1. What will science classrooms look like in 2020 and 2030? The
Future of Education
2. Science Classrooms in 2020 and 2030 The 21st Century
Learner
3. Our Discussion A. Predictions to keep us humble B.
Misconceptions about students. C. What will science classrooms look
like in 2020 and 2030? D. Are students changing? E. What teaching
strategies should be used? F. What changes in technology can we
expect? G. What can we expect from new learning resources H.
Conclusions and discussion
4. How have classrooms changed in the last 100 years?
5. How have classrooms remained the same?
6. Information was once at the front of the classroom.
7. A. The Folly of Predictions 1970s prediction Improvements in
technology will increase the amount of leisure time by the 1990s.
Few if any people will work more than a 25-h week. The biggest
challenge to be faced in 20 years will be what to do with all of
our leisure time.
8. Not everyone is a visionary Everything that can be invented
has been invented. Charles H. Duell, an official at the US patent
office, 1899. "It will be gone by June" Variety, passing judgement
on rock 'n roll in 1955. If anything remains more or less
unchanged, it will be the role of women. David Riesman,
conservative American social scientist, 1967.
9. Predictions to keep us humble "I think there is a world
market for maybe five computers."-- Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM,
1943 "We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way
out."-- Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962. "So we
went to Atari and said, 'Hey, we've got this amazing thing, even
built with some of your parts, and what do you think about funding
us? Or we'll give it to you. We just want to do it. Pay our salary,
we'll come work for you.' And they said, 'No.' So then we went to
Hewlett-Packard, and they said, 'Hey, we don't need you. You
haven't got through college yet.'"-- Apple Computer Inc. founder
Steve Jobs on attempts to get Atari and HP interested in his and
Steve Wozniak's personal computer.
10. Signs we live in the 21st Century You have a list of 15
phone numbers to reach your family of three You call your son's
mobile to let him know it's time to eat. He texts you back from his
bedroom, "What's for dinner?" You chat several times a day with a
stranger from South Africa, but you haven't spoken with your next
door neighbor yet this year. You hear most of your jokes via
Facebook instead of in person You wake up at 2:00 AM to go to the
bathroom and check your Facebook on your way back to bed. Your
reason for not staying in touch with family is that they are not on
Facebook You start tilting your head sideways to smile. :)
11. How is it possible that energetic highly-intelligent young
people sleepwalk on the job/class?
12. B. Are students less able? When I was a student, we were
better at spelling, writing and math. With the possible exception
of spelling this is not true. Curricula is becoming increasing
complex. Students are not the same and curriculum demands have
increased.
13. D. Profiles of the Learner Students will use engaging
technologies in: collaborative ways inquiry-based environments ways
that transform knowledge and skills into products, solutions, and
new information.
14. Today's child "Today's child is bewildered when she enters
the 19th century environment that still characterizes the
educational establishment where information is scarce but ordered
and structured by fragmented, classified patterns, subjects, and
schedules." Marshall McLuhan, 1967 What changes have you seen in
schools to make knowledge less scarce?
15. Changing times 1976 2014
16. I am a 21 st Century learner I will spent 16.5-h watching
TV this week. I will spent 5.5-h on my computer this week. I game
3.5-h per week. I spent 2-h reading a book this week. I listened to
Harry Potter on my I-Pad for 5-h this week.
17. I will Read 8 books this year. Write 42 pages of notes for
classes this semester. Spend 5 to 6-h in class each day. Work 2-h
day. Sleep 2-h less than my parents did each day. Read 2300
webpages, 1281 Facebook profiles Write over 500 pages of email this
semester. Spend 3.5-h a day online. Listen to musics 2.5-h a day,
2-h on my cellphone.
18. I need to be A multitasker Because I have to be. A
decision-maker and problem solver. In daily life and the world of
work. A communicator and collaborator. Because I live and work in a
social environment.
