An invited presentation for the Learning Skills Group Conference, Olympia, London, on 14 June, 2011.
Text of New Technologies and the Future of Learning
New Technologies and the Future of Learning: Learning is open, social, personal, mobile... Steve Wheeler University of Plymouth Learning Skills Group Conference, Olympia, London: June 14, 2011
Takeaways... New and emerging learning technologies Innovative learning Location independent learning Alternative modes of assessment and feedback New roles and responsibilities Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011
The Americans have need of the telephone, but we do not. We have plenty of messenger boys. - Sir William Preece, Chief Engineer, British Post Office, 1878. Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 http://thebitchywaiter.blogspot.com/
Television wont last. Its a flash in the pan. - Mary Somerville, Pioneer of radio educational broadcasts, 1948. Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 http://www.catholic-chaplaincy.org.uk
New and emerging technologies... Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 ...are often met with opposition. http://www.weirdthings.org.uk
Students today cant prepare bark to calculate their problems. They depend on slate which is more expensive. What will they do when they drop the slate and it breaks? They will be unable to write! (Anon 1709) Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 http://www.objectlessons.org
Students today depend on paper too much. They dont know how to write without getting chalk dust all over them. What will they do when they run out of paper? (Anon 1815) Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 http://www.nikkikatz.com
A Personal History Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 Steve Wheeler c 1965
My first experience of technology was at the Evoluon in Holland in 1970 when I saw one of the first video conference systems. Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011
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Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011
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http://www.gamersmint.com Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 http://www.techdigest.tv http://www.spacetoday.org
Revolution! Are we witnessing a digital revolution? Or is it a digital evolution? Will learners need new skills to use new technology? Can they simply adapt and apply old skills to new contexts? Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011
The pace of change is accelerating Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 How will we keep up with it?
The future of learning is Open Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 http://www.flickr.com/photos/42232541@N04/4267059618/
"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." - Winston Churchill Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons
The concept of the gift economy is where the whole culture works on a framework of mutual giving. Mark Zuckerberg Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2567/4259162368_0f9b2f0a32.jpg
Scientists build on the work of other scientists without asking or paying for the privilege. - Lawrence Lessig Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011
Homeless and wireless Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 Given the crises in economics and the environment, and the many challenges we face in modern society, it seems perverse to hoard knowledge in any form. Brian Lamb http://www.frikipix.com
6 Trends for the digital age Analogue Digital Tethered Mobile Closed Open Isolated Connected GenericPersonal Consuming Creating Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 Source: David Wiley: Openness and the disaggregated future of higher education
Characteristics of e-learning Analogue Digital Tethered Mobile Closed Open Isolated Connected Generic Personal Consuming Creating Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 We have the technology to facilitate the rest, but do we have the will? ! Source: David Wiley: Openness and the disaggregated future of higher education
Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 The future of learning is Social http://photozou.jp/photo/show/1274031/63055983
Connection cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 http://i.imwx.com
Communication Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 Online, En masse http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.com
Collaboration and Creation The wisdom of crowds Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 Common interests and purpose
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Social media use 2011 >640 Million >175 Million 95 million tweets/day Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 >125 Million >100 Million >5 Billion images 3000 images/minute >17 million articles 2 Billion views/day 24 hours/minute Source: http://www.browsermedia.co.uk
The future of learning is Personal Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 http://farm1.static.flickr.com/1/3778408_ecdaec0dae.jpg
Personalised learning means ensuring that individual differences are acknowledged Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011
Blogging ... Is the most important form of unchoreographed public discourse that we have. - Lawrence Lessig Never have so many people written so much to be read by so few... - Katie Hafner Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 http://news.oreilly.com
Blogging In the act of writing... ...we are written. - Daniel Chandler Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 http://www.volusion.com/
Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 We are family http://pro.corbis.com
Wii are family! Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 http://wiifitnessdepot.com
Personaltechnologies Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 http://farm1.static.flickr.com/117/291379959_594fa8ef70.jpg
Listening culture Audio feedback for learning Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1259/595625303_d054b5f8a5.jpg
The future of learning is augmented Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011
Augmented Reality (AR) is when technology recognises what you are doing and then enhances it. AR apps add information to the world around us. Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 Source: www.geeks.co.uk
Augmented Reality Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 images.businessweek.com 1: The phone app 2: The wearable
Marker technology (Magic Symbol) Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011
The future of learning will merge virtual and real worlds. Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 http://www.wunschfeld.net
The future of learning is visual Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 http://www.flickr.com/photos/raylopez/867883420/
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Infographics Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011 http://www.elrst.com/wp-content/
