The document summarizes Dr. George Veletsianos' 2013 presentation on emerging technologies for online learning. Some key points from the presentation include: unexpected outcomes can result from integrating technology; scholars should enact open scholarship by sharing work online; technologies can be repurposed for purposes beyond their original design; and pedagogy shapes and is shaped by the technologies used. Research and evaluation of emerging technologies is needed. The presentation highlighted concepts like open course phenomena and how past experiences inform current practices with technology.

1. Tales of learning online with
Emerging Technologies
Dr. George Veletsianos
Assistant Professor of Learning
Technologies
University of Texas at Austin
2013 Sloan-C Emerging Technologies for Online Learning Plenary Talk

2. We live in interesting times!
• Technological
advancements
• Widespread interest
in education
• Educational
Technology

3. 1. Unexpected Outcomes
Veletsianos, Kimmons, & French, (in press)

4. Small group discussion
• Has the integration of technology in your
own settings led to any unexpected
outcomes?
• Reflect on your practice.
• In your group, share a story or two relating
to this phenomenon.
• Assign a spokesperson & be ready to share
with the rest of us.

5. Groups share

6. 2. Enacting Scholarship in the Open
Veletsianos (under review); Veletsianos & Kimmons 2012, 2013

7. 3. Repurposing Technology
Veletsianos (2012)

8. 4. The value of Pedagogy (or, Emerging
Technologies shape & are shaped by education)
Doering & Veletsianos (2008); Veletsianos (2010, 2011)

9. Small group discussion
• What are your experiences with openness?
What is holding you back from sharing? What
is motivating you to share?
• How is a tool that you use enabling you to do
more than what you used to? How is a tool
restricting your pedagogical practice?
• In your group, share a story or two relating to
these two issues.
• Assign a spokesperson & be ready to share
with the rest of us.

10. Groups share

11. 5. The Open Course Phenomenon

12. 6. Past Experiences Framing Current Practices
Veletsianos, Kimmons, & French, (in press)

13. 7. The need for research & evaluation

14. Summary
• No silver bullets
• Unexpected outcomes
• Open scholarship
• Technology repurposing
• Pedagogy, technology, & co-shaping
• The open course phenomenon
• Past experiences sharing current practice
• The value of research and evaluation

15. Thank you
Dr. George Veletsianos
Assistant Professor of Learning Technologies
University of Texas at Austin
http://www.veletsianos.com
@veletsianos
veletsianos@gmail.com

16. References
Available at http://www.veletsianos/publications
Veletsianos, G. (2010). Emerging Technologies in Distance Education. Edmonton, AB: Athabasca
University Press.
Veletsianos, G. (2010). A Definition of Emerging Technologies for Education. In G. Veletsianos (Ed.),
Emerging Technologies in Distance Education (pp. 3-22). Edmonton, AB: Athabasca University Press.
Veletsianos, G., Kimmons, R., & French, K. (in press). Instructor experiences with a social networking site in
a higher education setting: Expectations, Frustrations, Appropriation, and Compartmentalization.
Educational Technology, Research, and Development.
Veletsianos, G. & Kimmons, R. (2013). Scholars and Faculty Members Lived Experiences in Online Social
Networks. The Internet and Higher Education,16(1), 43-50.
Veletsianos, G. & Kimmons, R. (2012). Assumptions and Challenges of Open Scholarship. The
International Review Of Research In Open And Distance Learning,13(4), 166-189
Veletsianos, G. (2012). Higher Education Scholars’ Participation and Practices on Twitter. Journal of
Computer Assisted Learning, 28(4), 336-349.
Veletsianos, G. & Kimmons, R. (2012). Networked Participatory Scholarship: Emergent Techno-Cultural
Pressures Toward Open and Digital Scholarship in Online Networks. Computers & Education, 58(2),
766-774.
Veletsianos, G. (2011). Designing Opportunities for Transformation with Emerging Technologies.
Educational Technology, 51(2), 41-46.
Doering, A., & Veletsianos, G. (Fall 2008). Hybrid Online Education: Identifying Integration Models using
Adventure Learning. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 41(1), 101-119.

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• Before NOW then
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