NEW EDUCATIONAL
FRONTIERS AND OLD
CHALLENGES
EXPLORING OUR PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
Tami Belhadj
M.Ed., Ph.D.
Banff, May 18th, 2017
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
• Distant past
• Present
• Learners perseverance
• Technology in education
• Pervasive learning/Life long learning
• Open Source and OER
• Future
Rock Engraving, Tassili N'ajjer, Algeria (6000
Bc)
• Petroglyphs or
Rock art, human-
made markings
placed on natural
stone
• UNESCO World
Heritage
Source :http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/179
EARLY FORM OF KNOWLEDGE SHARING
A DEFINITION OF
KNOWLEDGE SHARING
Knowledge sharing is an activity through
which knowledge (namely, information, skills,
or expertise) is exchanged among people,
friends, families, communities (for example,
Wikipedia), or organizations.
Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_sharing
CAESAR'S PERSUASIVE RHETORIC LEARNING TRIP
WAVES OF
INNOVATION
Johannes Gutenberg
1398 -1468
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/iot-internet-things-going-future-good-retail-cg-pov
FORMAL EDUCATION
SEVEN LIBERAL ARTS
TRIVIUM + QUADRIVIUM
Educating the elite
vs.
Educating the masses
Source : https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Septem-artes-liberales_Herrad-von-Landsberg_Hortus-deliciarum
WHAT
HUMANS
DO?
Source : http://fundersandfounders.com/what-7-billion-world-population-does/#_=_
What is the goal
here?
Ensure inclusive and quality
education for all and
promote lifelong learning
opportunities for by 2030.
http://www.un.org/ sustainabledevelopment
Source : http://www.excelacom.com/resources/blog/what-happens-in-an-internet-minute-how-to-capitalize-on-the-big-
data-explosion
Bigdataexplosion
INTERNET USERS IN THE
WORLD
Source : http://www.internetlivestats.com/
OPTICAL FIBRE SUBMARINE SYSTEMS
Source : http://is301.com/2014/08/interactive-map-of-undersea-fiber-optic-cables/
SOURCE : WWW.KYUBLOG.FR
EVOLUTION OF SERVICES AND TERMINALS
GLOBAL LITERACY CHALLENGE
Source: https://allchildrenreading.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/acr_infographic_final.pdf
No academic credential
STUDENTS
RETENTION
CHALLENGE
Source http://www.ct.edu/files/pdfs/p20/NSC_report_2004_FINAL.pdf
GRADUATION RATE ACCORDING TO THE DURATION
Source : http://www.capres.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Pr%C3%A9sentation-Le-Carrefour-de-la-r%C3%A9ussite-
version-courte.pdf
www.ceec.gouv.qc.ca
C.T.R.E.QUEBEC (CENTER FOR TRANSFER IN
EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS )
The CTREQ is a liaison and
transfer organization in
social innovation whose
mission is to promote
innovation and knowledge
transfer in order to increase
educational success in
Québec. It bases its actions
on innovative practices and
scientific knowledge.
• uninterested/low motivation,
• behavioural problems,
• antisocial covert behaviour,
• depression.
http://uneplacepourtoi.ctreq.qc.ca
WHY STUDENTS
DROP OUT?
