bb4edu

Presented at the National Broadband ForumJohannesburg, 24 March 2009

bb4edu

Steve VoslooFellow, 21st century learning

In South Africa we want ... an information society

made up by knowledge workers

participating in a knowledge economy

competing on a global level

my point: access to ICT

access to information

my point: access to ICT

access to information

access to participation

Participatory culture:creating and sharing one's creationlow barriers to artistic expressionblogs, podcasts, games, videos, fan fiction(Jenkins et al., 2006)

Participation is about:creationcommunicationcollaborationproblem solvingcritical reading

Web 2.0 ... an “architecture of participation”(O'Reilly, 2005)

Participatory gap:the unequal access to the opportunities, experiences, skills, and knowledge that will prepare youth for full participation in the world of tomorrow(Jenkins et al., 2006)

What does participation in a broadband-enabled world mean for education?

Then ... Learning = acquiring information

Information is scarce and hard to find

Trust authority for good information

Good information is not up for discussion(Wesch, 2009)

Now ... Learning = making meaning

Information is plentiful and easy to find

Trust multiple sources for good information

Information is definitely up for discussion

Participation is about:creationcommunicationcollaborationproblem solvingcritical reading

Broadband takes homework and turns it into UGC

Broadband widens communication – no longer writing just for the teacher

Broadband enables wider collaboration– group work no longer just within classroom

Broadband enables peer-to-peer learning across time and space

Broadband enables enables local and global problem solving

Broadband blurs the lines between formal and informal learning

Broadband requires critical reading

Broadband changes the role of the teacher... and of the learner

All aligned with outcomes-based education (OBE)

Broadband makes assignments fun

dr.math: What grade are you in? what are you covering in math?

Spark plug: 7

dr.math: grade 7?

Spark plug: yes

dr.math: are u doing "pre algebra" stuff like What is the value of X if x + 3 = 10?

Spark plug: yes

dr.math: ok, so what is the value of x if x + 3 = 10?

Spark plug: 7

dr.math: ok. how about (15 x 2 ) + x = 35

Spark plug: 5

dr.math: (I am going to use * for multiply so not to confuse it with x, ok?)

Spark plug: ok

dr.math: (2 * x) + 8 = 18

Spark plug: 5

dr.math: very good. can you explain to me how you figured that out?

Spark plug: 18 - 8 is 10 so 2* what is 10 and the answer is 5

dr.math: Excellent.

Caveat: broadband ... is not only hi-tech

doesn't make good educators

effects change at different speeds

is not an end in itself

In South Africa we want ... an information society

made up by knowledge workers

participating in a knowledge economy

competing on a global level

In South Africa we want ... an information society

made up by knowledge workers

participating in a knowledge economy

competing on a global level

a broadband-enabled participatory learning environment

Then we need ...

www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

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