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Innovating Education

Leigh Zeitz Instructional Technology University of Northern Iowa

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Talk about . . .

WhoHowWhat

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http://drzreflects.com

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Digital Native

msnbcmedia3.msn.com

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Digital Native

www.realneo.us

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Millennials (Gen Y)

Under 25 years old

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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

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Millennial Norms

Freedom CustomizationScrutinyIntegrityCollaborationEntertainmentSpeedInnovation   

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

. . . not our pasts.Daniel Pink

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It’s about Access

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Change to Learn . . .

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21st Century Learning

Partnership for 21st Century Skills

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21st Century Student Skills

Information & Communication

Thinking & Problem-Solving

Interpersonal & Self-Directional

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Iowa Core Curriculum

Corecurriculum.iowa.gov

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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

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Connect with People

John CarverVan Meter, Iowa

Julie LindsayBejing, China

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Flat Classroom Project

Flatclassroomproject.com

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Connect with Everyone

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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

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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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. . . isms

Constructivism

Cognitivism

Behaviorism

Connectivism – George Seimens (1994)

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

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Where Do You Make Connections?

[email protected]

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Other Sources?

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Personal Learning Network

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A Well-Connected Student

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My PLN

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Community Learning Network

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Social Media

Web 2.0

Social Media

Social Networking

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Web 2.0

Interactive

Collaborative

1.5+ Billion

Connection to the World

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Social Media:Tools of Mass Collaboration

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ITEC Student Technology Fair

Thursday, April 159:00 – 11:30

UNI Commons#ITECstudentfair

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Social Networking

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Distance Learning . . .

Is NOT the issue.

IS a marketing tool.

IS a medium for packaging

can be sold in increments

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The REAL Issue is . . .

Addressing our learners’ needs Facilitating learning at a distance,

or nearby, or over here,

or over there.

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So?

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Thank you!


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