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Presentation to academics and TAFE teachers. My experience with how I deliver learning at Macquarie ICT Innovations Centre.
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Understanding the Next Generation of Students and How They Expect to Learn
Blended Learning Conference August 28 - 29 2012
Cathie Howe Macquarie ICT Innovations Centre
Who am I?
Professional Learning & Leadership Coordinator
Manager Macquarie ICT Innovations Centre
Our Community
DEC & non-DEC schools across NSW Students K-12 Teachers K - 12 School Executives
DEC Regional staff University students Academic partners Industry Partners
Living and Learning in a Technology Rich World
CONNECTING
COMMUNICATING
COLLABORATING
LEARNING COLLECTIVELY
PRODUCING
CUSTOMISING & ADAPTING TECHNOLOGY
Learning Environments
compromised access to technology
emerging technology rich environments with a blend of physical and virtual spaces
FROM
TO
Pedagogical Approach: Inquiry Learning
can take many forms…
student-centred
teacher-guided learning
concepts learned in context development of
students’ critical and creative
thinking skills
supports autonomous learning
creates the need to know
authentic learning activities
begins with a driving question - key to arousing curiosity
engages and empowers students
work autonomously (usually in groups)
construct their own learning
culminates in realistic, student created products
Pedagogical Approach: Inquiry Learning
Models of Delivery | Project Based Learning
Student Reflections
collaborative learning
guided knowledge construction
propose solutions to real problems
take action
reflect on learning and the impact of actions
publish solutions to a worldwide audience
focus on learning process rather than product
Pedagogical Approach: Inquiry Learning
Models of Delivery | Challenged Based Learning
Student Challenges
real world contexts
multiple contexts
scaffolded challenges and open-ended design tasks
rich, varied feedback
discussion and collaboration
experimentation and exploration
both the process of learning and its outcomes or products are valued
Pedagogical Approach: Inquiry Learning
Models of Delivery | Design Based Learning
Student Design
videos instead of direct instruction
increased interaction
autonomous learning
teacher is "guide on the side” not "sage on the stage"
a blending of direct instruction with constructivist learning
content is curated
Pedagogical Approach: Inquiry Learning
Models of Delivery | Flipped Classroom
Processes
Building PLNs (Professional Learning Networks)
Crowdsourcing
Crowd Collaboration
Technologies
eLearning platforms
Mobile technologies
Smart devices
Netbooks
Cloud computing Storage and collaboration
Connecting & Communicating
Collaborating & Sharing
Image Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stabilo-boss/93136022/sizes/o/
Web 2.0
Overcoming Challenges
Regional Professional Learning consultancy teams
Project Leader Ms Kate Farrow
Year 10 students created an alternate reality game played by 120 Year 7 students over
3 consecutive school days
Year 7 Global Citizenship Project
Students as Learning Designers Manly Selective HS
Year 7 Global Citizenship Project
The future…
If people don’t really learn how to learn and how to engage, and how to be flexible and adaptive, how to find communities and have ideas about things that they want to do now, we’re just really in trouble.
Professor Katie Salen
George Siemens suggests that, when students “make their learning transparent, they
become teachers.”
Some questions to ask ourselves…
Is it possible to share knowledge more effectively in online spaces?
Who might be directing the learning in online spaces?
As teachers we are beginning to be urged to:
Rethink access
Rethink transparency Rethink openess
Rethink ownership
Understanding Virtual Pedagogies For Contemporary Teaching & Learning AN IDEAS LAB WHITEPAPER
Understanding Virtual Pedagogies For Contemporary Teaching & Learning AN IDEAS LAB WHITEPAPER
Perhaps the question we should be asking ourselves is not how technology can improve
what we are currently doing…
BUT
what is now possible?
We are at the very beginning of what these new technologies will enable.
Contact details
catherine.howe@det.nsw.edu.au
http://au.linkedin.com/in/cathiehowe
@cathie_h
@macict
http://web2.macquarieict.schools.nsw.edu.au
Macquarie ICT Innovations Centre Building C5B, Macquarie University NSW, 2109 Ph | 02 9850 4310
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