Digital Age Pedagogies: Deployment and effective use of new and emerging learning technologies in the Digital Age Steve Wheeler University of Plymouth

“I never teach my students. I only provide the conditions in which they can learn.” - Albert Einstein Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011

“For the first time we are preparing students for a future we cannot clearly describe.” - David Warlick Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011

Knowledge or wisdom? Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011

Digital Natives? Net Generation? Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 Expectations? Needs?

anytime personalised anyplace Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011

Learners will need new ‘literacies’ Social networking Privacy maintenance Identity management Creating content Organising content Reusing and repurposing Filtering and selecting Self broadcasting Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 Digital literacies

language personal data language Managing identity name images netiquette reputation avatar interaction privacy identity legacy reputation name privacy images interaction LOL – let’s post this up on Facebook Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011

Filtering and selecting content Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011

Trends in Education Just for me Apprenticeship model Just in case Standard Curriculum Just in time Bespoke Curriculum Just for me Personalised Learning Personal Learning Environment Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011

Personalised Learning? Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth,

Personalised Learning? Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011

Personalisation of learning means ensuring that individual differences are acknowledged and supported Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011

Personal Learning Environments Personal Learning Environment Personal Learning Network Personal Web Tools Source: steve-wheeler.blogspot.com/2010/07/anatomy-of-ple.html PLEs are not only personal web tools and personal learning networks. PLEs are much wider than this, taking in experiences and realia, as well as learning through TV, music, paper based materials, radio & more formal contexts. Learning content is not as important now as where (or who) to connect to, to find it. PWTs are any web tools, (usually Web 2.0) chosen by learners to support their lifelong learning. Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011

Blogging In the act of writing......we are written. - Daniel Chandler Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011

Telemachus and Mentor In Greek mythology Odysseus of Ithaca went to fight in the Trojan War and entrusted the care of his son, Telemachus, to an older and wiser friend, Mentor. Telemachus and Mentor developed a strong relationship built on the foundations of guidance and support. The word “mentor” has become synonymous with teacher, counsellor, coach, facilitator, motivator and friend. Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011

Telematic Mentoring Geographical Distance Online reflective diary (shared between mentor and student) Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011

Wheeler S and Lambert-Heggs W (2010) Connecting Distance Learners and Their Mentors Using Blogs: The MentorBlog Project. Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 10 (4), Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 MentorBlog Project findings Blogs effective for mentoring over a distance More reflective conversations Archive: ability to revisit conversations Blog mentors need to be proactive in seeking out student posts Blogs are learning tools in their own right

WikiLit Project Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, Collaborative writing spaces

Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 How can we get students to work collaboratively?

Hidden ‘audience’ encouraged greater care in writing: “I have to consentrate more on my spelling, and grammar so that is makes sense for the person who is reading it.. and I have to read [it] mulitple times before posting it!” (1st Year female) What do we know about wikis? Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 Wheeler S and Wheeler D (2009) Using wikis to promote quality learning outcomes in teacher training. Learning, Media and Technology. 34 (1), 1-10.

Use of wikis encouraged more accurate referencing: “...my referencing has improved through using the wiki, as it had made me realise how important it is to state where you got your information from initially.” (2nd Year female) What do we know about wikis? Wheeler S (2010) Using Wikis in Teacher Education: Student generated content as support in professional learning. In MJW Lee and C McLoughlin (Eds.) Web 2. 0-Based E-Learning: Applying Social Informatics for Tertiary Teaching. Hershey, PA: IGI Global Press. Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011

Use of wikis encouraged greater critical awareness: “… I am now developing a healthy critical and analytical writing style thanks to the wiki. Looking at other people’s opinions and findings has helped me to question what’s in front of me …” (2nd Year male) What do we know about wikis? Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 Wheeler S and Wheeler D (2009) Using wikis to promote quality learning outcomes in teacher training. Learning, Media and Technology. 34 (1), 1-10.

Multimedia brought the world into the classroom... Smart technologies will take the classroom into the world. Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011

Blogging on the move to capture images, sounds, experiences Moblogging

Media Sharing Video, audio and images all contribute to the richness of the narrative. Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011

Video Diaries Project

Microblogging Retweeting is not repetition. It is amplification. - Steve Wheeler Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011

What the students said...

“All too often today we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants.” - John W Gardner The future? Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011

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