1. Classrooms without Walls....
social, networked, connected learning
Lena Arena
Project
Coordinator DER-
NSW Sydney
Region
Ariane Skapetis
R/ICT Consultant
Sydney Region
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3. Communicate
• Share your thoughts about the
conference on Maang
https://www.maang.nsw.edu.au/st/group/
817
6. Emerging Technologies
• Allows education and the power of
learning to be in the hands of students.
• Students now have power to learn what
they want, when they want and where
they want.
• Ability to personalise learning.
• Interact, connect and collaborate with
many more choices of tools.
• Be more engaging and creative.
7. Horizon Report
Game Gesture-
Electronic Mobile Augmented Learning
Technologies
Based based
Books Reality Analytics
Learning Computing
http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2011-Horizon-Report.pdf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHUufQm_gdA&feature=relmfu
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9. New ways of learning
Mobile Curators of
Collaborative
learning information
E-learning Social Media
10.
11. Why?
• Our world is becoming increasingly flat –
commerce, education, socialisation, politics
, virtual citizens etc
• Business is becoming increasingly
globalised
• Students need to understand their role in
world communities
• Students should know how to work through
issues collaboratively
• Students need to learn how to
connect, communicate, collaborate and
create in virtual teams.
12. Why?
• Facilitate critical analysis and participation in
publishing
• Allow the creation of educational
communities to store and share knowledge
• Enables student reflection on learning
• Allows celebration of student success
• Increased motivation of students with a wider
audience
• Enables higher order thinking skills, problem
solving – necessary traits in this global world.
13.
14. What do you think?
• What skills do you think students
need as 21st century citizens?
• http://www.stixy.com/guest/134908
15. 21st century learners
Technology literate and adept
Media savvy
Flexible and dynamic
Great at multi tasking
Communicators and Collaborators
Interactive and Networked
Reflective and Critical
16.
17. The 4 C’s in the 21st Century
Classroom
• Connect
• Communicate
• Collaborate
• Create
on a local, national and global scale
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19. 21st Century Skills
Critical thinking/problem solving
Oral/written communication
Teamwork/collaboration
Creativity/innovation
Life long learning/self direction
Leadership
20. 21st Century Learning Tools
• Blogs
• Wikis
• Nings
• Google applications
• Social Media
• Mobile technologies
• Web 2.0 tools
21. 21st Century Learning Tools
• Videoconferencing
• Virtual worlds
• SuperclubsPLUS
• Global projects e.g. Flat Classrooms
• Personal learning networks (PLN)
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23.
24. Blogs
• “Blogging made us all potential
publishers. It changed the shape of
information. Individuals can observe
their experience, reflect on their
experience, report it in their
blog, and even make a living with
advertising.”
David Warlick, 2011
39. Considerations
• Departmental policies including
Code of Conduct
• Digital Citizenship
• Digital Reputation
• On-line behaviour
• Rights and responsibilities
40. Examples
• Ulladulla High School
– http://web2.ulladulla-
h.schools.nsw.edu.au/moodle/
• Richmond High School
– http://www.facebook.com/richmondhighsc
hool
• Evans High School
– http://www.facebook.com/EvansHighSch
ool
41. In the classroom
• Teachers and students can:
– Develop technology skills
– Develop creativity
– Appreciate new or diverse views
– Enhance communication skills
– Edit and customise content
– Refine online design and layout
– Share creative original work e.g. poetry and film
– Practice safe and responsible use of information
and technology
– Gain 21st century skills
– Join the conversation!
42. A comment…
“This isn’t new, this desire to share. We’re just documenting our lives
in different ways. Instead of diaries or scrapbooks or photo
albums, we post pictures and blog and tweet.
Social media is the modern version of cave paintings. The key
difference is the scalability. Unlike the physical and geographic
limitations of scrapbooks and caves, anyone anywhere can hop
online. In fact, that’s the point. The more
friends, followers, readers, the better.
That’s how social media works.
The town square never shuts down in 2011.”