Page 155
Source : http://uchilishteto.org/data/researchreport15.pdf
ENGAGEMENT
TRAJECTORIES
Source : https://www.schlechtycenter.org/tools/
STUDENTS ENGAGEMENT A MULTI-FACETED
PROBLEM
BEHAVIOURAL-COGNITIVE-EMOTIONAL DOMAINS
INTRINSIC
• Psychological factors
• Low motivation
• Inadequate preparation
for higher education
• Unmet or unrealistic
expectations
EXTRINSIC
• Competing demands
• Financial stress
• Institutional structure and
processes
• Teaching quality/academic staff
• Online teaching and learning
International Journal of Higher Education
Source : http://www.sciedupress.com/journal/index.php/ijhe/article/view/11010/6837
STUDENT DISENGAGEMENT
MEASURABLE INDICATORS INFLUENCED BY INTRINSIC OR
EXTRINSIC FACTORS
1. Attendance
2. Preparation for classes
3. Participation
4. Time spent studying
5. Effort spent studying
6. Access online Learning
Management System (LMS)
7. Assessment
8. Academic performance
9. Interaction with teachers
10. Collaborative study
11. Enjoyment/satisfaction
with academic study
International Journal of Higher Education
Source : http://www.sciedupress.com/journal/index.php/ijhe/article/view/11010/6837
CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION
ACTIVE LEARNING THROUGH
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION IN
EDUCATION
Source :http://campustechnology.com/articles/2015/07/08/6-secrets-of-active-learning-classroom-design.aspx
www.saltise.c
a
• Point Of View camera
mounted on helmet are
used by mine worker to
provide record of
activities
• Point Of View or Go-Pro camera are used
for underwater welding performance
assessment
Source : http://www.commercialdivinginstitute.com/
Source : https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/features/helmetvideoidentifieshighdustexposure.html
Source : http://www.glassskills.com.au/POVglasses.php
• POV used for
capturing
evidence for
Recognition of
Prior Learning
(RPL) or work
based
assessments in
Australia.
VIRTUAL STUDENTS FOR REAL TEACHERS
Source : https://youtu.be/HeCPU8M35kM
Source : Lengel, J. G. (2013) Education 3.0. New York, NY: Teacher’s College Press.
IS TECHNOLOGY PART OF THE SOLUTION OR
PART OF THE PROBLEM?
Source : http://global-influences.com/free-range-parenthood/
IS TECHNOLOGY PART OF
THE SOLUTION OR THE
PROBLEM?
Source :http://www.p21.org/our-work/p21-framework http://www.punyamishra.com/2017/03/16/blurred-visions-another-history-of-tpack/
www.futurereadyschools.org/
IS TECHNOLOGY PART OF
THE SOLUTION OR THE
PROBLEM?
A. Couros (2008)
THE NETWORKED TEACHER
Source : https://www.slideshare.net/cicronin/choosing-open-phd-study-of-openness-and-praxis-using-oep-in-h
OPEN
EDUCATION
PRACTICES
MINIMALLY INVASIVE EDUCATION
Minimally Invasive Education is
defined as a pedagogic method that
uses the learning environment to
generate an adequate level of
motivation to induce learning in
groups of children, with minimal, or
no, intervention by a teacher
Source : http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/index.html
PERVASIVE LEARNING
Source : Don Pontefract author of ‘Flat Army’
Source : Maturity matrix / EPNET
Project
CONNECTIVISME - CCK08 AND ‘MOOC’ EVOLUTION
LEARNING AT THE SPEED OF NEED/BUSINESS
Source: http://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/our-insights/learning-at-the-speed-of-bu
LIFE LONG
LEARNING
Source : http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21714341-it-easy-say-people-need-keep-learning-throughout-their-careers-
practicalities
Source : https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jul/17/postcapitalism-end-of-capitalism-begun#img-4
Source : http://www.ori-
oai.org/Positionnement
Source : http://www.refrer.licef.ca/projet-refrer
Source : http://www.brer.ca/
Source : http://ceres.vteducation.org/app/?lang=fr
Source: https://www.coar-repositories.org/
https://wiki.creativecommons.org/images/6/67/FreetoLearnG
Source : https://channels.plos.org/open-source-toolkit
Source : https://www.plos.org/
https://ischool.syr.edu/infospace/2014/09/29/altmetrics-using-big-data-to-measure-
www.altmetric.com
WHO’S TALKING ABOUT
YOUR RESEARCH?
NEW EDUCATIONAL FRONTIERS
Friensen & Wihak (2013)
FromOERtoPLAR:
Credentialingfor
OpenEducation
Souce : http://project.europeanmoocs.eu/
MULTIPLE MOOC ACCREGATOR
OPEN
EDUCATIONAL
RESOURCES UNIVERSITY
https://oeru.org/
BUILDINGAPISFORTHE
UNIVERSITY
ANDTHESTUDENT
http://mfeldstein.com/state-higher-ed-lms-market-spring-2016/lms_marketshare_20160316/
moodle.com/cloud
VS.
• 50 users maximum.
• 200Mb disk space
• Core themes and plugins only
• One site per phone number
Moodle sandbox demo
This site is a plain,
unconfigured installation
of the latest stable version
of Moodle.
