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New Learning Technologies and Emergent Practices in Higher Education. A survey of new technologies in the hands of our students. Cyprien Lomas ELI Scholar in Residence EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Director, Learning Centre, Faculty of Land & Food Systems University of British Columbia (UBC)
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New Learning Technologies and Emergent Practices in Higher Education A survey of new technologies in the hands of our students
Cyprien Lomas • ELI Scholar in Residence • EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative • Director, Learning Centre, Faculty of Land & Food Systems • University of British Columbia (UBC) • clomas@educause.edu • IM: sitegeist@yahoo.com • Skype: cypri3n
Setting the context: What is going on at your campus? • Learning Management Systems • Blended (hybrid) learning • ePortfolios • Buildings and classrooms • Clickers, wifi, videoconferencing
What else is going on? • Podcasting • Gaming • IM, chat • Social software • Mobile applications • Ubiquitous wireless • Interactivity
Understand what is happening… • What can we learn from our students? • What can we learn from their practices? • How can we spot a fad?
Trends • Self expression • New ways of organizing information • Never away from the institution
Self Expression http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/numa.php
Narrow - Casting • Narrow - personal and specialized/niche content production • Casting - personalized choice / subscription - distribution via RSS 2.0 (enclosures) - RSS fits into the consumer control trend that's sweeping the media world
History content transport player
Screencasting • How to use Audacity http://www.educause.edu/Screencasts/Audacity/Untitled.html
??? Creation New Literacies Remix Orchestration
Always on Michael Stephens photo http://tinyurl.com/8kb4r
In seminar practices http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyprien/14330956/
Google Jockeying • http://www.langmaker.com/db/eng_googlefu_form.htm
Location is everything… • Google Maps • Remix with flickr • Remix with data
Conclusions • Easy to create data, stories, etc. • Smarter organization of data • Richer media literacy • Authentic locations • New spaces for learning
Thanks to…. • Nick Noakes, UST Hong Kong • Ruben Puentedura, Hippasus • Wayne Brent, U Arizona • EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative • NMC • Horizon VCOP
clomas@educause.edu • http:landfood.jot.com/EmergingPractices