HackingEducation

Prof. dr. Frederik QuestierVrije Universiteit Brussel

Unicef Innovation Lab Kosovo7th of September 2012

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My background

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

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Hacking EducationWhat's in a title?

➢ Hacking

solving a problem

in an extraordinary, innovative way

➢ Education

means through which

the knowledge and habits of a group of people

sustain from one generation to the next

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why ?

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How can we educate our students for

the unknown future?

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The best wayto predict the future

is to invent it.(Alan Kay, 1971)

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innovation?

Politics Education Science 1km/h 10km/h 100km/h

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“Schools we have todaywere designed around commonsense assumptions

that had never been scientifically tested”

R. Keith Sawyer

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Information Society ?

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Knowledge Society

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information scarcity → information abundance !

Total information is now doubling every year !

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Surveys

How much of the knowledge

you need for your job

is in your own head?

>75% | 75-50% | 50-25% | 25-10%

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Surveys

How much of the knowledge

you need for your job

is in your own head?

1986 75% → 2010 10%

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The longer one studies,

the more one comes to realize

how much one does not know

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% tested genius in Divergent Thinking(used to generate creative ideas by exploring many possible solutions)

Source: Breakpoint and Beyond by George Land and Beth Jaman

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Evolution of organizations

Source: Jessica Lipnack and Jeffrey Stamps, Virtual Teams http://www.netage.com/pub/books/VirtualTeams%202/CHAPTERS%20PDF/chapter02.pdf

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Network society

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Demand for new skills?

➢ Social skills➢ communicating, networking, teamwork➢ international, intercultural

➢ Creativity➢ Entrepeneurship➢ Information technology skills

➢ Handle information overload

➢ ...➢

➢ Learning to learn → Life Long Learning!

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Knowledge -> Skills -> Competences

Competences

are the ability to use➢ knowledge➢ skills➢ attitudes

in new, complex, authentic situations

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“Staff are digital immigrants,students are digital natives”

(Prensky)?

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Discrepancy?

What are students used to? What is their classroom experience?

control no control

action passive

instant feedback little, late feedback

rich media poor media

always online offline

social interactions working together = cheating

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Why change the waywe teach and learn?

We have new scientific knowledge

about teaching and learning

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how ?

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Evolution in learning theoriesBehaviourism Learning = change of behaviour

Stimulus → responseLearner is passive receiver of knowledgeMind = black box

Cognitivism Focuses on how the brain worksMetacognition, learning strategiesMotivation

Constructivism Knowledge is actively constructed by the learnerNew knowledge is linked to prior knowledgeLearners discover themselves facts and relationships

Social Constructivism Social interaction plays a fundamental role Discussions lead to deeper understanding and increased motivation

Constructionism Constructing an artifact or something that can be shared leads to better learning

Connectivism Learning is a process of connecting nodes or information sourcesKnowledge and learning may reside in non-human appliancesTry to see connections between fields, ideas, and conceptsKnow-what & Know-how → Know-where

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Educational innovation?Traditional learning New Learning

teacher oriented student oriented

(passive) knowledge transfer (active) knowledge construction; interaction

focus on knowledge focus on competences

individual learning collaborative learning

focus on course contents

teacher = expert teacher = coach

teacher directs also self-directed learning

selective education adaptive education

students focus on good scores attention for (intrinsic) motivation

surface learning deep (natural) learning

also focus on learning process(learning to learn, reflection)

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Educational innovation?Traditional learning New Learning

abstract, school-like examples & tasks authentic contexts

evaluation by teacher self/co/peer-assessment, ...

summative evaluation + formative evaluation(learning from mistakes and feedback)

linear curriculum flexible curriculum

independent courses and disciplines connexion, integration, interdisciplinarity

supply oriented demand oriented

uniform education differentiated education(adapted to e.g. learning styles)

classroom flexible learning environment(also online & virtual)

course materials powerful learning environments

formal learning + informal learning

behaviorism and cognitivism Social constructivism (and connectivism)

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How can we improve teaching and learning with ICT?

Don't apply traditional teaching methods

in new technologies!

Substitution?(dropping your coursebook online)

Transformation!

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Seek the synergy!

Theories about learning

and technologies

have evolved

towards very similar concepts

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Model Jonassen for (constructive) learning environments

→ Technologies can support the intentional construction,in a collaborative way, of complex contextualized artifacts

and the conversation and reflection about it

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One Laptop Per Child

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Open educational resources (OER)

digitised materialsoffered freely and openly

for educators, students and self-learnersto use and reuse

for teaching, learning and research

Believing that OER can

widen access to quality education,

particularly when shared by many countries

and higher education institutions,

UNESCO champions OER

as a means of promoting access, equity and quality

in the spirit of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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Learning Analytics

Gephi export,

learning interactions,

R. Carlos, F. Questier

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We all can learn fromLearning Analytics!

➢ The Learning Analytics Cycle, by Doug Clow, http://dougclow.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/the-learning-analytics-cycle/

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Is this ICT supported

learning paradigm shift

possible without

teacher learning/training?

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Research studies show that

how much and how effectively

teachers integrate ICT

in their teaching process

depends mainly on their educational vision

(not age, gender, ...)

Copyright acknowledgements➢ Screenshot http://www.chamilo.org/➢ Figure study CC-by-nc-sa by Tony2 (NOT IN USE!)➢ Question! CC-by by Stefan Baudy➢ http://users4.jabry.com/vortex/misc/DivergentThinking.gif➢ Edupunk: http://blogs.pstcc.edu/drbrown/files/2009/11/Picture-4.png➢ Flipped-Classroom-CC-BY-NC-SA-2-by-ransomtech➢ http://cogdogblog.com/2012/07/17/mooc-hysertia/➢ http://www.onlinecollege.org/2012/08/21/25-tips-make-most-mooc/

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DARETO SHARE

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Active/Manipulative - Collaborative - Complex - Constructive - Contextualized - Conversational - Intentional - Reflective

Questions? Thank you!Questions? Thank you!Pyetje? Faleminderit!Pyetje? Faleminderit!

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