5. Today’s Challenge
Creating a 21st century learning environment that
engages students…
…and prepares them for life and success in the 21st
century.
6. The Teaching & Learning Disconnect
21st Century Learners 20th Century Teachers
Prefer receiving information quickly Prefer slow and controlled release
from multiple multimedia sources. of information from limited sources.
Prefer multitasking. Prefer single or limited tasking.
Prefer to provide text before pictures,
Prefer processing pictures, sounds, and video before text. sounds, and video.
Prefer to provide information linearly, logically, and
Prefer random access to hyperlinked multimedia information.
sequentially.
Prefer students to work independently
Prefer to interact/network simultaneously with many others. rather than network and interact.
Prefer to learn “just-in-time.” Prefer to teach “just-in-case” (it’s on the exam).
Prefer learning that is engaging, relevant, instantly useful, and
fun. Prefer to teach to the curriculum guide and standardized tests.
*Ian Jukes and Anita Dosaj, The InfoSavvy Group, February 2003
7. Century Shifts
20th Century Expectations 21st Century Reality and Requirements
One or two jobs in a life-long career.
Mastery of one academic, civic, or economic eld.
A teaching model based on subject matter mastery.
An assessment model based on standardized exams
that test subject matter mastery.
Consumers of content.
8. Century Shifts
20th Century Expectations 21st Century Reality and Requirements
One or two jobs in a life-long career. 10-15 jobs, more than one career.
Mastery of one academic, civic, or economic eld. Flexibility and adaptability.
Information & communication skills, thinking & problem-
A teaching model based on subject matter mastery.
solving skills, interpersonal & self-directional skills.
An assessment model based on standardized exams Authentic, structured, iterative demonstrations of student
that test subject matter mastery. understandings.
Consumers of content. Creators of content.
9. Century Shifts
20th Century Expectations 21st Century Reality and Requirements
One or two jobs in a life-long career. 10-15 jobs, more than one career.
Mastery of one academic, civic, or economic eld. Flexibility and adaptability.
Information & communication skills, thinking & problem-
A teaching model based on subject matter mastery.
solving skills, interpersonal & self-directional skills.
An assessment model based on standardized exams Authentic, structured, iterative demonstrations of student
that test subject matter mastery. understandings.
Consumers of content. Creators of content.
10. Century Shifts
20th Century Expectations 21st Century Reality and Requirements
One or two jobs in a life-long career. 10-15 jobs, more than one career.
Mastery of one academic, civic, or economic eld. Flexibility and adaptability.
Information & communication skills, thinking & problem-
A teaching model based on subject matter mastery.
solving skills, interpersonal & self-directional skills.
An assessment model based on standardized exams Authentic, structured, iterative demonstrations of student
that test subject matter mastery. understandings.
Consumers of content. Creators of content.
11. Century Shifts
20th Century Expectations 21st Century Reality and Requirements
One or two jobs in a life-long career. 10-15 jobs, more than one career.
Mastery of one academic, civic, or economic eld. Flexibility and adaptability.
Information & communication skills, thinking & problem-
A teaching model based on subject matter mastery.
solving skills, interpersonal & self-directional skills.
An assessment model based on standardized exams Authentic, structured, iterative demonstrations of student
that test subject matter mastery. understandings.
Consumers of content. Creators of content.
12. Century Shifts
20th Century Expectations 21st Century Reality and Requirements
One or two jobs in a life-long career. 10-15 jobs, more than one career.
Mastery of one academic, civic, or economic eld. Flexibility and adaptability.
Information & communication skills, thinking & problem-
A teaching model based on subject matter mastery.
solving skills, interpersonal & self-directional skills.
An assessment model based on standardized exams Authentic, structured, iterative demonstrations of student
that test subject matter mastery. understandings.
Consumers of content. Creators of content.
13. Then
phones tivo pda movies :* web movies
ps3 & xbox instant messaging bluetooth
blackberry :P records
fax books email mtv
pda games :) cable tv
car dvd tv cnn pagers
video conf. cd/dvd vhs
magazines tm SMS
Web 2.0 2nd Life pen & paper satellite tv
iPod satellite radio wifi computers cassette
MySpace wii smart phones iPhone VoIP
14. Now
phones tivo pda movies :* web movies
ps3 & xbox instant messaging bluetooth
blackberry :P records
fax books email mtv
pda games :) cable tv
car dvd tv cnn pagers
video conf. cd/dvd vhs
magazines tm SMS
Web 2.0 2nd Life pen & paper satellite tv
iPod satellite radio wifi computers cassette
MySpace wii smart phones iPhone VoIP
19. They are digital creators as well as consumers...
Digital Tools They Use...
20. They are digital creators as well as consumers...
Digital Tools They Use...
Digital Applications They Know...
21. They are digital creators as well as consumers...
Digital Tools They Use...
Digital Applications They Know...
Digital Distribution Methods They Prefer...
22. They are digital creators as well as consumers...
Digital Tools They Use...
Digital Applications They Know...
Digital Distribution Methods They Prefer...
