1. http://bit.ly/1nXEyty
New Literacies &
Project-Based Inquiry:
Collaborating Locally & Globally
Hiller A. Spires
Professor
NC State University

2. Since 2007

3. CED Delegation to Beijing 2007
US Asia Conference Board 2008
NC/China Summit 2008, 2010, 2012
Chinese Scholar Junzheng Zhang 2009
New Literacies Institutes Beijing 2010, 2013
Student Summer/Winter Camps 2011-2013
Beijing Inst. for Science & Technology 2011
Chinese Scholar Professor Dan Li 2013
Partnership with Suzhou N. A. High School
My Involvement with China

4. Having Our Say: US & Chinese
Teacher’s Perceptions
Spires, Morris & Zhang, 2012

5. Spires, Morris & Zhang, 2012
Having Our Say: US & Chinese
Teachers’ Perceptions

6. 2012 Program for International
Student Assessment (PISA)

7. High-speed, stable, consistent
internet connection

8. Globally Competent & Civic Minded
STEM & STEAM Knowledgeable
Creative Problem Solvers & Critical Thinkers
Effective Communicators & Collaborators

9. How the demand for skills has changed
Economy-wide measures of routine and non-routine task input (US)
(Levy and Murnane, 2004)
Meantaskinputaspercentilesof
the1960taskdistribution
40
45
50
55
60
65
1960 1970 1980 1990 2002
Routine manual
Nonroutine manual
Routine cognitive
Nonroutine analytic
Nonroutine interactive

10. Valued Performances for Now & the
Near Future
Expert thinking and problem solving
involves effective pattern matching based on detailed
knowledge. The set of skills used by the stumped expert
to decide when to give up on one strategy and what to
try next.
Complex communication requires the
exchange of vast amounts of verbal and nonverbal
information. The information flow is constantly adjusted as
the communication evolves unpredictably.

11. How do you
Problem Solve
& Collaborate?

12. Partnership for 21st Century Skills
Life and
Career Skills
Learning and
Innovation Skills—4Cs
Critical thinking - Communication
Collaboration - Creativity
Information,
Media, and
Technology
Skills
Core Subjects—3Rs
And 21st Century Themes
http://www.p21.org/
Embracing the 3 Rs + 4 Cs

13. TPACK, PBI, global competence, performance assessment,
professional learning communities
New Learning Ecology
Spires, Wiebe, Young, Hollebrand, & Lee, 2009
1:1
Technologies
New Learning
Ecology
Immediate and
Constant Access
to Information
Intensity, Relevance
and Personalization
of Learning
Self-Directed,
Self Regulated,
Curious,
& Creative
Learners
Teacher as Content
Expert, Facilitator,
Consultant, Mentor,
& Improvisationist

14. http://fh.house.upenn.edu/Lists/Posters/old%20timey%20lecture.jpg
Old Learning Ecology

15. Technological Pedagogical Content
Knowledge (TPACK)
Adapted from Mishra & Koehler, 2006
Technological
Knowledge
Content
Knowledge
Pedagogical
Knowledge
Context
Project Based Inquiry (PBI):
Process of inquiry in
response to a complex
question, problem,
or challenge
Teacher’s Content Knowledge:
Expertise in English, History
Physics, Calculus, etc.
Technology
Tools:
Audacity
Animato
Prezi
FlipGrid
Wikispaces
Weebly
Voki, etc.

16. Ask a
Compelling
Question
Gather &
Analyze
Information
Creatively
Synthesize
Information
Critically
Evaluate &
Revise
Publish
Share
Act
Design Studio
Showcase
A Project Based
Inquiry Approach
to Learning
Spires, Hervey, Morris, & Stelpflug, 2012.

17. Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy
Anderson & Krathwol, (2001); Spires et al (2009)

18. Traditional
F2F Learning
Blended Learning
• F2F + Online
• 24/7/365 Learning
• Just-in-Time Learning
What is Blended Learning?

20. Video will go here! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYMd-
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21. Students generate complex intellectual products to
demonstrate learning
Students learn and collaborate in similar ways found in career and
work environments
Students are critical consumers and producers of content
Teachers are facilitators and academic coaches for high quality student
learning

22. So let’s give it a go . . . .
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Dr. Hiller Spires
haspires@ncsu.edu
Newlit.org

23. References
Anderson, L. W. and David R. Krathwohl, D. R., et al (Eds..) (2001) A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing:A
Revision of Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. Allyn & Bacon. Boston, MA.
Asia Society. (2007). Learning in a global age: Knowledge and skills for a flat world. (2007). Retrieved May 2008 from
http://www.asiasociety.org/education/pgl/publications-ap.htm
Barron, B. (2006). Interest and self-sustained learning as catalysts of development: A learning ecologies perspective. Human
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http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/sci_edu/seelybrown
Carroll, T. (2007). Preparing and supporting 21st century teachers. In B. Wehling, (Ed.). Building a 21st century US education system. National
Commission on Teaching and America’s Future: Washington, DC.
Cook, S. & Brown, J.S. (2005). Bridging epistemologies: The generational knowledge between organizational knowledge and
organizational knowing. In S.E. Little & T. Ray, (Eds.). Managing knowledge: An essential reader (2nd ed.). (pp.51-84). Thousand Oaks,
CA: SAGE Publications.
Jenkins, H., Clinton, K., Purushotma, R., Robinson, A., Weigel, M. (2006). Confronting the challenges of participatory culture: Media
education for the 21st Century. White paper for the MacArthur Foundation. Retrieved on June 15, 2007, from
www.digitallearning.macfound.org

24. References
Koehler, M. J., & Mishra, P. (2008). Introducing TPCK. In AACTE Committee on Innovation and Technology (Ed.), Handbook of
technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPCK) for educators (pp. 3-29). New York, NY: Routledge.
Lee, J., Hollebrands, K., Spires, H., Young, C. & Wiebe, E. (2010, April/May). Toward a new learning ecology in 1:1 learning
environments. Paper presented as part of a symposium at AERA, Denver, CO.
Little, S. E., & Ray, T. (2005). Managing knowledge: An essential reader (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Mishra, P., & Koehler, M. J. (2006). Technological pedagogical content knowledge: A framework for teacher knowledge. Teachers
College Record, 108(6), 1017–1054.
Saato, M., R.C., & Darling-Hammond, L. (2008). Improving teachers’ assessment practices through professional development:
The case of National Board Certification. American Educational Research Journal, 45 (3), 669-700.
Senges, M., Brown, J.S., & Rheingold, H. (2008, December). Entrepreneurial learning in the networked age. Paradigmes, 1. 125-
140.
Spires, H., Wiebe, E., Young, C., Hollebrand, K. Lee, J., & Hollebrand, K. (2009). Toward a new learning ecology: Teaching and
Learning in 1:1 Learning Environments. Friday Institute White Paper Series: Raleigh, NC. See http://fi.ncsu.edu/podcast/white-
paper-series/2009/04/22/toward-a-new-learning-ecology/
Wesch, M. (2008). A portal for media literacy. Retrieved February 23, 2009, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4yApagnr0s