1. © Peter Atkinson The Changing World of Higher Education Peter Atkinson

2. © Peter Atkinson The Lecture Teaching method of the C14th

3. © Peter Atkinson Dialogue Plato/Aflaton C4th BCE

4. © Peter Atkinson Conversation World Café: http://www.theworldcafe.com/ Gurteen Knowledge: http://www.gurteen.com/

5. © Peter Atkinson Connectivism George Siemens http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwM4ieF OotA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwM4ieF OotA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqL_lsoge NU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqL_lsoge NU

6. © Peter Atkinson Using the Technology Linked-in Twitter Social Bookmarking – Pinterest – Delicious Academic Referencing – Mendeley You Tube – Example of a lecturer explaining a difficult concept: - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwdqB5FXenc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwdqB5FXenc MOOC – Eg. Coursera https://www.coursera.org/https://www.coursera.org/

7. © Peter Atkinson Knowledge Networks Knowledge isn’t in your head – it is part of a context Knowledge is ‘in the room’ – a group of people knows more than one person, even if that person is an expert Knowledge is owned by communities of practice Knowledge is in the connections which you make

8. © Peter Atkinson Changing World of Work Research Findings:- – Managers expect there to be a revolution in working practices – Most managers think their organisations are not adapting fast enough – People should be allowed to manage their own work patterns – Most believe that a new way of working would benefit their organisation – Need a strong culture of trust – to treat people as self- motivated – A. Maitland and P Thomson (2013) Future Work: How Businesses Can Adapt and Thrive in the New World of Work, London: Palgrave

9. © Peter Atkinson Conclusion: Some Principles Teaching ≠ Presentation People learn through conversation Knowledge doesn’t fit into containers Understanding = Building Bridges Teacher ≠ Authority Encourage Curiosity Use the technology – Create knowledge connections – Use flip lectures

10. © Peter Atkinson References A. Maitland and P. Thomson (2013) Future Work: How Businesses Can Adapt and Thrive in the New World of Work, London: Palgrave. J. Brown and D. Isaacs (2005) The World Cafe: Shaping Our Futures Through Conversations That Matter, San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers. M. Barber, K. Donnelly and S. Rizvi (2013) An avalanche is coming: Higher education and the revolution ahead [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.ippr.org/publication/55/10432/an- avalanche-is-coming-higher-education-and-the- revolution-ahead