The document discusses emerging technologies in higher education and whether they are simply amusing students or can be used to genuinely engage them. It begins with the presenter noting some technical issues with his presentation slides. It then discusses perspectives on whether entertaining or engaging students is the job of faculty, and whether technology can help with engagement. Various polling questions are presented to attendees about their technology use and views on topics like Web 2.0, online learning, and multi-tasking. Quotes from thinkers like Neil Postman and Marshall McLuhan are presented. Throughout there is a discussion of challenges around innovation versus insanity when using new technologies in education.
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Which of the following do you do?
1. File income taxes online (e-file)
2. Use online banking services
3. Check email on 3 or more diff. accts
4. Have an avatar in Second Life
5. Engage in an MMORPG (NOT SL)
6. None of the above
18. 0%
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Choose each true statement
1. You own an iPhone, Droid, Blackberry
2. Prefer online news over newspapers
3. You consider yourself to be creative
4. You have more than 5 cloud documents
5. You can define the term “Web 2.0”
6. None of the above are true
26. Select each item that is true.
0%
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0% 1. You have created one or more blogs
2. You write one or more active blogs
3. You regularly read 1+ education blogs
4. You read 10+ blogs via RSS feeds
5. None of the above
31. Amusing Ourselves to Death
• Many of the
remarks he made
about television
can be made
today about
computers and
social networking
32. My Take on Postman
• The Web was just another one-way
distraction device.
• However, Web 2.0 goes beyond
amusement by bringing people
together and encouraging creativity.
41. The Power of Networks
• How many contacts do you have in
your phone?
• How many Twitter followers or
Facebook friends do you have?
• How many people can you reach
without leaving this room?
42. Way More than 33 Million
• Don’t Buy the Book!
• Just absorb the
concept.
• Behold the power
of the network
43. Twitter makes me like people I’ve never met and Facebook
makes me hate people I know in real life. @shaylamaddox
56. DIY U
• Anya Kamenetz
• Edupunks,
Edupreneurs, and
the Coming
Transformation of
Higher Education
57. DIY U – Ch. 1 - History
• Single biggest recipient benefactor
of federal financial aid is
______________
• University of Phoenix
• Does it seem odd that a “private”
university gets the most public
funds?
58. • Suggestion: “Allocate Funds for
Access”
• “Colleges that serve rich students
get more federal and state money
than colleges that serve poor
students.”
• This needs to be reversed.
DIY U – Ch. 2 - Sociology
59. • Idea: Restore the concept of “free.”
• Have you heard of Hard Work U?
• Part of the “Work College
Consortium.”
• Min. 15 hours per week per student.
DIY U – Ch. 3 - Economics
60. • “If universities can’t find the will to
innovate and adapt to changes in
the world around them, universities
will be irrelevant by the year 2020.”
• David Wiley (as quoted in DIYU)
DIY U – Ch. 4 – Computer
Science
61. • “Edupunk is about the utter
irresponsibility and lethargy of
educational institutions, and the
means by which they are
cannibalizing their own mission.
• Jim Groom (as quoted in DIYU)
DIY U – Ch. 5 – Independent
Study
62. • 20 years from now … “won’t be the
brick and mortar and a course in
this & that. It’s going to be more
outcomes based and skill based,
project based.
• Judy Baker (Foothill-DeAnza
College)
DIY U – Ch. 6 - Commencement
63. Do you agree that higher ed
needs to change significantly to
remain relevant?
Yes
No
16%
84%
1.Yes
2.No