We Create Tools and Tools Recreate Us! The Trends David Stein, Ph.D. The Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology

The Era of Digital Tools The internet was born of the idea of collaboration, of sharing, or creating new ideas and new knowledge from the collective engagement of communities not bounded by time or geographic distance. Perhaps the most significant innovation in the 20th Century

Technology technology the "practical application of knowledge for a purpose extends our human capabilities creates the tools changing the way we think about our world and our relationships in that world challenging the way we think of how we access and create knowledge

What is the Change? Collective learning that leads to community valued knowledge ( this is the change) Adds to the communal way of seeing the world rather than only enhancing an individual’s knowledge

GPS Changing our internal sense of Navigation Modifying internal compass Attention to how physical world is organized Smithsonian. July –Aug 2017 The Whole world in your hands. C thomas and Yang, J. 16 vol 48 6 P16

Acts of Knowledge Creation and Sharing ? Marshall McLuhan suggests that technology is an extension of our human capabilities. We create the technology and the technology changes in subtle ways  how we perceive and how we think in a particular environments.  Perhaps our ability to learn across space and time and to gather information from all parts of the globe is changing the way we think?

The Network Connectivism is an emerging concept Knowledge resides in the connections Learning is about creating, managing, and identifying networks for problem solving. Focus is on collective rather than individual knowing.

What is the Challenge Are we prepared to engage in environments that moves us from repeating what is known to advancing, testing, subjecting ideas to public scrutiny, refining the thoughts, and sharing ideas on the forefront of our understanding ?

First Trend Online Learning and Technology Integration 66% all higher education admin see online learning as critical to success 7.1 million students took an online course representing 34% of higher education students. 90 % will take a course within five years  2.85 million  taking all of their courses at a distance and 2.97 million taking some 74% of academic leaders say online learning is equal to better than F2F Small higher education institutions without online offerings are most likely not to see online as critical to their long term strategy.

Trend 2: MOOCS Open access learning open classrooms shareable content and resources coursea “A course of study made available over the Internet without charge to a very large number of people.”1 MOOCs typically differ from “regular” online courses in that: • Those participating are not registered students at the school. – the vast majority of higher education institutions are still undecided or have no plans to implement a MOOC. The number with a MOOC, while still small, has almost doubled to 5 percent, while the number actively planning for a MOOC has remained stable (9.3 percent in 2013 compared to 9.4 percent in 2012 • They are designed for unlimited participation and open access via the web – no tuition is charged. • There is typically no credit given for completion of the MOOC.

Third Trend: Mobile Devices 80% of the world population will have access to the internet by a mobile device Enable, Engage, Empower BYOD- 3-4 devices on campus Students can participate in multiple courses simultaneously Enable: resources and experts beyond the classroom and time Engage: build learning environments for exploration and creation- the internet of things Empower- communicate share, truly any place and time Walking across campus

Mobile Learning Learning on the go- any place- any time Across devices- the cloud A new model of carrying content with you. Learners shape the content and the process – Just in time Affordances of reshaping time, networks ,apps

Fourth Trend: Alternative Credentials Indicator of skill level or accomplishment : Badge Indicator of continuous learning offered by individuals, associations, multiple knowledge streams Emphasis on student learning outcomes End of the MBA Mozilla Open Badge Infrastructure (OBI) specifi cation. Using this model, a learner fulfi lls the issuer- specifi c criteria to earn the badge by attending classes, passing an exam or review, or completing other activities.

Fifth Trend: Creating and Sharing Knowledge No text books Use of Social media Personalized Learning Artificial Intelligence E-books and publishing Almost 40 percent of faculty surveyed in 2013 using social media in teaching. Blogs and wiki most frequently used as compared to twitter, facebook Privacy concerns

The Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology David Stein, Ph.D. The Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology Stein.1@osu.edu