Digital Learning Futures
prolearn-academy.org




                                      Steve Wheeler
                                       Plymouth University
Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
Where have we come from?
       http://photos.jeremybrooks.net/?p=65
The Future...?




                                       Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
• 1989: ‘The future is multi-media’
• 1999: ‘The future is the Web’
• 2009: ‘The future is smart mobile’
hof.povray.org
Source: Kelly Hodgkins http://gizmodo.com/5813875/what-happens-in-60-seconds-on-the-internet
So Me use

            >260 Million




                                               Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
            >200 Million



        2 Billion views/day
         24 hours/minute

             Source: http://econsultancy.com
3000 years of time compressed to 24 hours
 Timeline          Communication Technology                              Date
 11 minutes ago    Gutenberg Printing Press                              1450
 3.4 minutes ago   Morse Code                                            1838
 2.7 minutes ago   Telephone                                             1875




                                                                                Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
 2.5 minutes ago   Radio                                                 1885
 1.6 minutes ago   Monochrome Television                                 1929
 54 seconds ago    Fax                                                   1966
 41 seconds ago    Personal Computer                                     1977
 38 seconds ago    Analogue Mobile Telephone                             1979
 25 seconds ago    World Wide Web                                        1990
 22 seconds ago    SMS Messaging                                         1993
 13 seconds ago    Broadband                                             2000
 1 second ago      3-D Television                                        2010

                         Source : Ken Robinson (2011) Out of Our Minds
Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
Where are we now?
   http://photos.jeremybrooks.net/?p=65
Social networks and digital tribes




Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
User generated content




Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
Mobile personalised learning
Ubiquitous connection




http://i.imwx.com




                    Steve Wheeler, University of of Plymouth, 2010
                    cc Steve Wheeler, University Plymouth, 2011
The eXtended Web


                                        Web 3.0                                Web x.0




                                                                                                                           Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011
Degree of Information Connectivity




                                          Semantic Web                             Meta Web
                                     Connects knowledge                  Connects intelligence



                                        Web 1.0                               Web 2.0
                                            The Web                                Social Web
                                     Connects information                     Connects people
                                                   Degree of Social Connectivity
                                                                                   Adapted from the work of Nova Spivack
The full story of the smart Chihuahua can be found at
http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.com/2012/01/thinking-on-your-feet.html




                                                                       Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
           http://www.flickr.com/photos/53921113@N02/5668616495/
Creative thinking




Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
Surface Learning




      Deep Learning




Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
Data
E




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N
G   Information
A
G
E
M   Knowledge
E
N
T   Wisdom

    Transformation
Knowledge
Knowing that   Declarative    Cognition




                                                      Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
Wisdom
Knowing how    Procedural    Application

Transformation                Analysis
Knowing why     Critical
                             Evaluation

                                  http://slated.org
Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit
Wisdom is knowing you don’t put it in a fruit
  salad
Critical awareness is knowing why there is a
  difference
       http://www.flickr.com/photos/specialkrb/2772991999
Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
                         Convergence
http://www.flickr.com/photos/city-of-god/4631464948/
Dual view

                                      TV




                                                Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
bbc.co.uk/click




                  bbc.co.uk/click
Gamification




  Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
“When we play games
                                                    we rapidly solve
                                                    abstract problems in




                                                                                     Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
                                                    real time ...
                                                    while being continually
                                                    assessed ...
                                                    and often working
                                                    collaboratively..”

                                                    -Graham Brown-Martin
                                                    Head Teacher Update (Jan 2012)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrjorgen/5351521340/
Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
Gamification is ‘creating an
expectation among people that
real-life interactions follow simple
mechanics, and some
disillusionment when they do not.’

– Elizabeth Corcoran (2010)
Social media and learning
Wisdom of crowds?




                            Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011
   Learning

                  User
                generated
                 content
Architecture of participation
                      Sharing

   Collaborating
                                    Tools




                                               Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011
Tagging
                     Learning
                       2.0
                                     User
                                   generated
          Voting                    content

                      Networking
Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
   Twitter as a library
Twitter as a street corner
  Twitter as a soapbox
 Twitter as amplification
What my students said about Twitter...