Mia Freedman, http://www.mamamia.com.au/weblog/2011/05/you-have-the-right-to-privacy-oh-
wait.html/comment-page-1
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44.
45. Flat Classrooms
• Co-founded by Julie Lindsay and Vicki
Davis http://www.flatclassroomproject.org
• Students work beyond their classroom
walls in small groups made up of 4 or 5
students usually all from other countries
• 10 week curriculum program at the
breaking edge of technology
• Students involved from Middle
East, Europe, Asia, Australasia, North
America
46. What needs to change?
• Learning spaces, virtual groups, mobile
technology,
• Integrated subject areas
• Team and small group work
• Cross age groups
• Personalised learning
• Mobile learning
• Flexible timetables, learning spaces
• Learning should be 24/7/365
• International team teaching
• Permission to both publish and work online in
virtual spaces.
47. Learning Spaces
• Physical classroom spaces
– Create a space for shared thinking and
practice
• Online spaces
• Virtual classrooms
• Virtual worlds- Second Life, Quest
Atlantis, Reaction Grid
• University of Melbourne-innovative
physical learning spaces
http://axel.infodiv.unimelb.edu.au/chem_qt
vr/qtvr02.html
50. “I never
teach my
pupils, I
only
provide the
conditions
in which
they can
learn”
Albert Einstein
51.
52. Innovative and collaborative
• Examples of collaborative
classrooms:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZc
EySYq4s8
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54.
55. Goals with Digital Tools
• Teach students how to
communicate.
• Demonstrate how to use social
media responsibly.
• Make myself and course more open
and usable.
• Encourage students to participate in
learning outside of classroom.
59. Literacies for the 21st century
student
• Digital
• Imagery
• Animations
• Media (multi)
• Voice and oral communication
• Videoconferencing
• Attention
60. A New Generation...Meet the Alphas
• Born between 2010 and 2024
• Educated to a higher level
• Have at least five careers in their lifetime
• “...updating skills will become increasingly easy
with the rise of technology”
• Likely jobs:
– Genetic counsellor
– Sustainability officer
– Cyber-security professional
– Retirement services agent
– Virtual assistant
Mark McCrindle, Demographer (2011)
61. Future Education and lifelong
learning?
• “The nature of education will
change, it will be much more
electronic compared to sitting in a
classroom or attending lectures, this
will allow people to educate
themselves continuously throughout
their lives.”
Peter McDonald, Professor of Demography
Australian National University (2011)
62. Reflection...
“Our children are a different
species. They have magical
powers that would have seemed
alien to us.
They can see through walls.
They can hear through walls.
With their mobile
phones, Internet-connected
games systems, computers and
text-messages, they can
connect to people regardless
distance.
Walls do not mean the same
thing to them that they meant to
us! They have tentacles.”
David Warlick
63. Reflection...
“But when they enter
our classrooms, we
chop those tentacles
off. Because we want
our children to
be...the students we
want to teach!
Rather than teaching
the children that they
are...”
David Warlick
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65. Future Technologies what to
expect?
• Microsoft’s vision for the future
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9JBSEBu2q8
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67. Interactive resources for
teachers
I’ve created 2 google docs for Thursday
The links are here:
Web 2.0 tools list: http://bit.ly/peivlQ
Web 2.0 survey: http://bitly.com/peTp3s
I’ve also created a presentation using google docs to demonstrate to teachers how easy it is to create a
presentation on the fly: http://bit.ly/r8KpRj
The maang group I’ve created is ideal for backchannel and structured discussion
during the session: they can possibly contribute their thoughts to this, do we
need to email link prior to conference.
Direct link is: https://www.maang.nsw.edu.au/st/group/817
I’ve added content to slide 3- hope that is ok.
Suggestions-images of change in physical environment not just virtual future
schools and collaborative furniture would be ideal in this presentation- I’ve
located some great resources for that topic
This youtube video highlights need for change in our physical environment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGvl5dg3l2M&feature=player_embedded#at=
67
And how important it is to change seating arrangements in classrooms.
