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Engaging and Educating Tomorrow’s Digital Learners …. University of New Hampshire June 2006 Don Knezek - ISTE CEO - [email protected]. 1. Engaging Digital Learners. The Millennials: Who are these guys and what are they thinking? A bit of context A little from the researchers - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Engaging and Educating Tomorrow’s Digital Learners … University of New Hampshire June 2006 Don Knezek - ISTE CEO - dknezek @iste.org 1
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Engaging and Educating Tomorrow’s Digital

Learners …

University of New Hampshire June 2006

Don Knezek - ISTE CEO - [email protected]

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The Millennials: Who are these guys and what are they thinking?

1) A bit of context

2) A little from the researchers

3) More from the mouths of babes

4) Examples & experiences from preK-12

5) What it means for higher education

Engaging Digital Learners

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“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent; it is the one that is most adaptable to change.”

Charles Darwin

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Ready or Not . . .The World is Different

• Work is different ...

• Tools are different ...

• Communication is different ...

• Information is different ...

• Kids are different ...

• Learning is different …

And Teaching must be different!4

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Ready or Not . . .The World is Different

• Work is different ...

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The Florida Virtual School (with 50K students) contracts with a

group from Nova Scotia for first-line technical assistance …

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90% 85%

Doing Science in the 21st CenturyPercentage of worktime in a digital environment.

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90% 85%

Molecular Chemist

Doing Science in the 21st CenturyPercentage of worktime in a digital environment.

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90% 85%

Molecular Chemist * Neuroscience Researcher

Doing Science in the 21st CenturyPercentage of worktime in a digital environment.

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Fifty percent of all computer software developed in the world

today is written in India …

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Ready or Not . . .The World is Different

• Work is different ...

• Tools are different ...

• Communication is different ...

• Information is different ...

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Ready or Not . . .The World is Different

• Work is different ...

• Tools are different ...

• Communication is different ...

• Information is different ...

• Kids are different ...

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Students bring different

experiences …16

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A Report on Children’s Internet Use FromThe Corporation for Public Broadcasting

CONNECTED TO THE FUTURE (U.S. 2003)

√ Internet use exceeds television watching

√ Children’s internet use is up 59% in 2 years

√ Usage among 2-5 year olds is growing fastest

Grunwald Associates

www.cpb.org/ed/resources/connected

A Study by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

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A Report on Children’s Internet Use FromThe Corporation for Public Broadcasting

• Largest generation (36% of total population).

• 31% are minorities; more diverse than the adult population.

• Have come of age along with the Internet.• Information has been universally available

and free to them; community is a digital place of common interest, not just a shared physical space.

Who Are Our Students?

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A Report on Children’s Internet Use FromThe Corporation for Public Broadcasting

• 91% of students felt they have at least one family member they can confide in.

• If they could, 50% of students would spend more time with their family.

• 74% get along with their parents extremely or very well.

• When picking one person as a role model, 44% of students pick a family member.

Family is Important

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A Report on Children’s Internet Use FromThe Corporation for Public Broadcasting

• 91% of students have a teacher/administrator

who personally cares about their success.

• 60% of students report that standardized tests are

a good measure of progress.

• 96% say doing well in school is important in

their lives.

• 88% of students report that attending college is

critical or very important to future success.

Education Beliefs

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A Report on Children’s Internet Use FromThe Corporation for Public Broadcasting

• 76% of students would like to learn more about the world.

• 28% of high school students use a foreign news source to learn about current events.

• 75% still look toward a future with optimism and hope.

• 70% of students report volunteering or participating in community service.

Interested in World and Community

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A Report on Children’s Internet Use FromThe Corporation for Public Broadcasting

• In 2002, teens (ages 12-19) spent $170 billion.

• 15.6 million college students (ages 18-30) spend

almost $200 billion annually.

• Two out of three students report influencing their

parents’ buying decisions.

• 20% of teens own stock.

Have Substantial Purchasing Power

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A Report on Children’s Internet Use FromThe Corporation for Public Broadcasting

• 72% of all first graders used a home computer during the summer on a weekly basis.

• Over 85% of young children with home computers used them for educational purposes.

• By 1999, 97% of kindergartners (now middle-schoolers) had access to a computer at school or home.

• 35% of children ages 2-5 use the Internet from some location.

Even Young Children

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Students bring different

expectations …24

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A Report on Children’s Internet Use FromThe Corporation for Public Broadcasting

• 43% of middle class homes in the U.S. have a broadband network in the home

• Represents a 68% increase in home broadband networks in one year

• 98% of all PreK-12 schools and 90%+ of all classrooms in the U.S. have fast internet connections.