Use one of the following
demo accounts to log in
and play with it:
admin / sandbox
manager / sandbox
teacher / sandbox
student / sandbox
demo.moodle.net
FACILITATEDRESOURCES
SHARINGINMOODLE
Micro planning
Source:
INSTRUCTIONALDESIGN
WITHMOODLERESOURCES
• Descriptive Analytics
• Prescriptive Analytics
• Predictive Analytics
https://youtu.be/pf5PPj7J5Gs
LEVERAGING EDUCATION DATA
ANALYTICS DRIVING STUDENT SUCCESS
https://www.slideshare.net/MikeMoore14/online-educa-berlin-conference-big-data-in-education-theory-
and-practice
EMPOWER LEARNERS WITH THEIR
OWN ANALYTICS
http://blog.stephenwolfram.com/2016/12/launching-wolframalpha-open-code/#more-1262
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO
SUPPORT STUDENTS
http://virtuallyinspired.org/portfolio/deakin-university/
OPEN COURSE WARE (OCW):
A CONCEPTUAL MAP
Margulies (2005)
Source : https://www.library.umass.edu/assets/Open-Education-Resources/OER-Articles/models-of-open-educational-resources.pdf
http://oli.cmu.edu/get-to-know-oli/learn-more-abou
OPEN
LEARNING
INITIATIVE
(OLI)
PROBLEM BASED LEARNING (PBL) AND
WORK-BASED LEARNING (WBL)
Source : http://www.leeds.ac.uk/educol/documents/00001260.htm
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING (CO-OPERATIVE
EDUCATION)
www.work-based-learning.eu
CROSSING DISCIPLINARY BOUNDARIES AND
FORGING COLLABORATIONS
DISCIPLINES TEACHING LEARNING
RESEARCH
PRACTIVE
TO KEEP TRACK OF LEARNING
www.aaeebl.org
‘AAC&U has identified Eportfolio as an eleventh high
impact practice’by AAC & U
Source : www.theijep.com/pdf/IJEP254.pdf
TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED TEACHING/LEARNING
http://virtuallyinspired.org/
4TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION TOP 10 SKILLS
Source : https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/01/the-10-skills-you-need-to-thrive-in-the-fourth-industrial-revolution/
• Digital learning data curation is a skill learners should acquire
as early as possible.
• Empowering learners with their own analytics.
• Self-regulated learning skills will be supported by AI.
Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.
John Dewey
CONCLUSION
THANK YOU!

New educational frontiers and old challenges

Editor's Notes

  • #2 Bref introduction: UdeS part-time lecturer Pedagogical Consultant SB Speaker on techno-pedagogy/eLearning Consulant Certified Microsoft Innovative Educator
  • #4 This could be some one sharing the high lights of the hunting season….. Is this the Time square of central Africa in 6000 BC? Is this stone wall the ancestor of a Facebook wall? Why share ? Enhance reputation, show case talent …. Or liberal spirit
  • #5 A definition of knowledge sharing from Wikipedia
  • #6 Caesar's persuasive rhetoric is legendary. To learn rhetoric he had to travel to Greece where education was vastly "democratized" in the 5th century BC. Roma and Greece civilisations gained from geographical proximity and established early forms for formal and informal education.
  • #7 Mass communication in Europe renaissance made possible by Gutenberg’s (1398-1468) printing technology 1st Industrial revolution : Steam power - Mechanization 2nd Industrial revolution : Electrical power – Mass production 3rd Industrial revolution : Computing power - Automation 4th Industrial revolution : Internet of things (IoT) - Connectivity
  • #8 TRIVIUM= Grammar + Logic + Rhetoric  QUADRIVIUM= Arithmetic + Geometry + Music and Astronomy In 2015, 17 goals are set by United Nations Sustainable Development, Goal Number 4 is designed to: “Ensure [by 2030] inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.”
  • #9 Sustainable Development Goal No 4 The challenge of educating the planet today.
  • #10 What has been going on lately? …. Big data explosion!
  • #11 Undersea fiber optic cable making all this possible.