                                                                    Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
              http://jcbarrington.blogspot.com/2011/05/on-twitter.html
Digital Content Curation
                     www.scoop.it/t/future-school




                                                    Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011
Open
or
closed?
Touch or No Touch?




                                                         Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
      http://www.flickr.com/photos/kmakice/5193637407/
http://www.csmonitor.com




                           Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
Coloured caps
             Camera




                                                                   Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010
                                       Projector
 Coloured caps

                                      Mirror




Phone                 blogs.fayobserver.com




   MIT’s “Sixth Sense” Wearable...
Web meets World




                                            cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010
         Camera
   Mobile phone
    Haptic
Projector GPS Mash-up
  QR codes
            Personalised              3-D
           Geotagging
    Communication

    Geomapping Navigation
                    Video   Bar codes
                Browser     Ambient
http://www.geeky-gadgets.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anthonyjhicks/1390929514




http://www.geeky-gadgets.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anthonyjhicks/1390929514




                        http://digitallife.today.msnbc.msn.com




http://www.geeky-gadgets.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anthonyjhicks/1390929514




                        http://digitallife.today.msnbc.msn.com




http://www.geeky-gadgets.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anthonyjhicks/1390929514




                        http://digitallife.today.msnbc.msn.com




                                                                 http://www.vassfamily.net
http://www.geeky-gadgets.com
eMail and SoMe converge?



                           Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
‘New’ learners are...
•   more self-directed




                                                                        Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
•   better equipped to capture information
•   more reliant on feedback from peers
•   more inclined to collaborate
•   more oriented toward being their own
    “nodes of production”.

Education Trends | Featured News
John K. Waters—13 December 2011

                http://coolshots.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_archive.html
‘New’ learners are...
•   more self-directed




                                                                        Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
•   better equipped to capture information
•   more reliant on feedback from peers
•   more inclined to collaborate
•   more oriented toward being their own
    “nodes of production”.

Education Trends | Featured News
John K. Waters—13 December 2011

                http://coolshots.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_archive.html
Learners need ‘digital wisdom’



                                 Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
“60% of all Internet
                     pages contain
                        misleading




                                          Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
                      information.”

                     - Thomas Edison




Learners need ‘digital literacies’
Managing identity

    language




                                     cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010
name                 personal data
            interaction
identity
       reputation         images
                          privacy
    privacy
           legacy
                  netiquette
                      interaction
        avatar reputation
     images
     Learnersname e-safety
              need
Skills or Literacies?




                                                             Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
Literacy goes beyond skills. It involves full
        immersion with the culture
           http://www.flickr.com/photos/afronie/161969948/
Learners will need new ‘literacies’

•   Social networking




                                                         Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
•   Privacy maintenance
•   Identity management
•   Creating content
•   Organising content
•   Reusing and repurposing
•   Filtering and selecting
•   Self presenting
                              http://www.mopocket.com/
“Knowledge that
is acquired under




                    Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
compulsion
obtains no hold
on the mind.”

- Socrates
“Knowledge that
is acquired under




                                                                      Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
compulsion
obtains no hold
on the mind.”

     Plato
- Socrates
                    http://www.fotopedia.com/items/flickr-713124904
“Knowledge that
is acquired under




                                                                      Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
compulsion
obtains no hold
on the mind.”

     Plato
- Socrates
                    http://www.fotopedia.com/items/flickr-713124904
“Knowledge that
is acquired under




                                                                      Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
compulsion
obtains no hold
on the mind.”

     Plato
- Socrates
                    http://www.fotopedia.com/items/flickr-713124904
evaluation
                            Wikipedia is
                           crowdsourcing




Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
Thank




                                                          Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
                                       you!
                          W: steve-wheeler.net
                          E: swheeler@plymouth.ac.uk
                          B: steve-wheeler.blogspot.com
                          T: @timbuckteeth
Picture by Helen Keegan
Steve Wheeler swheeler@plymouth.ac.uk
        University of Plymouth, United Kingdom




    This work is licensed under the Creative Commons
Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK:
                    International Licence.

