A Tale of Two CulturesThe Creation of a Culture of Learning

Presented by Lisa and Huong

Mechanistic View

Teacher

Student

Efficiency

Learning Environment

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Teacher

Student Information

The New Culture of Learning (Thomas & Seely Brown, 2011)

Traditional teaching-based

the culture is the environment 

teaches us about the world

have to prove what we know

strives for stability   

Innovative learning based

the culture emerges from the environment

engagement within the world

embrace what we don't know

thrives on change

Incompatibilities Between Schooling and Technology (Collins & Halverson, 2009)

Uniform Learning   Teacher as Expert  

Standardization Knowledge in the Head

Coverage Learning by Acquisition "just-in-case” learning

CustomizationDiverse Knowledge Sources

SpecializationReliance on Outside Resources

The Knowledge ExplosionLearning by Doing

"just-in-time” learning

Evolution of Education (Collins & Halverson, 2009)

Responsibility Parents to State to Individual & Parents

ContentPractical Skills to Basic Skills & Disciplinary Knowledge to

Generic Skills & Learning to LearnPedagogy

Apprenticeship to Didacticism to InteractionAssessment

Observation to Testing to Embedded AssessmentLocation

Home to School to Multiple Locations

Evolution of Education (Cont)

Culture Adult Culture to Peer Culture to Mixed-Age Culture

RelationshipsPersonal Bonds to Authority Figures to Computer

Mediated Interaction

Changing Face of Learning (Collins & Halverson, 2009)

Home SchoolingWorkplace LearningDistance LearningAdult Education

Learning CentresEducational Television and Videos

Computer-based Learning EnvironmentsTechnical Certifications

Internet Cafes

Technology as a Fence and a BridgeBryan Wehrli, Horace, Summer 2009, Vol. 25 No. 1

“This is a social revolution, not a technological one, and its most revolutionary aspect may be the ways in which it empowers us to rethink education.” ~ Michael Wesch

                                   When knowledge is no longer scarce, what is a teacher's role? 

Clayton Christensen’s Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns. 

Exactly what does a transformation of teaching and learning look like? 

Technology as a Fence and a BridgeBryan Wehrli, Horace, Summer 2009, Vol. 25 No. 1

“Change is coming; the impending mobile disruption will without question impact K-12. Educators can continue to be enforcers,

battling with students over their mobile devices, wasting a unique opportunity in time . . . " ~ Norris and Soloway

Examples of the possibilities of some disruptive acitivites 

Conditions that foster transformational disruption

These tools are changing us, our culture, and our schools.

Critical Question

How can our practice reflect the best of both the innovative and traditional cultures?

Guiding Questions

Do you think that Inquiry Learning or Problem Based Learning is congruous with the ideas presented in this chapter? Why or why not?

How can summative assessment methods (i.e. report cards) support this ‘New Culture of Learning’ that is based on creating rich learning environments in which “learning focuses on learning through engagement within the world” (Thomas & Brown, 2011, pg 38)?

In a society where test marks still matter to the public, how can teachers foster this New Culture of Learning while preparing students for provincial standardized tests?

What other contrasts exist between the traditional and innovative cultures of learning?

Guiding Questions (cont)

Can some of the 'incompatibilities' that are identified by Collins and Halverson become compatible? How?Identify some of the traditional practices that you may have in your own practice or have seen in another's teaching practice and discuss how these can be altered/ adjusted/transformed into to fit with the Innovative Learning Culture model.What problems or concerns do you see arising for the learner in moving from the traditional to the innovative model?What advantages or gains do you see arising for the learner in moving from the traditional to innovative model?

References

ImagesWeb 2.0 Revolution Retrieved from: http://bavatuesdays.com/files/2006/12/50241828_52d8146418_o.jpgMobile Devices Retrieved from: https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR7uckYqefIC6sOMdHpYqkJN4gUP0RXnC848o7PD3ZObwA0xEw-mgTeacher with Students Retrieved from: http://www.readingupgrade.com

References

Collins, A. & Halverson, R. (2009). Rethinking education in the age of technology: The digital revolution and the schools. New York: College Teachers Press

Thomas, D., & Brown, J. S. (2011). A new culture of learning: Cultivating the imagination for a world of constant change. Seattle, WA: Create Space.

Wehrli, B. (2009). Technology as a Fence and a Bridge. Horace. 25,(1).