diamond:	
  h.p://youtu.be/XaVDspBuEmM	
  	
  
Make	
  a	
  Cake:	
  h.p://youtu.be/efmmm_B46ls	
  	
  
Minecraft as Digital Pedagogy!
•  Scale and networks!
•  Gamification and motivation!
•  Digital culture and learning !
!
Digital Pedagogy in the Humanities:
Concepts Models & Experiments !
Ma.	
  Gold	
  
Kathy	
  Harris	
  
Jentery	
  Sayers	
  
Rebecca	
  Davis	
  
MLA	
  2012	
  
SCALE AND NETWORKS!
“Going	
  the	
  Distance:	
  Online	
  
EducaTon	
  in	
  the	
  United	
  
States”	
  (2011),	
  p.	
  7.	
  
	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  100%	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
   	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  MOOC	
  	
  	
   	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  Massive	
  Open	
  Online	
  Course	
  
Higher Ed Under Pressure!
•  Completion Imperative!
•  Efficiency Imperative!
•  Talent Development Imperative!
Degree Gap!
0	
  
10	
  
20	
  
30	
  
40	
  
50	
  
60	
  
70	
  
80	
  
90	
  
100	
  
%	
  Jobs	
  Requiring	
  Degrees	
  
%	
  adults	
  with	
  2-­‐	
  &	
  4-­‐year	
  
degrees	
  (2011)	
  
h.p://www.luminafoundaTon.org/advantage/document/goal_2025/2013-­‐
Lumina_Strategic_Plan.pdf	
  	
  
	
  	
  
Networked Courses!
•  Local classes in a Larger Network!
–  Sunoikisis intercampus courses (ICCs) in advanced
Greek & Latin!
–  FemTechNet: Distributed Online Collaborative Course
(DOCC)!
–  History Harvest!
•  Aggregate Expertise!
•  Share local resources!
•  Share local perspective!
Sunoikisis	
  Network,	
  Fall	
  2006	
  
GAMING AND MOTIVATION!
Intrinsic Motivation!
•  Efficacy!
•  Control!
•  Community!
National Survey of Student
Engagement (NSSE)!
h.p://nsse.iub.edu/html/engagement_indicators.cfm	
  	
  
•  First-­‐Year	
  Seminars	
  and	
  
Experiences	
  
•  Common	
  Intellectual	
  
Experience	
  
•  Learning	
  CommuniTes	
  
•  WriTng-­‐Intensive	
  
Courses	
  
•  CollaboraTve	
  
Assignments	
  and	
  
Projects	
  
•  Undergraduate	
  
Research	
  
•  Diversity/Global	
  
Learning	
  
•  Service	
  Learning,	
  
Community-­‐Based	
  
Learning	
  
•  Internships	
  
•  Capstone	
  Courses	
  and	
  
Projects	
  
High	
  Impact	
  Prac.ces	
  	
  
technology	
  ≠	
  engagement	
  
The	
  Venutus	
  A	
  
manuscript	
  
The Homer Multitext Project!
Undergraduate Research!
•  Student-faculty collaborative research!
•  Tasks in expertise range of students!
•  Meaningful contributions!
!Chris	
  Blackwell	
  &	
  Tom	
  MarTn,	
  
“Technology,	
  CollaboraTon,	
  and	
  
Undergraduate	
  Research.”	
  
Digital	
  Humani0es	
  Quarterly	
  3,	
  
no.	
  1	
  (2009).	
  	
  
	
  
Higher Order Thinking!
DIGITAL CULTURE &
LEARNING!
Participatory Culture!
•  Low barriers to artistic expression and civic
engagement !
•  Strong support for creating and sharing one’s
creations!
•  Informal mentorship by most experienced for
novices!
•  Members believe their contributions matter!
•  Some degree of social connection!
Henry Jenkins, Confronting the Challenges of Participatory
Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century!
!
Scarcity! Abundance!
Demands of 21st Century
College Degree !
•  Talent Development Imperative!
•  Liberal Education as Lifelong Learning!
•  Multiliteracies!
•  Networked Learning!
h.p://tsummit2014.org/t	
  	
  
Increasing Expertise!
Using	
  Digital	
  
Resources	
  
ContribuTng	
  
to	
  Digital	
  
Resources	
  
Producing	
  
Digital	
  
Resources	
  
Barriers !
•  Isolation!
•  Structures!
•  Learning cultures!
•  Changing Faculty Roles & Retraining!
Consider	
  yourself	
  in	
  creaTve	
  mode	
  in	
  
Minecral.	
  	
  You	
  all	
  have	
  all	
  the	
  resources	
  
you	
  need	
  and	
  none	
  of	
  the	
  current	
  barriers.	
  	
  
You	
  have	
  a	
  blank	
  world.	
  	
  	
  
	
  
Design	
  a	
  place	
  of	
  learning	
  that	
  uses	
  digital	
  
pedagogies	
  to	
  produce	
  T-­‐Shaped	
  
Professionals	
  who	
  can	
  partner	
  with	
  
machines	
  to	
  solve	
  complex	
  problems.	
  	
