1.A New Generation of LearnersSymposium for eLearningin Eastern OntarioMay 2011, T. DAmico

2. Agenda Smartest or Dumbest ? A Changed World Ontario Perspectives Recent Reports Next Steps 3. Digital Generation Smartestor DumbestGeneration? 4. Your TurnIs this the Smartest or the Dumbest Generation - Why? 5. 1 Minute TimerEnd1:001:011:021:031:041:051:061:071:081:091:101:121:131:141:151:161:171:181:191:201:211:221:231:241:251:261:271:281:291:301:311:321:331:341:351:361:371:381:391:401:411:421:431:441:451:461:471:481:491:501:511:521:531:541:551:561:571:581:592:000:010:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:090:100:120:130:140:150:160:170:180:190:200:210:220:230:240:250:260:270:280:290:300:310:320:330:340:350:360:370:380:390:400:410:420:430:440:450:460:470:480:490:500:510:520:530:540:550:560:570:580:591:110:11 6. Smartest or Dumbest Generation It depends! 7. Do you know yourTwitter? 8. TRIVIA Who was the first person tohave 10 million followers onTwitter? 9. Twitter as a teaching tool?Lady Gaga first person to have 10millionfollowers onTwitterSource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gagafameball.jpg 10. Twitter StatsWho are yourstudents following? Source: Twitter Counter 11. Lots of Opinions 12. 21st Century LearningLots of Opinions 13. The Millennial GenerationDon Tapscott Is this the Smartest or the Dumbest Generation?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MDPDf34vaI 14. TRIVIA TIME! 15. TRIVIA On Jan. 1, 2001there wereapproximately361 millionInternet users.How manyInternet users arethere worldwide 2.0 Billion(as of Jan. 2011)?Source:http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-01-internet-users-worldwide-billion.html 16. TRIVIA How many mobilephones were soldworldwide in thefirst 3 months of2011? 428 millionSource:http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1689814 17. TRIVIA Who were the top3 companies (inorder of sales) ofmobile devices inthe first 3 monthsof 2011?Source:http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1689814 18. TRIVIA By 2014 howmany devices areanticipated to beconnected to theInternet?6.7 BillionSource:http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1607814 19. TRIVIA How many tweets are there per day on Twitter (world wide as of 03/11/11)? 140 millionSource: Tech Crunch 2011http://tcrn.ch/lzO6BG 20. TRIVIA iTunes App Storelaunched in July2008 with 500 apps,as of Jan. 2011 howmany apps areavailable and howmany downloads 400,000took place over that apps2 year time? Over 10 Billion downloadsSource:http://bit.ly/iLn5oY 21. TRIVIA How many searches take place on Google each day? (world wide)3.0BillionSource:http://searchenginewatch.com/ 22. TRIVIA How many videosare watched onYouTube eachday? (world wide as of05/25/11) 3.0 BillionSource:http://tcrn.ch/ma2RLb 23. My teachers name is Mr./Mrs. YouTubeOver 48 hours ofvideo is uploadedto YouTube every minute ofevery day!Source:http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/25/as-youtube-turns-6-years-old-daily-views-shoot-up-to-3-billion-yes-3-billion-daily/ 24. TRIVIA As of 05/25/11,What is the mostviewed video onYouTube and howmany times has itbeen viewed?Justin Bieber Baby550,110,785 views views 25. Google and YouTube Master Teachers?550,110,785 views views as of 05/25/11 10:45 a.m. 26. Was this your guess?24,615,286 views as of 05/25/11 10:45 a.m. 27. TRIVIA How manyworldwideFacebook users arethere as of05/24/11? 670 millionSource:http://www.checkfacebook.com/ 28. Facebook Users Is there anything for students tolearn on Facebook?Source:http://www.checkfacebook.com/Canada 17,862,080 29. Source: http://jess3.com/ 30. Ontario - Getting in the game3 Directions: Dec. 20101. Policy research toLetter from inform the discussionsDeputy2. Sector dialogues Minister of3. Scan of current activity Education in district school boards on visioning, policy and initiatives connected with teaching and learning in a digital world 31. Evidence Informed Decision MakingThe question is not whichTeaching andtechnology leads to learning in aincreased productivity in digital worldeducation, but which newtechnologyenabledWhat wemethodologies improve heard in June,student performance overtraditional ones, if any at2010all, and which other factorsintervene?