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Tales of learning online with Emerging Technologies
Dr. George VeletsianosAssistant Professor of Learning
Technologies University of Texas at Austin
72013 Sloan-C Emerging Technologies for Online Learning Plenary Talk
We live in interesting times!
• Technological advancements
• Widespread interest in education
• Educational Technology
1. Unexpected Outcomes
Veletsianos, Kimmons, & French, (in press)
Small group discussion
• Has the integration of technology in your own settings led to any unexpected outcomes?
• Reflect on your practice.• In your group, share a story or two
relating to this phenomenon.• Assign a spokesperson & be ready to
share with the rest of us.
Groups share
2. Enacting Scholarship in the Open
Veletsianos (under review); Veletsianos & Kimmons 2012, 2013
3. Repurposing Technology
Veletsianos (2012)
4. The value of Pedagogy (or, Emerging Technologies shape & are shaped by education)
Doering & Veletsianos (2008); Veletsianos (2010, 2011)
Small group discussion
• What are your experiences with openness? What is holding you back from sharing? What is motivating you to share?
• How is a tool that you use enabling you to do more than what you used to? How is a tool restricting your pedagogical practice?
• In your group, share a story or two relating to these two issues.
• Assign a spokesperson & be ready to share with the rest of us.
Groups share
5. The Open Course Phenomenon
6. Past Experiences Framing Current Practices
Veletsianos, Kimmons, & French, (in press)
7. The need for research & evaluation
Summary
• No silver bullets• Unexpected outcomes• Open scholarship• Technology repurposing• Pedagogy, technology, & co-shaping• The open course phenomenon• Past experiences sharing current
practice• The value of research and evaluation
Thank you
Dr. George VeletsianosAssistant Professor of Learning Technologies
University of Texas at Austin
http://www.veletsianos.com@veletsianos
veletsianos@gmail.com
References Available at http://www.veletsianos/publications
Veletsianos, G. (2010). Emerging Technologies in Distance Education. Edmonton, AB: Athabasca University Press.
Veletsianos, G. (2010). A Definition of Emerging Technologies for Education. In G. Veletsianos (Ed.), Emerging Technologies in Distance Education (pp. 3-22). Edmonton, AB: Athabasca University Press.
Veletsianos, G., Kimmons, R., & French, K. (in press). Instructor experiences with a social networking site in a higher education setting: Expectations, Frustrations, Appropriation, and Compartmentalization. Educational Technology, Research, and Development.
Veletsianos, G. & Kimmons, R. (2013). Scholars and Faculty Members Lived Experiences in Online Social Networks. The Internet and Higher Education,16(1), 43-50.
Veletsianos, G. & Kimmons, R. (2012). Assumptions and Challenges of Open Scholarship. The International Review Of Research In Open And Distance Learning,13(4), 166-189
Veletsianos, G. (2012). Higher Education Scholars’ Participation and Practices on Twitter. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 28(4), 336-349.
Veletsianos, G. & Kimmons, R. (2012). Networked Participatory Scholarship: Emergent Techno-Cultural Pressures Toward Open and Digital Scholarship in Online Networks. Computers & Education, 58(2), 766-774.
Veletsianos, G. (2011). Designing Opportunities for Transformation with Emerging Technologies. Educational Technology, 51(2), 41-46.
Doering, A., & Veletsianos, G. (Fall 2008). Hybrid Online Education: Identifying Integration Models using Adventure Learning. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 41(1), 101-119.
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