networking education: identities & presence
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NETWORKING EDUCATION: Identities & Presence
Bonnie Stewart University of Prince Edward Island
@bonstewart
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education what people had for lunch
my work
Why?
Personal/professional divide
h"ps://www.flickr.com/photos/danieldslee/5523383653
h"ps://www.jisc.ac.uk/guides/developing-‐digital-‐literacies
Literacy, 400 BCE = Threat to Knowledge
Literacy, 1500 CE = Control of Knowledge
Literacies, 2015 BCE = Management & Synthesis of Knowledge
UNESCO Definition of Media Information Literacies (MIK)
Knowledge, attitudes, skills, & practices required to
access, analyse, evaluate, use, produce, & communicate
information & knowledge in creative, legal, & ethical ways
Encompasses
learning, critical thinking & interpretive skills
Knowledge Abundance
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"For the first time in human history, two related propositions are true. One, it no longer
is possible to store within the human brain all of the information that a human needs.
Second, it no longer is necessary to store
within the human brain all of the information that humans need.
Education needs to be geared toward
the handling of data rather than the accumulation of data.”
- Berlo, 1975
Abundance = integration of media into
daily life
…and education.
Structure of Abundance = Networks
h"ps://plus.google.com/+DaveGray/posts/CQRVeKEsUvF?pid=5751686447270321954&oid=117373186752666867801
Networking: many-to-many communications
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Networks are not just for consuming, but connecting
Many-to-many communications allow us to create ourselves as
network nodes, forming webs of visible (& invisible) connections
Why network education?
Technologies do not necessarily change how we approach learning
h"p://www.onlineuniversi\es.com/blog/2012/08/teaching-‐with-‐tablets/
Top-down knowledge dissemination is no longer sufficient
Architecture of participation
Identity = Price of Admission
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Identity need not be fully public, but should allow in-group
identification
Should scaffold & extend conversations & resource-sharing
@hypothes_is!
Should open new conversations
Digital identity can also allow teachers to model
You shape what they see
There is no such thing as a digital native.
Identity is formed by contribution over time
Contribution = Control.
But the sites of digital identity are not neutral.
Empires are constructed from money, territory, and information.
In the globalized 21st century,
not all empires are geopolitical.
21st Century Fox • Fox Broadcasting • 20th Century Fox Film • 20th Century Fox TV • Fox Sports • Fox News Channel • Fox Business Network • National Geographic
Channels • BSkyB = $73.45 billion
News Corps 2013 • Dow Jones • Wall Street Journal • Harper Collins • New York Post • The Australian • The Herald Sun • The Daily Telegraph • The Times • The Sun = $9.44 billion
Messages are constructed
But not all media & information is coming from institutions
- or via broadcast - any longer.
What places do you live?
h"p://jaysimons.deviantart.com/art/Map-‐of-‐the-‐Internet-‐1-‐0-‐427143215
Who owns the places you live?
h"p://jamiebillingham.com/2011/01/do-‐you-‐have-‐a-‐personal-‐cyberinfrastructure/
h"ps://www.flickr.com/photos/gforsythe/9550630763/
Google yourself. What do you find?
Digital identity can be stressful
But it is a key form of connection.
Sometimes…I’ll choose someone with twenty
followers, because I come across something they’ve
managed to say in 140 characters, and I think “oh,
look at you, crafting on a grain of rice.”
- @KateMfD
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…which brings us to Presence
Online = people on the other end of the line
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h"p://dubioblog.com/2012/01/08/how-‐to-‐learn-‐the-‐how-‐learning-‐domains/
Learning is Multi-faceted
Presence is Multi-faceted
h"p://www.learningsolu\onsmag.com/ar\cles/761/building-‐an-‐online-‐learning-‐community
Online demands MORE presence
Presence ≠ Content
Social presence = a sense of each other
h"ps://plus.google.com/+DaveGray/posts/CQRVeKEsUvF?pid=5751686447270321954&oid=117373186752666867801
Support Many to Many Communications
Help students share what they know
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Be vigilant about power & inclusion. Don’t let anyone be taken apart.
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Start from a common point & move out based on interests
Think : Pair : Share What could you try?
What questions do you have?
