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Education in the Digital Age
The document discusses how technology is transforming education, emphasizing that traditional teaching methods are becoming obsolete in a rapidly changing society. It highlights the necessity for schools to adapt by fostering skills needed for the digital age, such as critical thinking and collaboration, rather than relying on rote memorization and passive learning. The author advocates for a shift toward more student-centered, inquiry-based approaches that embrace new literacies and multimedia learning.
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- 1. The Changing Natureof Education in the Digital Age Sam Gliksman samgliksman@gmail.com Twitter: @samgliksman http://ipadEducators.ning.com
- 2. About Sam Gliksman Director of Educational Technology, New Community Jewish HS Educational Technology Consultant Published author Working with 1:1 and BYOD programs Founder of iPads in Education website http://iPadEducators.ning.com Twitter: @samgliksman Email: samgliksman@gmail.com
- 3. Pivotal Questions 1. Howhas technology changed society? 2. In what ways is it altering how we all learn? 3. How do educators adapt to learning needs in the digital age?
- 4. 1. How is technology changing society?
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- 6. 1995: Bill Clinton,Eric Clapton … ? Movies Most popular TV show? Popular new cars Popular music? Blues Traveller
- 13. What do theyall have in common …?
- 14. So? Businesses closeall the time… These were market leaders for ENTIRE INDUSTRIES … that simply became obsolete ―overnight‖ … because they failed to recognize and adjust to a rapidly evolving marketplace
- 15. My Concern Are schoolsfrozen delivering an obsolete education --preparing students for a society that no longer exists?
- 16. We’re at acritical crossroads… Questioning the value of education: • Employers complain graduates lack skills • Training for employment that changes or becomes totally redundant • Lack of technology in schools • Alternatives abound: The Internet offers online schools and self-education options
- 18. Technology alone isNOT the answer … not if we simply use it to reinforce the same models of education that we’ve been using for 100 years • teacher-centered • content driven • memorization • rote drills • one-size-fits-all
- 19. Doing the sameold things ―better‖ isn’t working. We need new visions of education.
- 20. What are oureducational goals?
- 21. A simple mathproblem … ―Find X‖ It’s all about CONTEXT
- 22. We are preparingchildren for life in society after school
- 23.
- 24. What technologies didpeople use when you were a kidthat no longer exist today? …
- 25. Visual media Audio Communication s
- 26. ―Change‖ is nota new concept
- 27. It’s the SPEEDOF CHANGE that just takes your breath away
- 28. Computing power 1969?Today’s washing machine has more memory and computing power than all NASA's computing resources when it first landed man on the moon (The Guardian, July 1, 2009)
- 29. Capacity to storeinformation Price of 1 gigabyte of memory in 1981? $300,000 Price of 1 gigabyte in 2012? 10 cents
- 30. Ubiquity… it’s everywhere Anyonehave a cell phone? 80% of US teens have a cell phone.
- 31. Connected – SocialNetworking • Facebook didn’t exist prior to 2004 • Today, almost 1 out of every 7 people on the planet has a Facebook page
- 32. Life in theDigital Age… None existed 10 years ago What will you ―need‖ 10 years from now?
- 33. If context isimportant… are we preparing students for their futures? Children starting elementary school today will graduate in 2024 What will the world look like in 2024? How do we educate and prepare children for a world we don’t know anything about?
- 34. ―In times ofchange, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists‖ — Eric Hoffer
- 35. 65% of today’sgrade school children may end up doing work that hasn’t been invented yet ―Now You See It‖, Cathy Davidson
- 36. Evolution of theoffice
- 37. Can you datethis classroom?
- 38. 2. How has technology changed the ways children absorb and process information?
- 41. Exposure to Technology Neuroplasticity: Theory is now that brain constantly adapts to external stimuli Children’s brains today develop very differently than ours.
- 42. How Much Technology? Constantly ―plugged in‖. They’ve never known a world without technology and Internet. Combined technology use averages around 50+ hours a week. Annually, comes to TWICE the time they spend in classes. TEN times more than time spent reading books.
- 43. Preference for Multimedia Ourlearning was text based. They live in a world of multimedia. They learn more effectively when information is presented visually.
- 44. They are visuallearners % 90 Their short term recall 80 is 9 times better when 70 60 information is 50 presented graphically 40 30 20 10 0 Graphical Oral/text
- 45. Learning is MoreEffective in Color Our learning was largely black and white. The 21st century learner processes information in color.
- 46. Yet this iswhat they routinely get…
- 47. For example, ifyou were learning about the recent earthquake in Japan you could copy and distribute handouts or…
- 48. Experiential Learners We grewup as passive consumers of media They constantly interact with media - and learn effectively through trial and error
- 49. What do youdo when you open this box? What would your students do?
