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Converging Technologies

‘Tools of the Trade’ Rethinking how to connect with today’s learners Presented by Paula E. Williams Acting CEO Learning Technologies Unit. Converging Technologies. Sydney Morning Herald (SMH)10 October 2005.

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Converging Technologies

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  1. ‘Tools of the Trade’ Rethinking how to connect with today’s learners Presented by Paula E. Williams Acting CEO Learning Technologies Unit Converging Technologies

  2. Sydney Morning Herald (SMH)10 October 2005 Today’s students have been described as having an ‘information age’ mindset, being Millennials or members of the Net Generation. While this portrayal of generational learning styles can be oversimplified, the technology and media used by children during their formative years do have an influence on how they learn, as do the media used by adults. However, technology is no more static than people. The internet is a constantly evolving infrastructure that now supports many media, (Dede, 2005) Converging Technologies

  3. Sydney Morning Herald - 1st October 2005 Today’s students are predominantly 24-40yrs

  4. Age of Transitions 2010-2015 Biology Nano -Science The Future Information Today 1965 The Computer Communication Revolution 2nd Industrial Revolution 1865 The S Curves of Technological Change

  5. Teachers are trying to connect with today’s learners using the tools of the 70’s and 80’s • Blackboard- chalk 1960’s • White board -Artline Pens 1980’s • Overhead transparencies – 1990’s • Duplicating paper (environmentally unfriendly) • Roneo Vickers Stencilling Carbon Copiers • Gestetner machines • Photocopying –Xerox machines • Network B/W & Colour printers (laser) • Recording Devices • Cassette tapes • Video’s • CD ROMs/DVD’s

  6. Teachers moved from creating paper-based delivery to electronic delivery using Web 1.0 Learners were studying online around the beginning of the 21st Century -2000 • Hard copy (paper-based resources/notes) • CD ROM • Personal Computers with access to Internet • Email – • Online delivery via LMS (Janison)

  7. SMS Hi K… Ru f3 2 c my nu car 2day or L8r on 2moro ?

  8. MMS Hi dudes ! C g8 pic of my lil brother with nu ipod goto Mpeg + hear downloads on my blogsite.. Moblogging Audiopeg and Video Messaging…

  9. Then came Web 2.0… From the blogging phenomenom

  10. Options for Converging Technologies • MP3s (iPods, nanopods) • Podcasting • Mobile Phones • SMS/MMS • Moblogging/audioblogging/ • Social Software • Blogs,wikis • PDA’s MMS,Video • Digital Storytelling (Photostory 3) • Smartboards,videoconferencing • Webconferencing tools Breeze, illuminate,Bridgit • VOIP eg Skype, MSN,MySpace,Gmail,Google • Virtual 3D worlds eg Second Life, • GPS positioning eg Googlemaps,Navman,RFID

  11. Awareness of available technologies More tools and time to provide educational support Less time on administrative tasks More effective tools for communicating with students and off-site teachers Time to be trained What staff need

  12. x X x x x WSI Transition Stages 2010-2015 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 1999 Mid-2006-2007 Presence IntegrationTransformation Convergence The S-curve for WSI is just at the point of entering the ‘Convergence Stage’

  13. Emergent technologies currently evaluated Currently WSI is evaluating the following learning technologies for delivering better services and implement new learning options to improve student outcomes.

  14. Evaluation criteria

  15. Time to rethink how we teach… Western Sydney Institute of TAFE must continue to adopt innovative approaches to make education relevant and accessible to all learners so as to implement new learning options to improve student outcomes and thus prepare our workforce for the challenges of tomorrow. “Today’s students are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach” (Prensky,2001)

  16. Already, new socio-economic trends have arisen along with new and emerging technologies. This will require change to educational curricula, workforce skills, new teaching and learning models, and as consequence business strategy models. Conclusion

  17. It’s NO use his mobile isn’t switched on! “….Mmmm Learning …anywhere, anytime!”

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