Focus on the WHY: Driving the next 25 years of change

Focus on the WHYDriving the next 25 years of change

Cali Morrison

The What

• As Educators, our what is educating students. • As Educational Technologists,

our what is using technology to educate students EFFECTIVELY.

The How

Gloucestershire College Library by James Clayhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesclay/3509960112/

Write on Tablet by David Lankfordhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/102066657@N06/9792044004/

Tablet Use 2 by ebayinkhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/ebayink/6816581064/

Mobile Learning by Clemens Lockerhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/98641062@N05/9399040707/ Mobile Learners in train by Tero Toivanenhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/teromakotero/8705861207/

Nadia playin on a tablet by Larry Armstronghttp://www.flickr.com/photos/sporkwrapper/9537394877/

The Why

This is where most institutions, and frankly, many individuals get lost – in the why. The why is personal and as our days are infiltrated with more and more activity, we lose the opportunity to focus on the why. As institutions we get caught in the business of policy and regulations and the hype of what’s new and sometimes lose sight of our why – of our mission.

The basic currency of higher education — the credit hour — represents the root of many problems plaguing America's higher education system: the practice of measuring time rather than learning. – Amy Laitinen, Cracking the Credit Hourhttp://newamerica.net/publications/policy/cracking_the_credit_hour

College Lecture Hall – Sean MacEnteehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/smemon/5188351708/

Start with the Why.

• I Believe Focusing on the WHY not the WHAT will bring more success. The WHY inspires those who lead & inspires others to find their WHY.

– Simon Sinek TEDxPuget Sound, Sept.2009

http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action.html

Smithsonian EdLab Mobile Learning Workshop F Delventhal http://www.flickr.com/photos/krossbow/7290357540/

Here’s to the crazy ones — the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things. They push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do. – Steve Jobs

GlassMakesFriends 28685 by Ted Eytanhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/taedc/9469938768/

Nostalgic Augmented Reality by Sndrvhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/sndrv/8609443587/

Nursing students Lower Columbia College http://bit.ly/18yTFx8

‘Borrowed’ from Pearson Research & Innovation (If you haven’t watched the videos, DO! Thanks to Jeff Borden who introduced me to these)

School of Thought Videos - http://researchnetwork.pearson.com/online-learning/videos

What drives my next 25 years:

• “I am neither especially clever nor especially gifted. I am only very, very curious.” – Albert Einstein

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein

What drives yours?Join the me in the conversation of how we get

enable change over the next 25 years.cmorrison@wiche.eduTwitter: @calimorrisonGoogle+: CaliMorrisonLinkedIn: Cali Koerner MorrisonDefunct (but hopefully soon revived) Wordpress:Calimorrison.wordpress.com