CTRL/ALT: Fostering Individuality, Community and Civic Engagement in the Connected Classroom

CTRL/ALT
Livia Veneziano
SXSWedu 2014

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CTRL/ALT | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT & THE CONNECTED CLASSROOM

Wednesday, March 5, 14

LIVIA VENEZIANO | SXSW EDU 2014

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the classroom
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Individuality, community, and
civic engagement are all cultured
in a connected classroom.

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Individuality, community, and
civic engagement are all cultured
in a connected classroom.

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community:
A feeling of fellowship with others,
as a result of sharing common
attitudes, interests, and goals.

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The people around you.
At play.

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At work.

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Online.

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connected classroom:
A place that uses digital and
experiential tools to engage with
educational content and offer flexible
learning opportunities for all students.
- Me

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Access to digital tools.
Preferably with internet.

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civic engagement:
Individual and collective actions
designed to identify and address
issues of public concern.
- “Civic Engagement”, American Psychological Association

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Taking action for the
things you care about.

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Taking action for the
things you care about.

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one more...

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blended learning:
a formal education program in which a student
learns in part through online delivery of
content and instruction with some element of
student control over time, place, path or pace.
- Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation

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Utilize flexible
learning methods.

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Utilize flexible
learning methods.

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Utilize flexible
learning methods.

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TIME

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PLACE

PATH

PACE


The connected classroom
is more than a place that
fosters “digital literacy.”

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Critical Thinking
Targeting Strengths
Digital Fluency
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actionable
learning
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so what?
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Technology is making
the world a small place.

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Digital is just a channel
for sharing ideas.

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Civic Engagement
Happens on both local
and global scales.

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VS.

LOCAL

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GLOBAL


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Global conversations through a range of media...
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...grow at an incredible rate...
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...through channels with increasing authority.
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Digital possibilities:
We are learning about the possibilities
and challenging the boundaries of digital
channels and technology every day.

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Students need to build a
set of skills unique to a
new set of tools.
It’s about helping students connect
and communicate.

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Levels of Engagement:

Awareness

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Awareness
Conversation

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Awareness
Conversation
Action

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Awareness
Conversation
Action
Organization
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So, how are we teaching
communication?

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4 tools

to help students use digital
tools meaningfully.
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Hear me roar!
Access & fluency in communication tools

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Hear me roar!

The way I see it...
Creation & documentation

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Hear me roar!

The way I see it...

Speak my language.
Delivery of information

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Hear me roar!

The way I see it...

Speak my language.
Delivery of information

Get with the times.
Acknowledging changes in channels
& modes of communication
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Let’s be friends!
livia.veneziano@gmail.com
@gingerstormy

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