Broadband

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A Report on Children’s Internet Use FromThe Corporation for Public Broadcasting

• 71% of online teens say they relied mostly on Internet sources for the last big project they did for school.

• 94% of online teens report using the Internet for school-related research.

• 74% of online teens use instant messaging.

• 24% of online teens have created their own Web pages.

• The number of children ages 4 to 18 who own at least one wireless device (e.g. cell phones, PDAs) grew from 32% in 2002 to 43% in 2003.

• 13% of those age 7 and under own a wireless device

Online Teens

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http://www.netday.org/speakup_2005.htm

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Students in New England (Grades 6-12):• Prefer instant messaging over talking on their cell phones

(opposite of national results)

• Expect to check a grade electronically far less (28%) than students across the country (50%)

• Are significantly (25%) less likely to e-mail a teacher than are their colleagues nationally

• Continue to experience a digital divide based on school and individual wealth (as do students across the nation)

• Are likely to attend school in a state with a below average State Educational Technology Rating (Education Week)

State, Regional, Individual Differences

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A Report on Children’s Internet Use FromThe Corporation for Public Broadcasting

2006 State Education Technology Report Card:

• National Average … C+

• Maine … B-

• New York … C+

• Connecticut … C-

• New Hampshire … C-

• Massachusetts … D+

Technology Counts - Education Week

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Among 12th Graders -

• 35%

• 29%

• 23%

• 21%

Perceptions About School

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Among 12th Graders -

• 35% - 1983

• 29% - 1990

• 23% - 1995

• 21% - 2000

• Courses are quite or very interesting

Perceptions About School

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Perceptions About School (US)

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

Y1983 Y1990 Y1995 Y2000

High School Courses Interesting(Grade 12 - Age 18)

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Among 12th Graders in the U.S. -

• 35% - 1983 • 75% - 1982

• 29% - 1990 • 73% - 1988

• 23% - 1995 • 69% - 1995

• 21% - 2000 • 68% - 2002

• Study Interesting • Students Graduating

Perceptions About School (US)

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Among 8th Graders in the U.S.

• About 90% expect to continue their schooling after graduating from high school

• Overwhelming indicate importance of education for life success

Expectations for Higher Education

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Among Students in the U.S.

• About 1 in 3 fails to graduate on schedule

• Only 27% complete as much as 2 years of College (or 73% “drop out”)

• Over 80% of dropouts could have graduated

Expectations for Higher Education

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Ready or Not . . .The World is Different

• Work is different ...

• Tools are different ...

• Communication is different ...

• Information is different ...

• Kids are different ...

• Learning is different …

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Emerging Trends• Over 60% of IHEs offer courses online

• Core faculty are teaching online

• 72% of 2-year colleges plan for significant online programs long-term

• Growth in enrollment continues strong; up 400,000 in 2 years

Online Learning in Higher Education

Growing by Degrees: Online Education in the U.S., 2005 - Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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South Korea has 800,000 students in online learning

with SCORM-compliant learning objects …

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New environments enable more

effective strategies …39

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A Report on Children’s Internet Use FromThe Corporation for Public Broadcasting

• Wireless access enables anytime, anywhere connectivity

• One-to-one computing supports ubiquitous access

• Virtual schools exploit online learning

• Personal wireless devices facilitate communications and collaborative learning

Hottest Trends Put Kids Online

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TraditionalTraditional -------- -------- Incorporating Incorporating ------ ------ New Environments New Environments New StrategiesNew Strategies

Teacher-centered instruction Learner-centered environments

Single sense stimulation Multisensory stimulation

Single path progression Multipath progression

Single media Multimedia; Hypermedia

Isolated work Collaborative work

Information delivery Information exchange, publication, creation

Passive learning Active/exploratory/inquiry-based learning

Factual/literal thinking Critical thinking, informed decision-making

Reactive response Proactive/planned action

Isolated, artificial context Authentic, real world context

Establishing New Learning Environments

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Learning and Educational Technology

Learning and Educational Technology

Technology can be used in many ways to change and improve learning experiences. Student projects (video for example) can motivate engagement in an activity which might otherwise not be particularly motivating.

Project-based learning can also cause reflection and “communications” about learning for much deeper understanding.

(Supported with a video of project-based student work.)

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Ready or Not . . .The World is Different

• Work is different ...