(Scheuermann & Pedro, 2009, p. 7) 32. Teaching and LearningIn a Digital World Ontario: 10 Emerging Themes1. Vision, guidelines and expectations2. Learning: How does it help and what do kids need to learn?3. Privacy, rules of use and digital citizenship4. Teaching practice and teacher preparation5. Assessment6. Digital media and content7. Access and equity8. Infrastructure9. Innovation10. Community involvement 33. Teaching and Learning In a Digital World Ontario: 6 Themes for Priority Action1. Vision2. Digital Citizenship and Literacies3. Innovative Teaching Practice4. Student Engagement, Culture and Achievement5. Learning Environments6. Parent and Community Engagement Feb. 2011 34. Your TurnWhat is your biggest concern or challenge related toeLearning? 35. 1 Minute TimerEnd1:001:011:021:031:041:051:061:071:081:091:101:121:131:141:151:161:171:181:191:201:211:221:231:241:251:261:271:281:291:301:311:321:331:341:351:361:371:381:391:401:411:421:431:441:451:461:471:481:491:501:511:521:531:541:551:561:571:581:592:000:010:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:090:100:120:130:140:150:160:170:180:190:200:210:220:230:240:250:260:270:280:290:300:310:320:330:340:350:360:370:380:390:400:410:420:430:440:450:460:470:480:490:500:510:520:530:540:550:560:570:580:591:110:11 36. Ontario ResearchCriticalTrends1. Open SourceReview and2. Adaptive and Assistive Analysis of the Technologies3. Engaging Parents Issue ofSkills,Themes1. Digital NaifsTechnology2. Computers in Schools still and Learning underused3. Environmental Impact of ICT Source: http://www.edu.go v.on.ca/eng/resea rch/Jenson_Repor tEng.pdf 37. Digital Learning Now! 10 Elements of Digital Learning1. Student Eligibility: All students are digital learners.2. Student Access: All students have access to high quality digital content and online courses.3. Personalized Learning: All students can customize their education using digital content through an approved provider.4. Advancement: Students progress based on demonstrated competency.5. Content: Digital content, instructional materials, Digital Learning and online and blended learning courses areCouncil high quality.* Jeb Bush* Bob Wise 38. Digital Learning Now!10 Elements of Digital Learning6. Instruction: Digital instruction and teachers arehigh quality.7. Providers: All students have access to multiplehigh quality providers.8. Assessment and Accountability: Student learningis the metric for evaluating the quality of contentand instruction.9. Funding: Funding creates incentives forperformance, options and innovation.10. Delivery: Infrastructure supports digitallearning. 39. Post-Secondary EducationOnline learning is not just A Policyabout a specific form of courseFramework fordelivery (distance education),but it is increasingly affecting Onlinethe way knowledge is exploredLearning inand discovered by learners. Itis a critical element of Ontario Apreparing Ontarians for the useWork inof technology in the workplace,at home, for social networking,Progressand in particular, for developingthe 21st century skills neededto function effectively and Source:thrive in a global economy.http://bit.ly/kR1iUA 40. TRIVIA TIME! 41. TRIVIA How many onlinecourses wereoffered in Ontariopost-secondaryinstitutions in2009?20,843online coursesSource:http://bit.ly/kR1iUA 42. TRIVIA How manyregistrants werethere in onlinecourses in OntarioColleges and 495,716Universities inregistrants2010?Source:http://bit.ly/kR1iUA 43. Your TurnGiven these numbers of eLearning in College and University Should K-12 react? 44. 1 Minute TimerEnd1:001:011:021:031:041:051:061:071:081:091:101:121:131:141:151:161:171:181:191:201:211:221:231:241:251:261:271:281:291:301:311:321:331:341:351:361:371:381:391:401:411:421:431:441:451:461:471:481:491:501:511:521:531:541:551:561:571:581:592:000:010:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:090:100:120:130:140:150:160:170:180:190:200:210:220:230:240:250:260:270:280:290:300:310:320:330:340:350:360:370:380:390:400:410:420:430:440:450:460:470:480:490:500:510:520:530:540:550:560:570:580:591:110:11 45. Digital Generation6 verbs for the next 20 years of Smartestthe Connected World or Dumbest 1. Screening Generation? 