Module 1Presentation by:

Maja Anderson

Arlene Bader

Terri Worman

April 30, 2014

Our Foundation

networked, immersive, integrated,

collaborative learning environment”…

“both a tool for our learning and a model for

our own work”

Eileen O’Connor

Our Tools

Prezi

Badging

Powerpoint

Slideshare

Blog

Second Life

Moodle

Concepts and Definitions

Piaget and cognitive development,

Vygotsky’s and constructivism

Veletsianos’ definition of emerging

technology

Wang’s overview of theories on motivation

21st century skills

Our Audiences

5th-8th Grade

Paleokids

Digital Natives

Young to Middle Age

Adults

Digital

Trainsitioners

Jobseekers

50+

Digital

Immigrants

Our 21st Century Skill Set

Understanding privacy

Access and resources

Finding and vetting

information found online

Organization of information

Data storage and retrieval

Building Blocks of Cognition

• Assimilation,

• Accommodation

• Equilibration

Piaget learners “accommodate themselves to new, unusual and

constantly changing aspects of their external environment

4) problem solving or the ability for individuals to “deploy

the right skills at the right time for the

right purpose

2) critical thinking,

3) creativity and

imagination

1) collaboration and

teamwork

Millenials

(age 18 to 33)

Gen X

(age 34 to 45)

Younger Boomers

(age 46 to 55)

Older Boomers

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The 50+ Digital Immigrant Crowd

How They See It

Who Are We

Grew Up Before the Advent of the Internet – Got Our First Computers as Adults

Not A Monolithic Group of

Users

Some of us find the Internet irrelevant, have

never used it and no one in family does

Some use it mostly for emails and to search for

information

Others of us are enthusiastic users including

social media sites and games

Stats (Pew Research 2011):

74% age 50-64 use Internet – 41% age 65+

29% 65+ on social media but fasting growing

population

34% 50-64 have smartphones – 13% 65+

Online Privacy

One Reason to NOT Join Social Networking

Important to Control Amount of Info Collected on Self

Identity Theft

How to Balance Disclosure of Personal Data and Perceived Rewards of Behavior

Need Education on Safe Online Behavior Consistent with Individual Privacy Needs & Concerns

From Maas, W. The Elderly and the Internet: How Senior Citizens Deal with Online Privacy. http://bit.ly/1hE7Sws

Finding, Organizing, Finding Again!