1. Networked Learners Lee Rainie, Director, Pew Internet Project 9.30.13 – Raleigh – Community Colleges Email: Lrainie@pewinternet.orgLrainie@pewinternet.org Twitter: @Lrainie

2. “ Tell the truth, and trust the people” -- Joseph N. Pew, Jr. http://bit.ly/dUvWe3 http://bit.ly/100qMub

3. Four big points about the impact of technology on learning

4. Broadband facilitates networked information / networked knowledge

5. Mobile connectivity alters learning venues and expectations

6. Social media aid peer-to- peer learning by doing

7. New kinds of learners emerge

8. Technology revolutions drive the changes

9. Digital Revolution 1: Broadband at home - 70% (+10% more have smartphones) - Internet users overall: 85% Broadband at home Dial-up at home

10. Broadband at home – 70%

11. Networked creators Social media are embedded in networking behavior 71% are Facebook users 59% share photos and videos (46% creators; 41% curators) 37% contribute rankings and ratings 33% create content tags 26% post comments on sites and blogs 22% use LinkedIn 21% use Pinterest 18% use Twitter 17% use Instagram 14% are bloggers 6% use Tumblr 30% of SNS users share their locations

12. Broadband facilitates networked information / networked knowledge Links and multimedia Pervasive media Self-paced learning Analytics

13. Digital Revolution 2 Mobile – 91% … smartphone 56% … tablets 34% 326.4 Total U.S. population: 319 million 2012

14. Changes in smartphone ownership

15. Smartphone ownership by income/age

16. Smartphones – 56%

17. Cell internet users - 57% of all adults % of cell owners

18. Mobile internet access points the % of cell internet users vs. all cell owners who say they “mostly” access the internet on their phone % of cell internet users % of all cell phone owners Mostly on cell phone34%21% Mostly on something else53%34% Both equally11%7% More likely to be Latinos, younger adults, less affluent, lesser educational attainment

19. Apps > 50% of adults

20. Mobile connectivity alters learning venues and expectations New access points to knowledge (AAA) Real-time sharing, just- in-time searching Augmented reality Pervasive, perpetual awareness of social networks Attention zones morph

21. Digital Revolution 3 Social networking – 61% of all adults % of internet users

22. Source: Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project, October 20-November 28, 2010 Social Networking survey.

23. Social media aids peer-to- peer learning by doing Elevates DIY learning in social networks Increases the role of social networks in learning Facilitates rise of amateur experts Changes character of social networks

24. Networked Information is Woven Into Our Lives Mobile is the needle, Social Networks are the thread Social Networks… Surround us with information through our many connections Bring us information from multiple, varied sources Provide instant feedback, meaning and context Allow us to shape and create information ourselves and amplify others’ messages Mobile… Moves information with us Makes information accessible ANYTIME and ANYWHERE Puts information at our fingertips Magnifies the demand for timely information Makes information location- sensitive

25. New kinds of learners emerge More self-directed Better arrayed to capture new info More reliant on feedback and response More inclined to collaboration More oriented towards being nodes of production

26. What is the future of learning? -- Shana Ratner (1997) “Emerging Issues in Learning Communities” New: Learning as a process Knowledge is objective and certain Old: Learning as transaction Knowledge is subjective and provisional

27. New: Learning as a process Learners receive knowledge Old: Learning as transaction Learners create knowledge What is the future of learning? -- Shana Ratner (1997) “Emerging Issues in Learning Communities”

28. New: Learning as a process Knowledge is organized in stable, hierarchical structures that can be treated independently of one another Old: Learning as transaction Knowledge is organized “ecologically”- disciplines are integrative and interactive What is the future of learning? -- Shana Ratner (1997) “Emerging Issues in Learning Communities”

29. New: Learning as a process We learn best passively, by listening and watching Old: Learning as transaction We learn best actively doing and managing our own learning What is the future of learning? -- Shana Ratner (1997) “Emerging Issues in Learning Communities”

30. New: Learning as a process Our “intelligence” is based on our individual abilities Old: Learning as transaction Our “intelligence” is based on our networks What is the future of learning? -- Shana Ratner (1997) “Emerging Issues in Learning Communities”

31. Be not afraid