19. My Social Life and School My teacher and parents use email
to communicate. 76% of my teachers have never used WIKIs, blogs and
PODcasts. I text my friends. I blog 14% of the week, I get to do
something with technology in school. 63% of students don't use
technology weekly.
20. Teach me to Think Create Analyze Evaluate Apply
21. A New Paradigm A shift from information limited, common
sources, to information-rich resources. A shift from curriculum
based on content (outcomes) to one of skills (competancy). A shift
from learning confined by the classroom to a community system.
22. 8 Norms of 21st Century Learners 1. They need to be
actively engaged. This includes school and their job. 2. Value
collaboration above passive learning. 3. A desire to personalize
and customize everything they own. 4. Value choice 5. Demand
enjoyment at work and school. 6. More likely to research and
critique organizations and individuals. 7. Speed is normal, with
little patience for turn-around time. 8. Will have challenges in
developing their professional identity. Don Tapscott, 2009.
Grown-Up Digital, McGraw Hill, Toronto
23. E. Teaching Strategies Student Engagement Problem-based
learning Collaborative work for students and instructors Emphasis
placed on lifelong Learning Inquiry Integration of learning and
interdisciplinary studies Simulations Student Choice Use of
technology to present and share students ideas. Assistive
technologies to support student learning. Students involved in
their own assessment.
24. Why does every lesson have to entertain students with
technology? Students don't need to be entertained, they need to be
engaged! Entertainment is passive Entertainment is for enjoyment
Entertainment is short- lived Entertainment is does not require
relevance. Engagement is active Engagement is for learning
Engagement provides long-term results Engagement requires relevance
and applicability.
25. G. Textbooks of the future Digital textbooks Online
assessment as part of the textbook. Students interact with the
book. Textbook linked with online simulations, videos, podcasts and
laboratory activities. Movement away from linear reading - use of
pop-ups provide students with choices. Wikis and blogs allow
student interaction during the learning.
26. Digital Textbook Project In California Students to use free
on-line textbooks. Digital textbooks provide advertising and
sponsorship as a possible source of revenue. Advantages More
up-to-date. Lighter school bags. Save paper and trees. Make
learning more interactive. Easier to search. Math and Science
Projects 2010. $17 B cut from a $52 B budget. Much of the
motivation is seen around cost savings. Outsourcing of writing.
Compilation and tagging of information. Linking of information with
activities.
27. What will be gained and lost Gain More content and more
choices for different types of learners. Potentially many links for
activities. (Labs, WIKIs, blogs, etc.) Resource development will
integrate textbook with pre-existing visual resources. Lost No
philosophy as an underpinning for resource development. Eclectic
resource development means no single format for lab write up or the
presentation of work. Potential for content bound curriculum.
28. Choice and Ownership Teachers will look for resources that
allow them greater participation in the learning of their students.
(A push back against mass uniform delivery and resource models).
Students and parents have a expectation that programs are tailored
to the child's needs and interests. Learning any place, any time,
and at any pace. (AB Ed 2010-13). Social networking will find
stronger links in completing assignments, critiquing the work of
students and teachers.
29. Opposition to digital books You can't resell digital books
legally. Costs of the textbooks are only slightly less, despite a
tremendous drop in production prices. Require a digital device -
reader, i-Pad, and computers, which require maintenance.
30. Reasons for Caution Many e-textbook advantages focus on
content (up-to date, possible extensions, other modes for
delivering content ie video) rather than the development of skills.
How do students assess evidence as problem solvers? (What evidence
supports the conclusion that oil sands development is deleterious
to the environment). How do students communicate and support their
ideas? Wikis, blogs, and presentations are linked to social issues.
How do students use the knowledge presented?
31. Conclusions Technological tools have an appeal in providing
choice and personalizing learning. The terms technology and
innovation are often used as synonyms. There is an assumption that
teachers who use more technology are more creative or innovative.
Curriculum must focus on skills and attributes and not packages of
knowledge.