  • #12 Technological evolution
  • #13 Literacy is a big challenge
  • #14 It is not just Sub-Saharan Africa that is struggling with drop out, Connecticut College and career readiness toolkit. http://www.ct.edu/files/pdfs/p20/p20-CT-Toolkit.pdf 59% have no academic credentials after leaving high school
  • #15 Quebec also is struggling with CEGEP graduation rates, and has been monitoring students success rate. - Commission de l’evaluation de l’enseignement collegiale - Conssortium d’animation sur la perseverance et la reussite en enseignement superieur
  • #16 LOGICIEL DE DÉPISTAGE DU DÉCROCHAGE SCOLAIRE (LDDS) Le Logiciel de dépistage du décrochage scolaire permet de dépister les élèves de 12 à 18 ans à risque de décrochage scolaire au secondaire, de les identifier et de guider les intervenants scolaires. ACTION M2 Le guide Action M2 propose une démarche structurée de planification et d’implantation d’un programme de mentorat en milieu scolaire.
  • #17 This a great book!!
  • #18 5 levels of engagement - High attention + High commitment - High attention + Low commitment - Low attention + Low commitment - No attention + No commitment - Diverted attention + No commitment
  • #19 March 2, 2017 publication in International Journal of Higher Education risks and factors associated with student disengagement from learning provides opportunities for targeted remediation Literature review at Western Sydney University
  • #20 Disengagement measured by access to LMS
  • #21 Projectors, smart boards, clickers, virtual rality
  • #22 SALTISE 6th annual conference on June 6th @ Concordia university. Pedagogy – Technology - Space
  • #23 Point of view camera used in VT
  • #24 Virtual students for student teachers in TeachLivE virtual class with virtual students
  • #26 Sir Ken Robinson : Going against standardization. What is the message if this TED talk? Ritalin is the problem ADHA is the problem Technology is the problem The education system is the problem. Are policy makers the problem Are educators are the problem
  • #27 Technology vendors are pushing to be part of the solution Some times pushing too hard. - Microsoft 365 free for education
  • #28 Technology vendors are pushing to be part of the solution Some times pushing too hard. - GAFE free for schools
  • #29 Physical spaced + Bounded online spaces vs Open online spaces
  • #30 The Cloud is hybrid and Educators are taking advantage of the collaborative capabilities of the Cloud
  • #31 Cloud is used creatively ….
  • #32 “pervasive learning” was officially coined by Dan Pontefract in his book Flat Army: Creating a Connected and Engaged Organization (Wiley, 2013). In this book, Pontefract defined pervasive learning as “learning at the speed of need through formal, informal and social learning modalities”.
  • #34 Corporate education is integrating new technologies
  • #35 Paul Mason (The Guardian : July 17th, 2015) Postcapitalism is possible because of three major changes information technology has brought : 1- it has reduced the need for work 2- information is abundant and soon we will use ideas freely 3- spontaneous rise of collaborative production
  • #36 How public institutions are collaborating - Outil de Référencement et d’Indexation (ORI) - Open Archive Initiative (OAI) Banques de ressources éducatives en réseau (BRER) 2010-2013 MELS Cette initiative est mise en œuvre par le Centre de recherche LICEF de la Télé-université (TÉLUQ) et la Vitrine technologie-éducation (VTÉ) du Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne, avec la collaboration du projet ORI-OAI (France) et du GTN-Québec.Cette initiative est mise en œuvre par le Centre de recherche LICEF de la Télé-université (TÉLUQ) et la Vitrine technologie-éducation (VTÉ) du Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne, avec la collaboration du projet ORI-OAI (France) et du GTN-Québec.
  • #37 How public institutions are collaborating -COAR brings together the repository community and major repository networks in order build capacity, align policies and practices, and act as a global voice for the repository community. -PLOS (The Public Library of Science) – Open Science Harware
  • #38 Thousands of conversations about scholarly content happen online every day. 
  • #40 EMMA operates in two main modes: as an aggregator and hosting system of courses produced by European universities
  • #61 Augmented memory is going to be very important. Big data is getting personal, and education institutions should empower learners to better use it. See Stephen Wolfram on Personal Analytics http://www.technologyreview.com/news/514356/stephen-wolfram-on-personal-analytics/