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  • 1.
    Digital Learning Futures prolearn-academy.org Steve Wheeler Plymouth University
  • 2.
    Steve Wheeler, PlymouthUniversity, 2012 Where have we come from? http://photos.jeremybrooks.net/?p=65
  • 3.
    The Future...? Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012 • 1989: ‘The future is multi-media’ • 1999: ‘The future is the Web’ • 2009: ‘The future is smart mobile’ hof.povray.org
  • 4.
    Source: Kelly Hodgkinshttp://gizmodo.com/5813875/what-happens-in-60-seconds-on-the-internet
  • 5.
    So Me use >260 Million Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012 >200 Million 2 Billion views/day 24 hours/minute Source: http://econsultancy.com
  • 6.
    3000 years oftime compressed to 24 hours Timeline Communication Technology Date 11 minutes ago Gutenberg Printing Press 1450 3.4 minutes ago Morse Code 1838 2.7 minutes ago Telephone 1875 Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012 2.5 minutes ago Radio 1885 1.6 minutes ago Monochrome Television 1929 54 seconds ago Fax 1966 41 seconds ago Personal Computer 1977 38 seconds ago Analogue Mobile Telephone 1979 25 seconds ago World Wide Web 1990 22 seconds ago SMS Messaging 1993 13 seconds ago Broadband 2000 1 second ago 3-D Television 2010 Source : Ken Robinson (2011) Out of Our Minds
  • 7.
    Steve Wheeler, PlymouthUniversity, 2012 Where are we now? http://photos.jeremybrooks.net/?p=65
  • 8.
    Social networks anddigital tribes Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
  • 9.
    User generated content SteveWheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
  • 10.
  • 11.
    Ubiquitous connection http://i.imwx.com Steve Wheeler, University of of Plymouth, 2010 cc Steve Wheeler, University Plymouth, 2011
  • 12.
    The eXtended Web Web 3.0 Web x.0 Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 Degree of Information Connectivity Semantic Web Meta Web Connects knowledge Connects intelligence Web 1.0 Web 2.0 The Web Social Web Connects information Connects people Degree of Social Connectivity Adapted from the work of Nova Spivack
  • 13.
    The full storyof the smart Chihuahua can be found at http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.com/2012/01/thinking-on-your-feet.html Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012 http://www.flickr.com/photos/53921113@N02/5668616495/
  • 14.
    Creative thinking Steve Wheeler,Plymouth University, 2012
  • 15.
    Surface Learning Deep Learning Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
  • 16.
    Data E Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012 N G Information A G E M Knowledge E N T Wisdom Transformation
  • 17.
    Knowledge Knowing that Declarative Cognition Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012 Wisdom Knowing how Procedural Application Transformation Analysis Knowing why Critical Evaluation http://slated.org
  • 18.
    Steve Wheeler, PlymouthUniversity, 2012 Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit Wisdom is knowing you don’t put it in a fruit salad Critical awareness is knowing why there is a difference http://www.flickr.com/photos/specialkrb/2772991999
  • 19.
    Steve Wheeler, PlymouthUniversity, 2012 Convergence http://www.flickr.com/photos/city-of-god/4631464948/
  • 20.
    Dual view TV Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012 bbc.co.uk/click bbc.co.uk/click
  • 21.
    Gamification SteveWheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
  • 22.
    “When we playgames we rapidly solve abstract problems in Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012 real time ... while being continually assessed ... and often working collaboratively..” -Graham Brown-Martin Head Teacher Update (Jan 2012) http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrjorgen/5351521340/
  • 23.
    Steve Wheeler, PlymouthUniversity, 2012 Gamification is ‘creating an expectation among people that real-life interactions follow simple mechanics, and some disillusionment when they do not.’ – Elizabeth Corcoran (2010)
  • 24.
  • 25.
    Wisdom of crowds? Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 Learning User generated content
  • 26.
    Architecture of participation Sharing Collaborating Tools Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 Tagging Learning 2.0 User generated Voting content Networking
  • 27.
    Steve Wheeler, PlymouthUniversity, 2012 Twitter as a library Twitter as a street corner Twitter as a soapbox Twitter as amplification
  • 28.
    What my studentssaid about Twitter... Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012 http://jcbarrington.blogspot.com/2011/05/on-twitter.html
