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Emerging Technologies in Higher Ed
Or, are we simply amusing ourselves to death?
Barry Dahl
Beautiful Duluth, Minnesota
Barry Dahl dot com
Clicker Time• Since PPT crashed on
me twice during the presentation, no clicker data was captured.
• Most clicker slides remain, just for context.
Faculty Perspective• For the next two clicker statements –• Put on your faculty hat, regardless of
whether you actually have one
Entertaining Students is NOT my Job
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Engaging Students is NOT my Job
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Not this kind of entertainment
More like a Bridge Party
We Need to Use Technology to Engage Them
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Technology Engagement• Of course it’s not necessary, but it
sure can help with engagement.
Made for free at toondoo.com
Who said this?“Anyone who tries to make a
distinction between education & entertainment doesn't know the first thing about either.”
and now this …….
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Which of these terms can you define?
1. PLN2. MUVE3. MMORPG4. LMS5. FOSS6. None of the above
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Which of the following do you do?
1. File income taxes online (e-file)2. Use online banking services3. Check email on 3 or more diff. accts4. Have an avatar in Second Life5. Engage in an MMORPG (NOT SL)6. None of the above
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Choose each true statement
1. You own an iPhone, Droid, Blackberry2. Prefer online news over newspapers3. You consider yourself to be creative4. You have more than 5 cloud documents5. You can define the term “Web 2.0”6. None of the above are true
What is Web 2.0?
Select each site where you have an account.
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0% 1. Facebook2. Twitter3. LinkedIn4. MySpace5. YouTube6. None of the above
There has been a large increase in the use of Web 2.0 tools in higher ed.
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yth
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1.Reality2.Myth
Web 2.0 Users
Frankly my dear, most people just don’t give a damn
Millions of users
Billions of non-users
1 million on Facebook
1 million Haters on Facebook
< 1 million on Facebook
Select each item that is true.
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0% 1. You have created one or more blogs2. You write one or more active blogs3. You regularly read 1+ education blogs4. You read 10+ blogs via RSS feeds5. None of the above
Who said this?
“I don't necessarily agree with everything I say.”
and now this …….
Neil Postman
• Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business• Published 1985
Amusing Ourselves to Death
• Many of the remarks he made about television can be made today about computers and social networking
My Take on Postman
• The Web was just another one-way distraction device.• However, Web 2.0 goes beyond
amusement by bringing people together and encouraging creativity.
and now this …….
How many Internet-enabled devices do you own?
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0% 1. 12. 23. 34. 45. 5 or more6. 0
Who said this? “All media exist to invest our lives with artificial perceptions and arbitrary values.”
and now this …….
Some people are great multi-taskers
The human brain can multi-task.
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Myth
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1. Reality2. Myth
Multi-tasking is a Myth• Great Book• Brain Rules,
by Dr. John Medina
Who said this?“We shape our tools and afterwards our tools shape us.”
The Power of Networks
• How many contacts do you have in your phone?• How many Twitter followers or
Facebook friends do you have?• How many people can you reach
without leaving this room?
Way More than 33 Million• Don’t Buy the Book!• Just absorb the
concept.• Behold the power of
the network
Twitter makes me like people I’ve never met and Facebookmakes me hate people I know in real life. @shaylamaddox
and now this …….
Online enables anytime, anywhere learning
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Myth
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1. Reality2. Myth
Anyone can learn anytime and anywhere.
Not true for most e-learners.
FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 -
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LSC - Full Year Equivalent Enrollment
Online On-ground Total
2,699 2,700
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975
and now this …….
Is this Innovation or Insanity?Culture, Gender, and Identity – taught with World of Warcraft
CC Flickr photo by glenn.batuyong
Take your pick
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Is this Innovation or Insanity?History of Rock-n-Roll Music course – taught with Guitar Hero
CC Flickr photoBy 5th Ape
and now this …….
DIY U• Anya Kamenetz• Edupunks,
Edupreneurs, and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education
DIY U – Ch. 1 - History• Single biggest recipient benefactor
of federal financial aid is ______________• University of Phoenix• Does it seem odd that a “private”
university gets the most public funds?
• Suggestion: “Allocate Funds for Access”• “Colleges that serve rich students
get more federal and state money than colleges that serve poor students.”• This needs to be reversed.
DIY U – Ch. 2 - Sociology
• Idea: Restore the concept of “free.”• Have you heard of Hard Work U?• Part of the “Work College
Consortium.”• Min. 15 hours per week per student.
DIY U – Ch. 3 - Economics
• “If universities can’t find the will to innovate and adapt to changes in the world around them, universities will be irrelevant by the year 2020.”• David Wiley (as quoted in DIYU)
DIY U – Ch. 4 – Computer Science
• “Edupunk is about the utter irresponsibility and lethargy of educational institutions, and the means by which they are cannibalizing their own mission.• Jim Groom (as quoted in DIYU)
DIY U – Ch. 5 – Independent Study
• 20 years from now … “won’t be the brick and mortar and a course in this & that. It’s going to be more outcomes based and skill based, project based.• Judy Baker (Foothill-DeAnza
College)
DIY U – Ch. 6 - Commencement
Do you agree that higher ed needs to change significantly to
remain relevant?
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84%
1.Yes2.No
and now this …….
Who said this?“We look at the present through a rear-view mirror. We march backwards into the future.”
Marshall McLuhan
and now this …….
Higher Ed Moves Slowly
