EDUCATION 2.0
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“If we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow.” – John Dewey
EDUCATION 2.0 The Need to Update Our Teaching Techniques so as to Make Better Use of the Internet
Education 2.0 • Divergence in the use of the internet • Understanding the root of the problem • Importance of updating internet use in the classroom • Prescriptions for how we’ll attempt to do this
Findings • With the internet: • Students can complete work quicker • Student work is drawn from more up-to-date and state-of-the-art sources • Students are “stuck” less often • Students manage their time better • Students are more likely to share information • Students consult each other for help more often
Findings • Students Feel: • The Internet usage directed by teachers is “poor”, “uninspiring”, and “not-so-engaging” • Teachers don’t acknowledge that the Internet is a big part of their lives • Students Want: • Courses that teach keyboarding, computer, and Internet literacy skills • Better coordination of their at-home Internet usage and their in-school, directed internet use • More engaging, Internet-utilizing assignments
HOW TEACHERS UNDERSTAND THE INTERNET DIFFERENTLY THAN STUDENTS
How Teachers Understand the Internet • Many Schools… • Don’t allow Internet on school grounds • Block or filter software and websites • Don’t teach basic computer/internet skills • Don’t allow internet usage for assignments • 2 Versions of the Internet: Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 • Teachers view the Internet as Web 1.0: • One-way exchange of information • Ex. Britannica (120,000 online articles)
How Students Understand the Internet • Today’s students have grown up with the Internet in it’s “Web 2.0” form • Web 2.0 • Bilateral, Multilateral-Exchange • Ex. Wikipedia (10 million articles) • Result: • We’re creating informational value at an exponential rate • The hierarchal learning process is becoming flattened and replaced with a mutually-beneficial and collaborative learning environment
Why It Matters • We are entering a world of heightened collaboration and participation • Teachers aren’t convinced that their schools are preparing them for the 21st century • Students have more information and more access to information than any previous generation and schools are not utilizing this properly • Web 2.0 services can turn ordinary students into publishers, movie makers, artists, story tellers, etc.
How to Bring Web 2.0 into the Classroom Administrative Tools • Chalksite • Grading • Attendance • Assignments • Communication • Google Calendar • Multiple Event Calendars • Group Calendars • To Do Lists
How to Bring Web 2.0 into the Classroom Teaching/Learning Services
“We’re smart when we listen. We’re smarter when we share.”- Queen Rania of Jordan (YouTube User) THE END