PLAY addresses "the capacity to experiment with one's surroundings as a form of problem solving"

1. Participatory Learning and You!
Erin Reilly
Creative / Research Director
USC Annenberg Innovation Lab
ereilly@usc.edu
@ebreilly

2. Participatory Learning and You!
"the capacity to
experiment with one's
surroundings as a form of
problem solving.”

3. Participatory Learning and You!
http://newmedialiteracies.org/
http://playnml.wikispaces.com
Participatory
Learning
Opportunities for
exercising creativity
by using a variety of
media, tools, and
practices
Co-learning, where
educators and students
pool their skills and
knowledge, and share in
the tasks of teaching and
learning
Heightened motivation
and new forms of
engagement through
meaningful play and
experimentation
Learning that feels
relevant to the
learners’ identities
and interests
An integrated learning
system - or learning
ecosystem - where
connections between
home, school,
community, and world
are enabled and
encouraged.

5. 5
Digital
Canvas
to Ideate
WITH TEMPLATES!

6. 6
View Stories

7. 7
SOLUTION
Build upon
other’s Ideas
with Remix

9. How can the PLAYground be
embedded into learning?
•A network of networks – context
matters
•Transparency while still respecting
privacy
•Mentoring Matters --Assessment of
participation as well as expertise both
as a network and an individual
•Co-Learning …everyone can share
their knowledge and build upon each
other -- REMIX
•Collections of challenges by themes or
a multi-linear paths.

10. PLAYground Social Learning Tests
The Hunger Games
Digital Media and Learning Collection

11. NEWFORMSOFMEASUREMENT
Identify People and Ideas, Connect Networks
with Participation Metrics

12. Participatory Learning and You!
Coming Soon …Discovering PLAY!

13. Participatory Learning and You!
Co-Learning

14. Participatory Learning and You!
Practices & Beliefs
From one of our teachers…
Professional development should not be painful, nor should it feel like a waste of
time to its participants. Just as teachers have been encouraged to move away from
the “banking method” of teaching, facilitators of professional development should
also move towards a more engaging, participatory model. Successful models of
professional development invite teachers to be active co-creators of relevant and
creative learning experiences. Administrators and developers of professional
development should aim to create meaningful, long-term opportunities for
teachers to share resources and support one another.

15. Creators of New Knowledge
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