- 50. At school, it’s―sit still and listen‖
- 51. Random information access Wereceived controlled, linear presentation of information Their access is fast paced and driven by curiosity and interest
- 52. Collaboration and Communication Our mandate was to sit still, be quiet, work on your own They’re constantly ―connected‖, communicating and collaborating with several people at once
- 53. Content Publishers Weconsumed media. They constantly create and publish media.
- 54. If education isabout ―context‖… Life outside school… Life in school… Digital, constantly plugged in Analog, put technology away Multimedia and color Text, black and white Personal, driven by passion Follows fixed schedule Creating and publishing Consume and spit back Always connected, interacting Isolated, sit still and quiet Learning from multitude of sources Teacher, textbook Sharing and collaborating Work on your own Experiential, hands on learning Listen to lecture
- 55. So Why…? T hat’s T he W ay We A lways D id It
- 56. 3. How do we adapt and create a 21st century ―learning‖ environment?
- 57. Fundamental Shift inStrategy Old New Knowledge is objective and Knowledge is constantly certain. expanding. Basic skills and content can Learning is an ever-evolving be quantified and delivered. “lifetime” process. Need to develop “lifetime” learners. -- Shana Ratner, “Emerging Issues in Learning Communities”
- 58. New Literacies, NewSkills The literacies and skills students need reflect the society in which we live.
- 59. Information Literacy &―Digital Natives‖ Where do I search? Who wrote it and how do I know it’s accurate? How do I filter, organize and categorize content? How do I curate, analyze and apply what I find?
- 60. Martin Luther KingJr. ―Every January, the media go into a kind of almost spastic frenzy of adulation for the so-called "Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr." King has even had a national Holiday declared in his honor, an honor accorded to no other American, not Washington, not Jefferson, not Lincoln. A liberal judge has sealed the FBI files on King until the year 2027. What are they hiding? Let's take a look at this modern-day plastic god.‖
- 61. From WHOIS.com Organization:Stormfront City:West PalmBeach, State/Province:FL Organization:Stormfront: Server:STORMFRONT.ORG
- 62. Is everything youread on the Internet real? An octopus that lives in a tree? The history of robots in Victorian times?
- 63. Digital Citizenship • Maintainingyour privacy • Managing your digital footprint • Staying safe online • Appropriate behavior on social networking sites
- 64. • 75% of US teens have a social networking site • 37% of US employers check Facebook page of applicants
- 65. From Text toMedia Literacy “Under the Rug”
- 66. Should we stillbe delivering content? Read the chapter and answer the questions?
- 67. Can school stillbe about access to content?
- 68. Memorization? Try the―Five Minute University‖
- 70. The alternative? Student Centered Collaborative Critical Thinking Creative Independent Learners
- 71. 2012 Elections • Research:Locate a state with a substantial swing vote and find which issues impact those swing voters. • Collaboration: Work in groups of 3-4 students. • Alternative Media: Create a multimedia website to champion your candidate’s stance on the swing issue. • Media Literacy: Analyze effective TV ads and create a TV ad to influences swing voters. • Social Networking: Create and use a Twitter account that sends out concise, impactful “Tweets” to support your cause.
- 72. 2012 Elections The primaryfocus of this ad is to show how Romney's plan does not help the Middle Class in Florida.
- 73. Student centered, inquirybased education: * values questioning and exploring * learning by doing - embraces mistakes * prioritizes creative thinking and innovation
- 74. The key tolearning isn’t knowing the right answers.to learning is knowing how to The key ask the right questions.
- 75. Publishers: extending beyondthe classroom
- 76. Publishing to aglobal community
- 77. The Global Classroom& Community
- 78. Online and blendedlearning Around 10 million students take at least one online course Anytime learning requires a blended learning environment Interactive, personalized and differentiated
- 79. Connecting: Virtual Communities Social networking is one of the most powerful forces on the internet today. Broadband, mobile trends have led to new phenomenon of peer to peer, DIY ―Networked learning‖.
- 80. Connecting with ―teachers‖all over the world
- 81. Connect and learnanything you want…
- 82. Places to start… Embrace your role as a learner Join a learning community with other teachers Implement more student-centered learning Create a classroom culture of inquiry and collaboration Integrate and encourage use of multimedia Create a virtual classroom that utilizes technology for personalization, collaboration, interaction and more Start by thinking 80-20
- 83. Remember … everythingis amazing
- 84. "If we teachtoday as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow" - John Dewey
- 85. "This isn't thetime to use technology to refine the model we had before; this is a time to harness technology to let children go as far and as fast as they want." --Stephen Heppel
- 86. Every new challenge presentsan opportunity for excellence
- 87. Thank you foryour time and patience! Sam Gliksman Email: samgliksman@gmail.com Twitter: @samgliksman iPads in Education website http://iPadEducators.ning.com
Editor's Notes
- #2 IntroductionsThanks
- #6 What were you doing in 1995? Here’s a snapshot of my life…
- #7 In looking for reasons to deploy tech, let’s take a trip back to 1995.Let’s test your knowledge of popular culture…Nicolas Cage won Oscar – know which movie? Leaving Las VegasMost popular TV show? Jerry, Elaine, George and KramerVandelay Industries, “No soup for you” and we found out about shrinkageMost popular song? Blues Traveler’s “Run Around”What were you doing in 1995? Here’s a snapshot of my life…
- #9 Browse books, take kids there for kids books, get a coffee and read
- #10 I’m a big music buffGo to store to sample albums Ask to play and they give you for headphones
- #11 TIME showed up every Tuesday in the mail
- #12 Need to book a flight. Call your agent. Usually knew them by name.
