act principals 2

Mark Sparvell

Principals Australiamark.sparvell@pa.edu.au

We are social, that’s nothing new

http://www.personalizemedia.com/the-count/

Sharing stories is as old as time

The furniture is changing though

Our CHALLENGES areSHARED CHALLENGES

Our SOLUTIONS areSHARED SOLUTIONS

Lecture based, content controlled by educator, content & assessment model

TRADITIONAL Industrial Revolution

Traditional paradigms replicated with technology…move to digital

AUTOMATION AGE 90s - Now

1:1 student to technology device, ubiquitous digital learning

ACCESS AGE Now – 3 Yrs

Data driven personalization, elevated technology integration, rich content

HOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION

NUI, Natural Language, Immersive learning, anywhere anytime connectivity

FUTURE

Education Transitions

Personalized Learning – Student Driven

Independent of Time and Location

Individual Assessment & Digital Learning Identity

Flexible Subjects –

Skill-based Learning

Rethinking Traditional

Classrooms

Teaches as “Analysts” or “Tutors”

Competency Based

Schedule

Learning Achievements

/Badges

Dynamic Content

Store

21st Century Student Expectations

Create CommunicateCoordinateConnect Collaborate

Ever Changing Technology

LOCATIONSOCIAL

COMPUTINGUBIQUITOUS

CONNECTIVITYPERVASIVEDISPLAYS

NATURAL USERINTERFACEDATACLOUD

DEVICE & CONTENT

EVERYWHERE

www.itlresearch.com

www.pilsr.com

Key FINDINGS

Ten facilitated groups led by practioners in the field.

Capacity to build unlimited groups.

Groups can be public or private.

Mentoring opportunities

Events- webinar series featuring national and international speakers.

Overview of functions

Portfolio, cv and engagement with professional standard

Personal professional profile where the user has complete control over the amount of information they wish to share.

groups

mark.sparvell@pa.edu.au 2011

“A professional learning community for leaders and aspiring leaders”

Palnet by the numbers

292 users

32 groups

373 pages created

193 members in Leading ICT

184 members in Australian Curriculum

182 members in Change Leadership

151 members in Standards

2069 visits

25,562 page views

12:35 av time on site

27 countries

78 members of

Aboriginal and

Torres Strait

Islander

Education Groups

is no longer king

ENGAGEMENTis paramount…but

http://titanpad.com/

•Creative confident choosers and users of tools and environments for thinking, constructing knowledge and developing skills.• To develop active, informed citizens who can engage in deep reflective thinking and are capable of making moral and ethical decisions.• We place transformative tools in the hands of the learners but not everyone and not all the time.• We seek to make learning public

www.wazmac.com

BUILDCommunities not websites

Sustainability and the digital ecosystem

CREATERelationships not events

BEBe everywhere

SCALEABLEMake it work everywhere and everyway

SIZE COUNTSGenerate a critical mass of users

ATTRACTAttract and retain users

AdvantagesGreater access

Diversity of voice

Long Term Connections

Preserved knowledge

Sustainable Communities

Harness collective wisdom

Make a differenceone conversation at a

time