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Innovating Education

Leigh Zeitz Instructional Technology University of Northern Iowa

Talk about . . .

WhoHowWhat

http://drzreflects.com

Digital Native

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Digital Native

www.realneo.us

Millennials (Gen Y)

Under 25 years old

Millennials (Gen Y)

Born 1981 – 2000Used to working in teamsWork well in diverse coworker situations“Can-do” attitudeLooking for frequent feedback.Seek leadership and structureMost networked generation in history75,000,000 Millennials joining the workforce

Millennial Norms

Freedom CustomizationScrutinyIntegrityCollaborationEntertainmentSpeedInnovation   

We need to teach our kids for their futures . . .

. . . not our pasts.Daniel Pink

It’s about Access

Change to Learn . . .

21st Century Learning

Partnership for 21st Century Skills

21st Century Student Skills

Information & Communication

Thinking & Problem-Solving

Interpersonal & Self-Directional

Iowa Core Curriculum

Corecurriculum.iowa.gov

Students must be able to:

work comfortably w/people from other cultures,

solve problems creatively,

write and speak well,

think in a multidisciplinary way, and

evaluate information critically.

Gewertz, 2007Partnership for 21st Century Skills

Connect with People

John CarverVan Meter, Iowa

Julie LindsayBejing, China

Flat Classroom Project

Flatclassroomproject.com

Net Gen Ed 2010

Connect with Everyone

Access to Information

Google runs 235 million searches a day

Google has indexed 1 trillion pages of content

2nd largest search engine is YouTube

Facebook would be the 4th largest country

Wikipedia has over 13 million articles

Over 200 millions blogs

Access to Information

It’s not what you know,

It’s what you can learn!

You learn what you learn,

Through who & what you connect!

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Constructivism

Cognitivism

Behaviorism

Connectivism – George Seimens (1994)

How can a single individual organize a world full of ideas?

Where Do You Make Connections?

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Personal Learning Network

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My PLN

Community Learning Network

Social Media

Web 2.0

Social Media

Social Networking

Web 2.0

Interactive

Collaborative

1.5+ Billion

Connection to the World

Social Media:Tools of Mass Collaboration

ITEC Student Technology Fair

Thursday, April 159:00 – 11:30

UNI Commons#ITECstudentfair

Social Networking

Distance Learning . . .

Is NOT the issue.

IS a marketing tool.

IS a medium for packaging

can be sold in increments

The REAL Issue is . . .

Addressing our learners’ needs Facilitating learning at a distance,

or nearby, or over here,

or over there.

So?

Thank you!