This document discusses how learning has changed in the 21st century with the rise of digital technologies. It notes that tablets are on pace to outsell PCs by 2013 and that by 2015 most students will spend part of their school day taking virtual classes. It provides examples of educational apps for health and nutrition topics as well as games and gamification approaches being used to engage students in learning. The document advocates that educators learn about and utilize new technologies in their teaching to better reach students in the current digital age.

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Learning 2.0 April 12, 2012
How Do We Learn in
the 21st Century and
Why Does it Matter?
2012 Priester
National
Extension Health
Conference
Ellen Schuster, MS, RD, Associate State Nutrition Specialist,
University of Missouri Extension Service

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iPads for Kindergartners

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7. • 19% US adults have a tablet, 19%
have an e-book reader, 29% have 1
or the other
• Prediction: Tablets are on pace to
outsell PCs by the 3rd quarter of
2013.
Sources:
http://www.technolog.msnbc.msn.com/technolog
y/technolog/holidays-push-tablets-e-readers-1-
every-4-hands-now-84924 &
http://gigaom.com/mobile/could-tablets-could-
outsell-pcs-by-next-year/

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By 2015 most students will
spend part of their school day in
virtual classes.
Michigan became the first state
to require all high school
students to take at least one
online class in order to
graduate.
http://www.pewinternet.org/~/media//Files/Reports/2005/PIP_Future_of_Internet.pdf.pdf
Source: Michigan requires online attendance. (2006). The Wired Campus. Retrieved April 27 2006 from:
http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/1193/michigan-requires-online-attendance

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Visual Learners

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Nearly ½ of online seniors visited
these sites (3rd, 4th most visited
online destination)
Facebook
You Tube
Source: What do seniors do online? Visit Facebook and YouTube of course (Nielsen states)
http://mashable.com/2009/12/10/seniors-online-habits/

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Pinterest screen shot
Pinterest.com/fffcop

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Pinterest screen shot
Pinterest.com/alicehenneman/keeping-your-food-safe

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Source:
http://www.technolog.msnbc.msn.com/technology/technolog/apps-could-be-overtaking-web-says-report-528483
accessed April 2, 2012

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http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/count-your-peas/id409399255?mt=8

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/auburnengineers/6282816413/

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http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/snack-planet/id458096830?mt=8

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http://itunes.apple.com/app/leftovers/id427307538?mt=8

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http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/growitknowit/id457562458?ls=1&mt=8

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Seasonal and
Simple University
of Missouri
Extension app –
coming soon!
http://extension.missouri.edu/p/MP909

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http://appsforhealthykids.com/

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Gamification of Health
 Farmville + Facebook = Health
www.keas.com

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$10 billion – 1990
$50 billion – 2010
$84 billion - 2014
Source: Game on! Applying game design principles to research, teaching, and outreach strategies at
http://connect.extension.iastate.edu/p31437946/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal

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Games
Morethan half - 53% - of all
American adults play video
games of some kind.
Source: Adults and Video Games
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2008/Adults-and-Video-Games.aspx

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www.selfworkoutinthepark.com

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www.superbetter.com

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www.healthrally.com

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Learninggameslab.org

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To get you started…
 Campus technology workshops
 eXtension – online webinars (LEARN), national
workshop
 Learning
2.0 - Where Nutrition Education and
Technology Meet on Facebook
 Academyof Nutrition and Dietetics app reviews
www.eatnight.org/appreviews
 Flipboard