- #14 Either closing or scaling way down on the way to closing… (yes, even the newspaper business)
- #15 In the case of Blockbuster they were selling you a physical product that required you to make two trips to a store… and we hated returning that video. Along came Netflix – convenience: order online and we’ll mail it to you… and now Netflix is adjusting to online streamingGone from physical location to ordering online to now viewing onlineNow have this connected presence where I can research, order and view
- #17 Not about better frontal teaching, learning drills, better testing, better content delivery
- #18 For most schools the answer is clear… Just buy tech for use in schools…right? We turn to technology as our solution.We waste untold amounts of money chasing technology for education … that simply addresses the wrong issues
- #19 Not if we simply use technology to pursue the same goals and models of education that we’ve had for over 100 years: - teacher-centered, content driven, one-size-fits-all, memorizationWhat we need instead is a new holistic vision for education that prepares children for the future…
- #21 In order to determine why and how we use tech, we have to dig one level deeper and ask the fundamental question we rarely ask…Education as an institution has been around so long that we rarely ask …A question we often take for granted… what are our goals?Socrative – what are our goals???
- #22 Nobody wanted to prepare kids to ONLY succeed in school.As educators, we don’t operate in a void – our education system works within the context of a 21st century society and culture – and it relates to children that are products of that culture. If we are to succeed as educators then we have to understand what is happening to the culture around us.
- #23 If I asked you to define the objective of education there would be one common thread…Not much use acing school tests if those skills don’t translate outside of schoolLet’s take a look at what’s happening outside – and how it impacts the nature of education we’re giving our children
- #24 The one trend that is having the biggest impact on society at the moment is “change”. The world around us is changing at a frenetic pace.
- #25 Turn to the person next to you and come up with a quick short list of 3 items…
- #26 Education serves society at large - so what context are we working within? What is happening to society around us?What technologies have disappeared in the last 30 years?We’re not the first generation that has had to deal with a change in technology. What technologies were in use when you were a little kid that are now obsolete?
- #27 Steam powered printing presses allowed for mass production of paper
- #30 Library of Congress on your iPhone in seconds
- #31 2010 statisticsThey aren’t just phones any longer. They are computers that connect us to people and information anywhere.About 30% aresmartphones and the number is growing.
- #32 Greatest impact on modern times is the Internet and social networking is most sweeping phenomenonAround 800 million users, 50% daily access - Predicted to hit 1 billion this year.Mention Arab Facebook revolutions
- #33 We can be sure you won’t even see it until at least 7 years from now…
- #34 If context is important…and we’re preparing children for their future roles in society…Devices and technologies that will be central to our lives in 2022 haven’t even been invented yet!
- #38 There may be a projector, maybe a smartboard, some computer use … but the essence of education, the structure of the school, division of content into subject areas, the role of the teacher… those essential elements haven’t changed. All while the world around us is racing ahead at lightning speed.
- #40 Skeptical? Let’s try a little experiment to see if our theory about kids being different is true.I want you to watch this next video VERY carefully. You’ll see a group of people with basketballs in a moving circle. You need to count the number of passes made … but only by the people wearing white shirts. Only count the passes made by people in white shirts.Make sure not to say anything or make any comments. Keep still and quiet during this test and count the passes. I’ll get your feedback later.
- #41 Here’s the answer.What conclusion can we draw from the test?They call it “Selective Attention” – how you can totally miss things that happen in front of your eyes.You have not developed the ability to process parallel feeds of information. You’re a poor multi-tasker.
- #42 Theory of the static nature of brains held until the late 20th century. You had a fixed number of brain cells with a fixed memory and processing power. Your brain’s capacity and capability was fixed by age 3.New MRI scanning techniques can monitor changes in the brain and we now believe that brains are totally malleable. They can be completely adaptive, changing as a result of external stimulus and its intensity. This is key to understanding the impact of digital bombardment on kids.Let’s try a little experiment – Gorilla video.
