Derek Wenmoth

Director, eLearning

Core Education Ltd

derek@core-ed.net

Thinking of the future…Thinking of the future…

• Centre of their world (and Centre of their world (and their parents, and their parents, and grandparents)grandparents)

• Potential yet to be Potential yet to be realisedrealised

• Will grow up in a world of Will grow up in a world of graphical interfaces, graphical interfaces, touch, and multimediatouch, and multimedia

• Will be sitting NCEA in 15 Will be sitting NCEA in 15 years…years…

20082008 - born - born

20132013 - start primary school - start primary school

20212021 - start secondary school - start secondary school

20232023 - first year NCEA - first year NCEA

20262026 - leave school… - leave school…

Today 82 percent of kids are online by the seventh grade, (Pew Internet and American Life Project)

Time using electronic media holding steady at 6.5 hours a day -- but packing more media exposure into that time: 8.5 hours' worth, thanks to "media multitasking"

New LiteraciesNew Literacies

“ “Don’t you think that our Don’t you think that our students need to be literate in students need to be literate in terms of multimedia, images terms of multimedia, images and sound…and sound…

……or they’ll be as disadvantaged or they’ll be as disadvantaged as we would have been if we’d as we would have been if we’d left school without being able to left school without being able to read and write?”read and write?”

George Lucas

Comment is FreeComment is Free

http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/ewan_mcintosh/2008/02/beyond_the_three_rs.html

Less DickensMore Dr Kawashima What constitutes ‘text’?

novelsshort stories

playspoems

comicse-mailsfilms

games

TV programmes

text messagestext messagesblogsblogs

socialsocialnetworkingnetworking

sitessites

ResponsesResponses

http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/ewan_mcintosh/2008/02/beyond_the_three_rs.html

TouchTouch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhhbaaWBgnk

The Net GenerationThe Net Generation

““For the first time in history children are more For the first time in history children are more comfortable, knowledgeable and literate than their comfortable, knowledgeable and literate than their parents about an innovation in society…parents about an innovation in society…

… …already kids are learning, playing, communicating, already kids are learning, playing, communicating, working and creating communities very differently than working and creating communities very differently than their parents.their parents.

They are a force for social transformation!”They are a force for social transformation!”

Don Tapscott (1998) Growing up DigitalDon Tapscott (1998) Growing up Digital

What about the teachers?What about the teachers?

Their challengeTheir challenge

• The top ten in-demand jobs in 2010 The top ten in-demand jobs in 2010 did not exist in 2004did not exist in 2004

• We are preparing students for jobs We are preparing students for jobs that don’t yet existthat don’t yet exist

• Using technologies that haven’t been Using technologies that haven’t been inventedinvented

• In order to solve problems we don’t In order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet.even know are problems yet.

Former US Secretary of Education, Richard Riley

2020 & Beyond…2020 & Beyond…

• To what extent are we prepared, To what extent are we prepared, as a society and as educators, for as a society and as educators, for the massive changes in human the massive changes in human capabilities that digital capabilities that digital technologies are likely to enable in technologies are likely to enable in the next 13 years?the next 13 years?

• To what extent are our future To what extent are our future visions for education based upon visions for education based upon assumptions about humanity, assumptions about humanity, society and technology that are no society and technology that are no longer valid?longer valid?

• To what extent can we, as To what extent can we, as educators, help to shape the educators, help to shape the developments of technology in developments of technology in order to enhance human order to enhance human development?development?

Powerful learning occurs Powerful learning occurs when…when…

• Learners collaborate on solving problems in authentic Learners collaborate on solving problems in authentic contextscontexts

• Learners are allowed to take risks and make Learners are allowed to take risks and make mistakesmistakes

• Students are involved in doing and visualizationStudents are involved in doing and visualization

• Powerful tools are put in the hands of creative and Powerful tools are put in the hands of creative and uninhibited young peopleuninhibited young people

CollaborationCollaboration

Combining strengths to realise the potential of the product suite for the good of the nation’s children.

3D digital technologies

Innovation and support

Online environments

Digital content

Communities of practice

Professional development

Research

Professional learning communities online

http://www.nextspace.org.nz http://www.core-ed.net http://www.cwa.co.nz

3D graphical environments3D graphical environments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSreOOg93Zk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNMljw0F-aw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfUb7QFJSDA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91wuBqlny50

Spore

Magic Book

MS Table

StreetView

Think about it…Think about it…

“ “The only people who call technology “technology”, are those who were The only people who call technology “technology”, are those who were born before it was invented”born before it was invented”

(Source unknown)(Source unknown)

Thank youThank you

Derek WenmothDerek Wenmoth

Director, eLearningDirector, eLearning

CORE Education LtdCORE Education Ltdderek@core-ed.netderek@core-ed.net

http://blog.core-ed.net/derekhttp://blog.core-ed.net/derek