1. 21st Century Learning and the wiki way Charlie Roy NCEA - New Orleans - 2011

2. Overview Challenges / Opportunities of the 21st Century School Response Wikis as one tool for enhancing student - centered instruction PND and our Tech Journey

3. Warnings I don’t know everything No one does 21st Century Learning perfectly

4. First Step Meet your neighbor Where are you from? Tell me about your school / students? What is your school doing with technology? What is your interest in technology?

5. 21st Century Challenges and Opportunities Information Intensity Rise of Social Media - Web 2.0 Globalization and the Economy Work and demographics

6. Information Intensity Everything is on the web Web 2.0 technologies make everyone an author

7. Video Did You Know 4.0

8. Trends in Social Media 91% of use is to maintain relationships that already exist 96% of Generation Y are on social network sites Latest Users are over 45 Anonymity is fading 2007 - Boyd and Ellison - Journal of Computer Mediated Communication

9. Social Media and traditional power structures United Airlines and a guitar Yesmen and Bhopal / Dow

10. Autor, D., Levy, F., & Murnane, R. J. (2003). The skill content of recent technological change: An empirical exploration. Quarterly Journal of Economics 188, 4. [updated, D. Autor, 2008]

11. Fundamental Problem

12. 21st Century Skills Critical Thinking Creativity Problem Solving Project / Time Management Soft Skills

13. Discussion Question If the web and web 2.0 have transformed how we access and create information - what impact should this have on the way we teach?

14. 21st Century Teacher Out with Sage on the Stage Guide by the Side Meddling in the Middle 2007 Erica McWilliam “Unlearning How to Teach”

15. Benefits of Wikis Free: wikispaces, google docs, pbwiki, wetpaint, etc. Provides the Collaborative Space Easy to Learn Easy to Manage

16. What is a Wiki? Video Common Knowledge

17. Examples of Wiki Use Asking Critical Thinking Questions Examples (see links) Pros and Cons Pro: saves transition time, public feedback, format neutral, space neutral Cons: risk, be ready for surprises, teacher knowledge

18. Examples of Wiki Class Scribe Build collaborative set of notes Assign as a rotation involve multiple students Pros and Cons Pros: central, absent students, linked Cons: quality, front end organization C

19. Examples of Wiki Student Created Text Book Example (see links) Pros / Cons Pros: enriched format, authorship, pride Cons: front end organization

20. Examples of Wikis Student Showcase Example: links Place for Projects to be posted Central Location saves transition time

21. Examples of wiki Larger Projects Examples: Links School Data Sharing / Communication

22. Other Concepts What else can you think of in terms of wikis / technology? Alan November - Automative vs Transformative Change

23. Peoria Notre Dame Plan your work - work your plan 2008-2009 commitment to go 1:1 by 2010- 2011 2008-2009 Internal Leadership and Planning 2009-2010 Communication of Plan in Fall - Focus on Professional Development

24. Professional Development Tours of other 1:1 schools Cut back teaching load to allow weekly PD Created new position - Director of Instructional Technologies Ongoing Plan for PD (new teachers, growth of staff) Revamp Curriculum

25. Leadership’s Role Be the change you want to see Stop using fear as an excuse to put off change Enable risk taking and learn from failure Support your teachers

26. year One Implementation 45% decrease in discipline referrals 33% drop in tardies 30% decrease in absenteeism Predicted positive enrollment growth

27. Ongoing Challenges Continued PD in technology area Increasing Home Comfort Level - Sharing the wisdom Communicating Mission and Reason Teacher Methods Broader Schedule Change to enable student centered approach - trimester, longer periods