• Tools are different ...

• Communication is different ...

• Information is different ...

• Kids are different ...

• Learning is different …

And Teaching must be different!44

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Teachers report:

• Fewer than one in four are confident with technology in learning

• While 70% receive technology training, almost all is one-day or less per year

• New teachers are prepared to use technology but often only personally

Capable Technology-Using Teachers?

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A central issue is curriculum …

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90% 85%

Molecular Chemist * Neuroscience Researcher

Getting Real (World) with SciencePercentage of worktime in a digital environment.

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Engaging Instructional Materials are important …

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“Maybe I’m wrong, but I should say that in ten years textbooks as the principle

medium of teaching will be as obsolete as the horse and carriage are now.”

• Diaries of Thomas Edison, 1925

Technology and Change

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Mission"Providing leadership and service to improve teaching and learning by advancing the effective use of technology in education."

ISTEISTEInternational Society for Technology in EducationInternational Society for Technology in Education

ISTE

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• Mission Statement: ISTE provides leadership and service to improve teaching and learningimprove teaching and learning by advancing the effective use of technology in K–12 and teacher education.

• The trusted source in education education technologytechnology for professional development, knowledge generation, and advocacy.

• ISTE represents over 85,000 teachers, teacher educators, administrators, and decision makers.

A nonprofit membership organization

International Society for Technology in Education

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AffiliatesAffiliates• 76 regional and national Affiliates

in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Jamaica, China, U.S. Virgin Islands, and the United States– CUE (California)– TCEA (Texas)

Corporate ProgramCorporate Program• ISTE 100 Program - 70+ providers

of ed tech, services, curriculum, professional development, other resources

Special Interest GroupsSpecial Interest Groups– SIGAdmin (Administrators)– SIGCS (Computer Science Educators)– HyperSIG (Hypermedia and

Multimedia)– SIGMS (Media Specialists)– SETSIG (Special Education

Technology)– SIGTE (Teacher Educators)– SIGTC (Technology Coordinators)– SIGTel (Telelearning)– SIGDE (Digital Equity)– SIGHC (Handheld Computing) – SIGILT (Innovative Learning

Technologies)– SIGIVC (Interactive Video

Conferencing)

Who are Our Members?

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It is worth it …

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Research shows

“Students whose teachers were high level users of technology in the classroom scored significantly better than did students whose teachers were low level users of technology in the classroom.”

Middleton and Murray,1999

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Don [email protected]

C.A.R.E.T.http://caret.iste.org

CARET

ISTE’s Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology

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In the new era of school reform, change is:

1. Based on the realization that reform is a highly contextualized phenomenon.

2. Characterized by a heavy emphasis on data.

3. Approached on an incremental basis.

… What Works In Schools: Translating Research into Action

Robert Marzano, 2003 ASCD

New Era of School Reform

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It is systemic and it is about leadership …

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New environments enable more

effective strategies …59

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TraditionalTraditional -------- -------- Incorporating Incorporating ------ ------ New Environments New Environments New StrategiesNew Strategies

Teacher-centered instruction Learner-centered environments

Single sense stimulation Multisensory stimulation

Single path progression Multipath progression

Single media Multimedia; Hypermedia

Isolated work Collaborative work

Information delivery Information exchange, publication, creation

Passive learning Active/exploratory/inquiry-based learning

Factual/literal thinking Critical thinking, informed decision-making

Reactive response Proactive/planned action

Isolated, artificial context Authentic, real world context

Establishing New Learning Environments

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Don [email protected]

Educating the Net Generationhttp://www.educause.edu/educatingthenetgen/5989

NETGEN

Important Resource from Educause

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Essential conditions are essential …

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Essential Conditionsfor Effective Use of ICT

• Shared Vision

• Equitable Access

• Skilled Personnel

• Professional Learning

• Technical Assistance

• Content Standards and Resources63

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Essential Conditionsfor Effective Use of ICT

• Student-Centered Teaching

• Assessment and Accountability

• Community Support

• Internal Support Policies

• External Policy

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National Boundaries Do Not Matter:

• Expectations for Technology are Global

• A Shared Vision is Critical

• Knowledgeable Leadership is Key

• Essential Conditions are Essential

• Skilled Teachers are Necessary

• Measurement Must Inform Transformation

Technology for Transforming Schools

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If you want to see a nation that has done ICT right, check

out Singapore …

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Thank you

For more information go to www.iste.org or contact me at

Don Knezek, [email protected]

Contact Information

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