2. Interacting March 29, 2011 3. Sharing 4. Flowing 5. Accessing Source: Tech Crunch: 6. Generating http://tcrn.ch/m7SANc 46. Digital Generation"We live in a world that is quickly racingHow shouldtoward ubiquitous computing, communicationand information about everything everywhere,school staffaccessed at unlimited speed and uploadedadjust?from anywhere on all kinds of devices... Howdid we end up in a situation in which theinstitutions we have designed for learning seethis as a distraction rather than an asset?"Michael WeschMay 1, 2011,interview by Mary Grush,campustechnology.com 47. Digital GenerationOnlineLearning isntfor everyoneMaureen Cottrell, a science teacher at iHigh Virtual AcademyMany students fully Source:expect it to be easy http://mindshift.kqed.orand then bomb out.g/2011/04/whos-best- suited-to-teach-and- learn-in-virtual- schools/ 48. Arts Smarts Moving from We need towhat students move from shouldknow to what studentscan do Source:This is true for Face to Face, http://www.artssmarts.Blended, and Online Learning ca/en/research-- reports/publications/21 st-century- learning.aspx 49. Getting on the AgendaThe report helps toHorizondescribe emerging Report 2011technologies that arelikely to have anK-12 Editionimpact on teachingand learning aroundthe world.New Media Consortium (NMC)Consortium for SchoolNetworking (CoSN)International Society forTechnology in Education (ISTE)Source:http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2011-Horizon-Report-K12.pdf 50. 5 Key TrendsTrend #1The abundance of resourcesand relationships made easilyaccessible via the Internet isincreasingly challenging us torevisit our roles as educators Source: http://www.nmc.org/pdf /2011-Horizon-Report- K12.pdf 51. 5 Key TrendsTrend #2As IT support becomes moreand more decentralized, thetechnologies we use areincreasingly based not onschool servers, but in the cloud Source: http://www.nmc.org/pdf /2011-Horizon-Report- K12.pdf 52. 5 Key TrendsTrend #3Technology continues toprofoundly affect the way wework, collaborate,communicate,and succeed Source: http://www.nmc.org/pdf /2011-Horizon-Report- K12.pdf 53. 5 Key TrendsTrend #4People expect to be able towork, learn, and studywhenever and wherever theywant toSource:http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2011-Horizon-Report-K12.pdf 54. 5 Key TrendsTrend #5The perceived value ofinnovation and creativityis increasingSource:http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2011-Horizon-Report-K12.pdf 55. The New 3 Es of Education Speak UpThe 3 Es of Education 2010 National 1. EnabledFindings K-12 2. Engaged Students & 3. EmpoweredParents April 2011The 3 Trends1. Mobile Learning2. Online and Blended Learning Source http://www.tomorrow.or3. E-textbooks g/speakup/pdfs/SU10_ 3EofEducation(Studen ts).pdf 56. The New 3 Es of EducationSpeak UpRole of Librarians andTechnology Coordinators:2010 NationalTo enable student use of theemerging technologiesFindings K-12Role of Classroom Teachers: Teachers,To engage students in rich,Librarians &compelling learning experiencesRole of Administrators:AdministratorsTo empower both teachers andMay 2011students to creatively envision thefuture of digital learning, and toprovide opportunities for exploring Sourcethe elements of a new sharedhttp://www.tomorrow.orvision for learning.g/speakup/pdfs/SU10_3EofEducation_Educators.pdf 57. Research and AdvocacyCanadianEducationAssociationinfluencingeducationaltransformation inCanada.Source:http://www.cea-The most powerful thing teachers do to engage studentsace.ca/education-is to design engaging, meaningful, and authentic work andtechnology-enhanced learning experiences.canada/article/teaching-participatory-digital-world 58. What are your Next Steps?Focus on Student Achievement 59. Next StepsReview the documentSee the section entitledLeading Education in a Digital World Valuable Web SitesCanadian Perspective Feb. 2011 60. Next Steps Review the documentFocus on Blended Learning40 case studies featuring 6models of Blended Learning177 page documentMay 2011 61. Next StepsSummer Rejuvenation GuideBuild your Professional LearningNetworkRelax and keep Learning Summer 2011 62. New Brunswick 21st CenturyLeadership 63. Questions?T. DAmicoTwitter: TDOttawa Thomas.DAmico@ottawacatholicschools.ca