Connecting Web 2.0 with learning

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Maggie VersterMaggie Verster(BSc HED Bed Hons A+ CIW Ass)(BSc HED Bed Hons A+ CIW Ass)

Lifelong learnerLifelong learner

Presents

Why am I (You) here?Why am I (You) here?

Who are our future learner’s??

Are we ready

to teach them??

What is learning in

the 21st century?

What skills and

knowledge do they need 4 the future?

Were do we come from?Were do we come from?“When I was growing up…”“When I was growing up…”

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Digital Natives:Digital Natives:“Born into Technology”“Born into Technology”

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Dynamic WorldDynamic World

Dynamic School Dynamic School Dynamic Teachers Dynamic Teachers

Dynamic Parents Dynamic Parents Dynamic learners Dynamic learners

Dynamic Dynamic

learning ???learning ???

What is Dynamic Learning?What is Dynamic Learning? Based on social Based on social

constructionist constructionist pedagogypedagogy

Active learning in Active learning in a social context a social context taking place in a taking place in a learning learning environment with environment with smart and smart and interactive toolsinteractive tools

Graphic from:Graphic from:http://eduspaces.net/terry/http://eduspaces.net/terry/weblog/archive/2006/02/weblog/archive/2006/02/ (Terry Wassall) (Terry Wassall)

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Web

2.0

Why implement Dynamic Why implement Dynamic Learning?Learning?

Accommodate new learning stylesAccommodate new learning stylesTeach 21Teach 21stst Century Skills Century Skills

CollaborationCollaborationCritical ThinkingCritical ThinkingLiteracyLiteracyLearning SkillsLearning SkillsManipulating 21Manipulating 21stst century tools century tools

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All About Digital NativesAll About Digital Natives Accelerated development as a result of interactive Accelerated development as a result of interactive

mediamedia Cognitive intelligenceCognitive intelligence ReasoningReasoning PersonalityPersonality AutonomyAutonomy Sense of Self (Tapscott, 1998)Sense of Self (Tapscott, 1998)

Adolescents develop abstract thinking skills in Adolescents develop abstract thinking skills in middle school – as a result of acceleration this middle school – as a result of acceleration this may be happening youngermay be happening younger

Ability to multitask and take in a variety of Ability to multitask and take in a variety of information streams (Rainie, 2006; McHugh, 2005)information streams (Rainie, 2006; McHugh, 2005)

Lack of awareness of consequences associated Lack of awareness of consequences associated with technological actions (Rainie, 2005)with technological actions (Rainie, 2005)

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Digital Natives & Digital Natives & NeomillenialsNeomillenials

Think, learn and communicate differentlyThink, learn and communicate differently than than digital immigrants (Prensky, 2001, 2004)digital immigrants (Prensky, 2001, 2004)

Have sophisticated learning styles and Have sophisticated learning styles and strengths – strengths – they expect individualized they expect individualized instructioninstruction (Dede, 2005) (Dede, 2005)

They need to “look under the hood of They need to “look under the hood of something to know how it works” and something to know how it works” and consider consider themselves the authority on technologythemselves the authority on technology, rather , rather than their teachers (Tapscott, 1998)than their teachers (Tapscott, 1998)

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8 Shifts for Interactive 8 Shifts for Interactive LearningLearning

from linear to hypermediafrom linear to hypermedia from instruction to construction and from instruction to construction and

discoverydiscovery from teacher-centered to learner-from teacher-centered to learner-

centered educationcentered education from absorbing material to learning how from absorbing material to learning how

to navigate and how to learnto navigate and how to learn from school to lifelong learningfrom school to lifelong learning from one-size-fits-all to customized from one-size-fits-all to customized

learninglearning from learning as torture to learning as funfrom learning as torture to learning as fun from the teacher as transmitter to the from the teacher as transmitter to the

teacher as facilitator (Tapscott, 1998)teacher as facilitator (Tapscott, 1998)Source:Source: http://www.slideshare.net/hollyrae/jump-start-dynamic-learning-with-moodle/

My learning-scapeMy learning-scape

Masters “class” at UJ (PD)Masters “class” at UJ (PD) K12 online conference K12 online conference (PD)(PD) Scope Scope webinarwebinar (PD)(PD) My communitiesMy communities

Facebook Facebook (Fun & PD)(Fun & PD) ICT-4-champions (PD)ICT-4-champions (PD) NINGNING (PD) (PD) Maths lit & FET mathsMaths lit & FET maths

My peers on My peers on SkypeSkype/IM/Meebo/IM/Meebo …………My blogs (see My blogs (see www.maggie.co.zawww.maggie.co.za ) ) …………My tags (see del.icio.us)My tags (see del.icio.us) …………My My slideshareslideshare…..…..

Create your own learning Create your own learning ecologyecology

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