  • 29.
    Digital Content Curation www.scoop.it/t/future-school Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011
  • 30.
  • 31.
    Touch or NoTouch? Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012 http://www.flickr.com/photos/kmakice/5193637407/
  • 33.
    http://www.csmonitor.com Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
  • 34.
    Coloured caps Camera Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 Projector Coloured caps Mirror Phone blogs.fayobserver.com MIT’s “Sixth Sense” Wearable...
  • 35.
    Web meets World cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 Camera Mobile phone Haptic Projector GPS Mash-up QR codes Personalised 3-D Geotagging Communication Geomapping Navigation Video Bar codes Browser Ambient
  • 36.
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  • 38.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/anthonyjhicks/1390929514 http://digitallife.today.msnbc.msn.com http://www.geeky-gadgets.com
  • 39.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/anthonyjhicks/1390929514 http://digitallife.today.msnbc.msn.com http://www.geeky-gadgets.com
  • 40.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/anthonyjhicks/1390929514 http://digitallife.today.msnbc.msn.com http://www.vassfamily.net http://www.geeky-gadgets.com
  • 41.
    eMail and SoMeconverge? Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
  • 42.
    ‘New’ learners are... • more self-directed Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012 • better equipped to capture information • more reliant on feedback from peers • more inclined to collaborate • more oriented toward being their own “nodes of production”. Education Trends | Featured News John K. Waters—13 December 2011 http://coolshots.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_archive.html
  • 43.
    ‘New’ learners are... • more self-directed Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012 • better equipped to capture information • more reliant on feedback from peers • more inclined to collaborate • more oriented toward being their own “nodes of production”. Education Trends | Featured News John K. Waters—13 December 2011 http://coolshots.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_archive.html
  • 44.
    Learners need ‘digitalwisdom’ Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
  • 45.
    “60% of allInternet pages contain misleading Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012 information.” - Thomas Edison Learners need ‘digital literacies’
  • 46.
    Managing identity language cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 name personal data interaction identity reputation images privacy privacy legacy netiquette interaction avatar reputation images Learnersname e-safety need
  • 47.
    Skills or Literacies? Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012 Literacy goes beyond skills. It involves full immersion with the culture http://www.flickr.com/photos/afronie/161969948/
  • 48.
    Learners will neednew ‘literacies’ • Social networking Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012 • Privacy maintenance • Identity management • Creating content • Organising content • Reusing and repurposing • Filtering and selecting • Self presenting http://www.mopocket.com/
  • 49.
    “Knowledge that is acquiredunder Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012 compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.” - Socrates
  • 50.
    “Knowledge that is acquiredunder Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012 compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.” Plato - Socrates http://www.fotopedia.com/items/flickr-713124904
  • 51.
    “Knowledge that is acquiredunder Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012 compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.” Plato - Socrates http://www.fotopedia.com/items/flickr-713124904
  • 52.
    “Knowledge that is acquiredunder Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012 compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.” Plato - Socrates http://www.fotopedia.com/items/flickr-713124904
  • 53.
    evaluation Wikipedia is crowdsourcing Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012
  • 54.
    Thank Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2012 you! W: steve-wheeler.net E: swheeler@plymouth.ac.uk B: steve-wheeler.blogspot.com T: @timbuckteeth Picture by Helen Keegan
  • 55.
    Steve Wheeler swheeler@plymouth.ac.uk University of Plymouth, United Kingdom This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: International Licence.