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Thomas Strasser | Vienna University College of Teacher Education

@PLE Conference Berlin 2013, Pecha Kucha Session

Learning-reloaded.com | @thomas_strasser

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Multiculturalism as an enormouschance but also challenge

(cf. Strohmeier & Spiel, 2005)

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• In Vienna: divorce rate ~50%*• Single parents have full-time job• Computers/smartphones act as“substitutes“**

• Supports insight that 85 % isinformal learning (Cross 2006)

Sources: *Statistik Austria (https://www.statistik.at/web_de/statistiken/bevoelkerung/scheidungen/index.html)**LBS Kinderbarometer 2009: www.lbs.de/bw/lbs/pics/upload/tfmedia1/HBNAAyMa4vT.pdf

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PLEs: a chance for informal learning within thesocio-demographic context of urban schools.

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Credits: Ilona Buchem via SlideshareAnatomy of a PLE by Steve Wheeler (2011)

Learner ‘s Choice in

informal context

(grassroots approach)

Personal Learning Networks (Mahara, Moodle, etc.)

‘[…], here the concept of Educational Applications will

be used in a more general sense with a particular

focus on the pedagogical use of browser-based

applications for computers and tablets.’(Strasser & Pachler, 2013, London: Routledge, forthc.)

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„Create, consume, remix and share“

(BBC 2005 in: Attwell 2008)

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• Constructivist addendum/part to/of PLE

• Consider zeitgeist of young urban learner (life

domains)

• Challenge urban school problems & help

develop digital literacy within informal

context (future jobs, smart citizen)

• Can be seen as indirect digital inclusion (since tools are accessible to everbody)

• Not about the tool, but about the ped./did.

use• Won’t transform educational system, support

change social practice of education (cf. Attwell

2008 referring to PLEs)

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• Attwell, G. (2008): Personal Learning Environments – a new learning concept or a new learning system? In: Hornung-Prähauser, V., Luckmann, M. & Kalz, M. Selbstorganisiertes Lernen im Internet – Einblick in die Landschaft der webbasierten Bildungsinnovationen. Innsbruck, Wien, Bozen: StudienVerlag.

• Buchem, I. PLEs – a collection of definitions (written in English). Available at: http://de.slideshare.net/ibuchem/definitions-of-personal-learning-environment-ple-4029277, last access: July 8th, 2013.

• Churchill, Daniel (2007): Web 2.0 and Possibilities for Educational Applications. In: Educational Technology Publications (Ed.): Educational Technology (47/2), pp. 24–29.

• Cross J. (2006). What is informal learning? Available at: http://informl.com/?p=551, last access: July 8th, 2013.

• Feindschaften in multikulturellen Schulklassen. Ein Projektbericht. Available at: http://www.evaluation.ac.at/download/bericht_end_interkulturelle_beziehungen.pdf, last access: July 8th, 2013.

• Heckmann, Verena; Strasser, Thomas (2012): Von der technischen Komplexität hin zur didaktischen Vielseitigkeit - “3-Clicks-Edu-Apps” zur Steigerung der Sprechkompetenz im fremdsprachlichen Unterricht. Preprint. In zeitschrift für e-learning, lernkultur und bildungstechnologie 2. Quartal (2), pp. 1–16.

• LBS Kinderbarometer (2009). Available at: www.lbs.de/bw/lbs/pics/upload/tfmedia1/HBNAAyMa4vT.pdf

• Statistik Austria (2012). Ehescheidungen in Österreich. Langfristiger Trend. Available at: https://www.statistik.at/web_de/statistiken/bevoelkerung/scheidungen/index.html, last access: July 8th, 2013

• Strasser, T. & Pachler, N. (2013, in press). Digital technologies in modern foreign language teaching and learning. In: Pachler, Norbert; Evans, M., Redondo, A. and Fisher, L.: Learning to teach modern foreign languages in the secondaryschool. A companion to school experience. 4th edition. London ; New York: Routledge.

• Strasser, T. (2012a). A change of paradigm with Web 2.0? Why educational apps might be worth a try. In: Etxeberria, A. L. (ed.) Global e-learning, Udima. Madrid: Open University. pp. 135-144.

• Strasser, T. (2012b). Mind the App – Inspiring internet tools and activities to engage your students. Rum: Helbling International.

• Strohmeier, D. & Spiel, C. (2005). Interkulturelle Beziehungen an Wiener Schulen (IBW): Freundschaften und

• Wheeler, S. (2010). Anatomy of PLE. Available at: http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.co.at/2010/07/anatomy-of-ple.html, last access: July 8th, 2013.