25. Learn By
social comedy radio news technology podcast rock
talk humor internet politics entertainment indie
movies npr media alternative travel electronic history
commentary art computers interviews kcrw sports
funny german public radio art mac books life food
latin fun football family buddhism reviews music
independent culture pop education mp3 lm linux
blog love animals english chemistry kids christianity
tech baseball photography cinema dj debates
software travel geek electronica folk live guitar show
canada games electro stories dance commentaries rap
voice memos soul interview basketball business
recording marketing rants blues science liberal
26. Learn By
social comedy radio news technology podcast rock
talk humor internet politics entertainment indie
movies npr media alternative travel electronic history
commentary art computers interviews kcrw sports
funny german public radio art mac books life food
latin fun football family buddhism reviews music
independent culture pop education mp3 lm linux
blog love animals english chemistry kids christianity
tech baseball photography cinema dj debates
software travel geek electronica folk live guitar show
canada games electro stories dance commentaries rap
voice memos soul interview basketball business
recording marketing rants blues science liberal
27. Learn By & Watching...
social comedy radio news technology podcast rock
talk humor internet politics entertainment indie
movies npr media alternative travel electronic history
commentary art computers interviews kcrw sports
funny german public radio art mac books life food
latin fun football family buddhism reviews music
independent culture pop education mp3 lm linux
blog love animals english chemistry kids christianity
tech baseball photography cinema dj debates
software travel geek electronica folk live guitar show
canada games electro stories dance commentaries rap
voice memos soul interview basketball business
recording marketing rants blues science liberal
28. Learn By & Watching...
social comedy radio news technology podcast rock
talk humor internet politics entertainment indie
movies npr media alternative travel electronic history
commentary art computers interviews kcrw sports
funny german public radio art mac books life food
latin fun football family buddhism reviews music
independent culture pop education mp3 lm linux
blog love animals english chemistry kids christianity
tech baseball photography cinema dj debates
software travel geek electronica folk live guitar show
canada games electro stories dance commentaries rap
voice memos soul interview basketball business
recording marketing rants blues science liberal
29.
30. Understanding Digital Kids (DKs) Teaching & Learning
in the New Digital Landscape
By Ian Jukes, The InfoSavvy Group - May 2005
31. Books
Internet
Simulations
Blogs
Podcasting
Digital Creations
Understanding Digital Kids (DKs) Teaching & Learning
in the New Digital Landscape
By Ian Jukes, The InfoSavvy Group - May 2005
37. “The world around us isn't waiting for us to make gradual
transitions. It's making revolutionary, not evolutionary,
transitions every 5 to 10 years. I don't think the "get a few
teachers on board this year, another few next year,
another few next year" model isn't up to the challenge.”
Author Unknown
As a child, I didn’t want computers. That was far from my mind. Only the Space people had computers and I knew mine would be too expensive. I wanted to see through things like Superman. I wanted to have the best vision ever. I never purchased one, but if I did it would be the $2 “De Luxe Model”
Even as a teacher, I still want the best vision ever for my students.
But you know that we all have to have the best vision ever in education. Better than we have now.
It’s not just having a computer in the classroom.
It’s not just having them on a computer for so many minutes during the period.
I teach in Georgia came from Kansas. Through my 15 years of teaching I have learned that it is remarkably easy to teach poorly; it is remarkably easy to lead poorly.
It’s so easy for me to give you a worksheet.
It’s so easy to show you a video.
It’s so easy for me not to get to know you as a learner and find out where you are with your understanding of what we are talking about and how you can be challenged and how your needs and interests can be met in the learning process.
But do you realize the students entering 1st Grade THIS fall will graduate in the year 2020? 2020. I graduated in 19 (mumble mumble).
It’s not just having a computer in the classroom.
It’s not just having them on a computer for so many minutes during the period.
I teach in Georgia came from Kansas. Through my 15 years of teaching I have learned that it is remarkably easy to teach poorly; it is remarkably easy to lead poorly.
It’s so easy for me to give you a worksheet.
It’s so easy to show you a video.
It’s so easy for me not to get to know you as a learner and find out where you are with your understanding of what we are talking about and how you can be challenged and how your needs and interests can be met in the learning process.
But do you realize the students entering 1st Grade THIS fall will graduate in the year 2020? 2020. I graduated in 19 (mumble mumble).
The Disconnect
Generations have always suffered “generation gaps”, but today the gap is wider than ever. Based on what we know from brain-based research, the nueral pathways of pre and post 1980 brains are radically different. Having multiple media inputs is not a preference for today’s learners - it is a requirement for learning. The traditional method of teaching does not work for today’s learners. Never before has the difference been so evident between how digital natives want - no need - to learn and how digital immigrants want to teach.
We, as digital immigrants, think that in order for students to concentrate, we need to limit the sensory inputs and control the release of information... Have you ever heard a teacher say that a student cannot read a particular book, story, etc because he/she will be teaching it next semester or next year? We have a set way of introducing information, but kids who are digital natives operate in a hyperlinked way - they want to explore information in a more random way. They operate natively in a Google=search manner and think it’s humerous that adults have to be taught how to use Google!
When you think of Digital Native versus Digital Immigrant, you have a problem with DSL - not the communication transport for the internet - but Digital as a Second Language - just another language to support in education.
Is it any wonder that a disconnect exists? It is imperative that we learn how to meet the needs of these new learners. However, the landscape is not bleak. from all the market research done on the millennials , we know ....
Pre-1980 Students
This is what was available to average 16-year-olds. This is how they received or created information.
How many of these students could actually publish their own work? They really weren’t able to publish. Today’s students really have many more forms of communication...