- #44 Technology impacts information transmissionWe were still the descendants of the printing pressYouTube is 2nd most popular site for search.Video is second nature to them.
- #45 We grew up with a text based education…that’s what we give them.
- #46 We had b/w textbooks. Was cheaper to produce. If they included images then it was as an addition to the b/w text.Still see line at photocopy machine of teachers printing b/w handouts for class distributionNot just that they prefer color… they process and retain information more effectively in color.***Yet we continue to hand out dated textbooks and black and white handouts.
- #48 Learning occurs best when you’re speaking a common language
- #49 Game playing is the ultimate example of trial and error learning
- #50 They’ve taken an album og photos and uploaded it to the web before you finish the introduction to the manual.They are active learners - experiential models of education tend to be more effective than content based, frontal teaching methods.
- #51 Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
- #52 GatekeepersReading fashion – we read in Z pattern, they read in T pattern
- #53 We live in a world that is connected and where collaboration is a key requirement. Friedman’s “world is flat” – connecting and collaborating are key skills for 21st centuryThey constantly interact, video chat, 3K text messages a month
- #54 We live in a world that is connected and where collaboration is a key requirement. Friedman’s “world is flat” – connecting and collaborating are key skills for 21st centuryThey constantly interact, video chat, 3K text messages a month
- #57 So we have identifies two important factors:- Our children learn differently that we did. We can’t use the same teaching methods.The world is vastly different and we need to be graduating students with the skills they need in today’s society (not 20th century society How do remain relevant??
- #59 Start by recognizing that a constantly changing world requires new literacies and skills.Topic for a complete and different session…can’t do it justice in 2 minutes
- #60 DIGITAL NATIVES? Did them an injustice…We just assume they know how to find stuff
- #63 Can also talk about multimedia literacy, e-safety, digital citizenship and more
- #65 37% to 50% of major US employers check facebook pagesMany ask you to log in AT the interviewWe don’t even discuss it at school
- #66 I’m not advocating we stop valuing reading and writing as important skills… but we communicate in so many media these days
- #67 If the role of schools and teachers is content delivery then we’re all in trouble.Internet/computers do it far mnore efficiently and can offer personalized delivery.
- #68 Not static content any longer. Not only that, while teachers grapple with ever increasing class sizes, new digital systems can personalize instruction and content so that each student is analyzed and given what they need most.Online course and schools is becoming a big, well funded industry that competes with schools. So what is the role of school?
- #69 Refer to expert on comparing merits of knowledge construction and memorization – Father Guido SarducciDo you know more than a 5th grader
- #71 Goal is to prepare them for life by making them independent learners
- #72 Let’s look at a typical “project”
- #73 Let’s look at a typical “project”
- #74 An integral part of the process is the emphasis on asking questions – not just memorizing answers.Importantly, it encourages and embraces mistakes. We hate mistakes in schools – we ask children to give us back the answers we expect.But mistakes are at the very heart of creativity and innovation. How do you move forward without trying things, making mistakes and then adjusting?
- #75 In his own way, Einstein was a great educational philosopher. He believed in inquiry based education – questioning everything and pushing Do we want our schools limited to learning about past knowledge or push forward towards exploring and creating the future?
- #76 No longer a 1 to 1 learning relationship. Not writing for the teacher.
- #77 Students aren’t just knowledge consumers. Today they are publishers.6th grade class in ManchesterTeacher and students write on the blogPost what they are doing, videos and moreNote the cluster map and visitors – keeping track of visitors from all around the world
- #78 There are a variety of ways to connect to other students and classes anywhere in the world. Think of how education is enhanced by learning with people in other cultures, exchanging opinions and working together on projects.
- #79 Define online versus blended learningBold statement - The physical school is in a period of transitionPersonalized – interactive, differentiated, formative assessment and corrective actionRaising hand in class? Can’t help everyoneWhy online? Personalized, flexible, anytime
- #80 The DEPTH of commitment aroused by these learning communities is staggering… some examples follow
- #81 Connect to teachers and experts anywhere. At one high school I work with, the kids were reading a book by an English author called Allie Shaw. I found him on Twitter and we skyped him into the classroom where he discussed the novel with the kids. It was an exciting experience that brought the pages to life.
- #82 Bottom line - world has become a very small place. You no longer have to live within closed off school and learn about world “out there” – you can connect to it.Learning networks exist on pretty much any subject and theme you can imagine. You can connect with others that have similar passions and learn anything you want – both students and teachers.
- #83 80-20 Success at Google LabsFollow standards but look for opportunities to empower students to follow passionsNew Roads example of self study course
- #85 Educational tech can be used to reinforce 21st century educational practices … and it can be affordable
- #86 Educational tech can be used to reinforce 21st century educational practices … and it can be affordable
- #87 Educational tech can be used to reinforce 21st century educational practices … and it can be affordable