  
What	
  would	
  that	
  look	
  like?	
  
Image	
  from	
  h.p://www.planetminecral.com/project/huge-­‐island-­‐-­‐-­‐designed-­‐for-­‐buildings/	
  	
  
Thank you!
St. Edward’s University!
Thank you.!
St. Edward’s University!
Thank you.!
St. Edward’s University!
Thank you.!
St. Edward’s University!
Thank you.!
St. Edward’s University!

Big Ideas in Digital Pedagogy

  • 1.
    Big Ideas inDigital Pedagogy! Digital Pedagogy and the Undergraduate Experience! 11 August 2014!
  • 2.
    Slides and References! • http://rebeccafrostdavis.wordpress.com/! •  Twitter: @frostdavis!
  • 4.
    I  Found  a  Diamond:  h.p://youtu.be/XaVDspBuEmM     Make  a  Cake:  h.p://youtu.be/efmmm_B46ls    
  • 5.
    Minecraft as DigitalPedagogy! •  Scale and networks! •  Gamification and motivation! •  Digital culture and learning ! !
  • 6.
    Digital Pedagogy inthe Humanities: Concepts Models & Experiments ! Ma.  Gold   Kathy  Harris   Jentery  Sayers   Rebecca  Davis   MLA  2012  
  • 7.
  • 8.
    “Going  the  Distance:  Online   EducaTon  in  the  United   States”  (2011),  p.  7.            100%                                    MOOC                            Massive  Open  Online  Course  
  • 10.
    Higher Ed UnderPressure! •  Completion Imperative! •  Efficiency Imperative! •  Talent Development Imperative!
  • 11.
    Degree Gap! 0   10   20   30   40   50   60   70   80   90   100   %  Jobs  Requiring  Degrees   %  adults  with  2-­‐  &  4-­‐year   degrees  (2011)   h.p://www.luminafoundaTon.org/advantage/document/goal_2025/2013-­‐ Lumina_Strategic_Plan.pdf        
  • 14.
    Networked Courses! •  Localclasses in a Larger Network! –  Sunoikisis intercampus courses (ICCs) in advanced Greek & Latin! –  FemTechNet: Distributed Online Collaborative Course (DOCC)! –  History Harvest! •  Aggregate Expertise! •  Share local resources! •  Share local perspective! Sunoikisis  Network,  Fall  2006  
  • 15.
  • 18.
  • 19.
    National Survey ofStudent Engagement (NSSE)! h.p://nsse.iub.edu/html/engagement_indicators.cfm    
  • 20.
    •  First-­‐Year  Seminars  and   Experiences   •  Common  Intellectual   Experience   •  Learning  CommuniTes   •  WriTng-­‐Intensive   Courses   •  CollaboraTve   Assignments  and   Projects   •  Undergraduate   Research   •  Diversity/Global   Learning   •  Service  Learning,   Community-­‐Based   Learning   •  Internships   •  Capstone  Courses  and   Projects   High  Impact  Prac.ces    
  • 21.
  • 22.
    The  Venutus  A   manuscript   The Homer Multitext Project!
  • 23.
    Undergraduate Research! •  Student-facultycollaborative research! •  Tasks in expertise range of students! •  Meaningful contributions! !Chris  Blackwell  &  Tom  MarTn,   “Technology,  CollaboraTon,  and   Undergraduate  Research.”   Digital  Humani0es  Quarterly  3,   no.  1  (2009).      
  • 24.
  • 25.
  • 26.
    Participatory Culture! •  Lowbarriers to artistic expression and civic engagement ! •  Strong support for creating and sharing one’s creations! •  Informal mentorship by most experienced for novices! •  Members believe their contributions matter! •  Some degree of social connection! Henry Jenkins, Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century! !
  • 27.
  • 28.
    Demands of 21stCentury College Degree ! •  Talent Development Imperative! •  Liberal Education as Lifelong Learning! •  Multiliteracies! •  Networked Learning!
  • 29.
  • 31.
    Increasing Expertise! Using  Digital   Resources   ContribuTng   to  Digital   Resources   Producing   Digital   Resources  
  • 32.
    Barriers ! •  Isolation! • Structures! •  Learning cultures! •  Changing Faculty Roles & Retraining!
  • 33.
    Consider  yourself  in  creaTve  mode  in   Minecral.    You  all  have  all  the  resources   you  need  and  none  of  the  current  barriers.     You  have  a  blank  world.         Design  a  place  of  learning  that  uses  digital   pedagogies  to  produce  T-­‐Shaped   Professionals  who  can  partner  with   machines  to  solve  complex  problems.     What  would  that  look  like?   Image  from  h.p://www.planetminecral.com/project/huge-­‐island-­‐-­‐-­‐designed-­‐for-­‐buildings/    
  • 34.
    Thank you! St. Edward’sUniversity! Thank you.! St. Edward’s University! Thank you.! St. Edward’s University! Thank you.! St. Edward’s University! Thank you.! St. Edward’s University!