identity, networks, and connected learning
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Slides from my keynote presentation at the DesireToLearn Fusion conference in Boston, MA, on July 17, 2013. You can download the .key (Keynote) file at https://www.dropbox.com/s/tzmw3pccuugu7aq/D2L.key ... feel free to reuse/remix under the CC-NC/ATT/SA license. A video of this presentation is available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF2Xj48iRhwTRANSCRIPT
Identity, Networks, & Connected LearningDr. Alec CourosDesire2Learn FusionBoston, Massachusetts July 17, 2013
#d2lfusion
me
The Blur
professional identity
open boundary courses
~2000 participants from ~70 countries
personal identity
Photo-A-Day Project
change
the way we were ...
Gaming
Mobile Gaming
Multi-Player Gaming
Music Piracy
System Upgrade
Media Personalization
Troubleshooting
Publishing
“The Complete Interactive Multimedia Encyclopedia”
our current context ...
atoms <---> bitsscarcity <---> abundanceconsuming <---> creating
standardization <---> personalizationindividuals <---> networks
significant shifts in media
Convergence
Ubiquity
i. tools
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alainbachellier/2572801898/in/photostream/
"To immortalize this moment, the girl seems to forget the original pleasure."
ii. content
Instruction
Practice
Independent Study
Public Performance
George Siemens
• “Informal learning is a significant aspect of our learning experience. Formal education no longer comprises the majority of our learning.”
•
Informal Learning
http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/connectivism.htm
iii. networks
NOT WHAT’S
IMPORTANT
Six Degrees of Separation“the idea that everyone is on average six steps away, by way of
introduction, from another person in the world.”
Strength of Weak Ties“There is strength in weak ties. Our acquaintances, not our friends,
are potentially our greatest source of new ideas and information.” (paraphrased from Gladwell, 2010)
Where Good Ideas Come From“The trick to having good ideas is not to sit around in glorious
isolation and try to think big thoughts. The trick is to get more parts on the table.” (Steven Johnson, 2010)
networks provide ...1. affordances: enable communication, collaboration & cooperation in
ways that were once impossible with people who were once unreachable.
2. ideas/inspiration: connect us to new ideas & expand our thinking & potential for innovation.
* ‘us’ meaning those who have access.
iv. participatory culture
how do we capture the spirit ofopen, networked & participatory communities
in our learning environments?
Open & Connected Learning
21st Century Learning Networks
“To answer your question, I did use Youtube to learn how to dance. I consider it my ‘main’ teacher.”
“10 years ago, street dance was very exclusive, especially rare dances like popping (the one I teach and do). You either had to learn it from a friend that knew it or get VHS tapes which were hard to get. Now with Youtube, anyone, anywhere in the world
can learn previously ‘exclusive’ dance styles.”
What’s your background in video editing?
I just do it for fun. I’m self-taught.
How long did it take to film and edit?
I started in November, but then I had to start from scratch a couple months
afterwards, so I spent months and months on it.
slide by @gcouros
How are you making your learning visible?
How are you contributing to the learning of others?
(Digital) Identity
http://www.flickr.com/photos/will-lion/3356252350/
Private Public
Closed Open
(Joichi Ito)
@barrywellman
“The developed world is in the midst of a paradigm shift both in the ways in which people and institutions are connected. It is a shift from being bound up in homogenous “little
boxes” to surfing life through diffuse, variegated social networks.” (2002)
Making a Difference
“Martha shows every facet of great learning: real world change, making the environment around her better, sharing her thinking
with the world, having a conscious for the world beyond her immediate horizons, and robustness in the face of incredible
media and social media pressure.” (McIntosh, 2012)
original slide by George Couros
conclusion
“Some of the comments on Youtube make you weep for the future of humanity, just for the spelling alone, never mind the obscenity and
naked hatred.” (Lev Grossman)@leverus
“One of the reasons social media has grown so fast is that it taps into what we, as human beings, naturally love and need and want to do - create, share, connect, relate.
(Notter & Grant)
Are we purposefully preparing studentsfor the type of world they currently live in,
one that includes the prevalence of open spaces and networked possibilities?
How are you living & learning in our connected reality?
http://[email protected]
@courosa
Don’t limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another
time. ~Tagore