Getting the shifts and taking action

Getting the Shifts and Taking Action

Amanda Rablin

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The Shifts• Devices Everywhere• Connected Learning

Online• Learning and Pedagogy

Expectations• Curriculum Changes


Devices Everywhere



Mobile Devices, Apps and Tablets • Increase in students bringing

their own devices • More affordable options for

schools• Touch interface• BYOD

Time-to-Adoption Horizon:

One Year Or Less


Question for Reflection• How does your school manage:

– mobile devices? – student owned devices ?


Connected Learning Online


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Learning and knowledge require diversity of opinions to present the whole1

Siemens, G. (2006b). Knowing Knowledge. Vancouver, BC, Canada: Lulu Press.

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http://attic24.typepad.com/.a/6a00e551101c548834010536218075970c-500wi


Learning is a network formation process of connecting nodes or information2

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Siemens, G. (2006b). Knowing Knowledge. Vancouver, BC, Canada: Lulu Press.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/drift-words/203730605/


Knowledge rests in networks3

George Siemens, 2006 http://www.elearnspace.org/presentations/globalsummit.ppt


Knowledge resides in non-human appliances, and learning is enabled by technology 4

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http://www.sensoryflow.com/2010/03/is-there-an-ap-for-that/iphone_brain/


Capacity to know more is more critical than what is currently known5

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/apr/05/encyclopedia-britannica-final-print-edition


Learning and knowing are constant, on going processes (not end states or products)6

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http://watchdog.org/52529/ks-test-scores-counter-argument-for-more-school-funding/


Ability to see connections and recognize patterns and make sense between fields, ideas, and concepts is the core skill

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http://www.instagrok.com/grok/?query=learning


Currency (accurate, up-to-date knowledge) is the intent of all connectivist learning activities

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http://modernreject.com/2011/09/the-god-of-now/right-here-right-now/


Decision-making is learning9

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http://www.theenthusiast.com.au/archives/2010/signs-point-to-a-magic-8-ball-movie/


Principles…


Results…

http://acec2012.acce.edu.au/connecting-theory-connectivism-practice


Results…


Connected Learners/Educators• Collaborate Online• Connect with others around the world• Engage in Conversation online• Bring their learning back to their

classrooms, schools and districts.

The Connected Educator (location 248)






Collaboration"Collaboration occurs when we approach goals as connected learners, relying on each other's skills, knowledge, talents, and readiness to share."



Questions for Reflection• Are you connected? • Do you guide your students to

be connected learners?


Learning and Pedagogy Expectations


Challenge Based Learning

challengebasedlearning.org


Passion Based Learning• Grounded in Inquiry • Driven by student interests (passions)• Personalised • Self-Directed• Start with a big ‘umbrella’

www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2011/04/20/interview_nussbaum-beach.html

http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2011/04/20/interview_nussbaum-beach.html


Flipped Classroom

knewton.com/flipped-classroom/



Flipped Classroom

knewton.com/flipped-classroom/



http://ipts.jrc.ec.europa.eu/publications/pub.cfm?id=4719

Personalisation/Differentiation

learning strategies will become “personalised, tailor-made and targeted; collaborative and networked; and informal and flexible”

http://ipts.jrc.ec.europa.eu/publications/pub.cfm?id=4719



Curriculum Changes


Which Shift?


www.prodait.org/approaches/research/how.php

Action Research

• Plan a Change• Act and Observe• Reflect• Repeat and Grow...



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