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ECIS TECH CONFERENCE 2013

PLANS FOR THE SPACESHIP:

Helping our kids take off In the 21 st century

March 15, 2013, Cobham, UK



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there!

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It may be a funeral for [TimeMagazine] but it’s not a

funeral for us. We can’t wear black crepe every time

somebody prefers to read on

a tablet….




…we can’t be like the autoindustry and the G.O.P.,who got accustomed to

waiting around for it to be1965 again.

— Maureen Dowd inThe New York Times




Learning tolove the

iGeneration?




I say ship ‘em ‘ome& bring in a

Proper bunch of kids from the

1950s!




I’m sorry, but thoseiKids just don’t fit

in well with someof our faculty




They think theyknow more than

we do abouttechnology!




Heck, I know themultiplication

tables through 50!




I bet none of themcan work out 57 x 26while writing 10,000words backwards in

messy ink!




Rubik’s cube

indeed!




NEW

PERSPECTIVES© 2013 Marc Prensky

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My assumption…

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Our goal

is to bring our kidsinto the future…




equipped with the skillsthat will allow them to

function and thrive




in a 21 st century context!



Althoughpeople blame everyone

In the world(including the iGeneration)

for our problems…




What is really causingOur current educational

problems is




The newNEW CONTEXT

in which welive and teach




New Perspective:

IT’S THE CONTEXTFOR EDUCATION

THAT’S CHANGED © 2013 Marc Prensky



We all live, teachand learn in a

NEW,WORLDWIDE

CONTEXT


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of


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V U C A


V olatilityU ncertainty

C omplexity

A mbiguity

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and


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accelerating




“Learning toLove the iGeneration”




Learning to

Adapt to theNew Context

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Now, every day


N t h l i00:00:00



New technology isconceived and born


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for kids to learn with,

and about.





S teadyC ertain

O rdered

U nambiguous



Are now finding

that they live and teachin a world of





accelerating



and




V U C A


V olatilityU ncertainty

C omplexity

A mbiguity

A d h j i



And they are just startingto learn to deal with it!




Some more than others!


And it’s our job to help them!



And it s our job to help them!


o p ease on worry00:00:00




o p ease, on worry,because…

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Taken by Sky, Age 3½

I am here


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to help you

cope with thenew context…


and still stay sane!00:00:00



…and still stay sane!


Because the changes are



Because the changes areoften very

SCARY


W ll b d i d



We all must be daring andcourageous…




…feeling the fear

— and doing it anyway!


Which is the definition of

COURAGE

I’ b k!



I’m back! because…


they keep



asking methese silly

questions!


“Is education ready



yto embrace the

irresistible IT vision

of tomorrow’sclassroom?”


H th h k



How the heckshould I know?


B t I d h



But I do have abetter question:





Is education ready to

have the “classroom” be the world?




It’s NOT about bringing IT into the classroom

It’s about not having

“traditional classrooms” at all, thanks to IT




Physically,

We still herd our kids around,and into little rooms




Based, for the most part,

on“date of manufacture”

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A “herd”




A herd (i.e. a class)

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“Herding”

is a silly wayto educate

Because what’s



going onintellectually is

this:





Our strategy

has beento rein their attention in




But technology

wants to do the opposite:




i.e. to reach outAnd contact the world!




That’s the tension going on:




A fightFor the kids’ attention




In my life outside schoolI have to constantly think

and make decisions.

In school they tell mewhat to do — I just have tofollow their directions.

--a H.S. student




“I could stand onmy head

and it wouldn’tmake any

difference”

--a teacher




My argument




Is that you gettheir attention

NOT by closing theclassroom down




But by

Opening it Up!



LIVE IN THEWHOLE WORLD


Today’s kids



IN THEWHOLE WORLD


Educate them



THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM


feel like the world!

Teachers need to make




It’s a mashup!



This is the world

They live in:




Science



Technology



Engineering



Math



The social sciences




The Arts




Almost all the advances,in every field, are a result

of adding technology




It’s inconceivable to think of a scientist or engineer,

or even an academicworking without technology





So how basic IS technologyin the 21 st century context?



There are a lot of fadsin education




IS TECHNOLOGY A FAD?





“You guys think of technology as tools.

We think of it as afoundation: it underlies

everything we do.”

— a HS student




Because wisdom nowcomes from the

human-technologysymbiosis…



Technology must be partof everything we do

in the same way thatreading is





to succeed

in our new digital context

People need technology

(and Digital Wisdom about using it)




“If I lose my cellphone I lose half

my brain” -- a high school student




“My phone is my

third hand ” -- a high school student

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TURN IT OFF?


A scientist, to kids:



“Everything I’m

about to tellyou is wrong.”





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“AORTA”

(Always-on Real TimeAccess)




Technology is NOT just about

“ENGAGEMENT”





“Engaging” all kids withstuff we make or do for

themIS IMPOSSIBLE



It’s far too

TOP DOWN


Top-Down has issues:




We need BALANCE

Top Down

Bottom Up

M W



Men Women


20 th t



© 2013 Marc Prensky© 2013 Marc Prensky

LISTENINGTO THE WOMEN

20 th century

Over 25



Under 25 © 2013 Marc Prensky

21 st t




LISTENING

TO THE KIDS

21 st century




What we need to get it isNOT to

“engage our kids” but to




Engage WITH our kids




Talk to them

Listen to them



When we do,we will learn that

our kids arereally full of


Sports Space DancePeopleThe Environment MotorcyclesAnimals




Coins

History Singing WritingNature

Music Medicine

Programming Business

The Internet




The most fundamentalthing technology does

is let peopleCONNECT




AROUND THEIRPASSIONS

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We used to prepare

kids toCONNECT LATER





Now we must

EMPOWER OUR STUDENTS




BY CONNECTING THEMALL THE TIME!




ALL THE TIME!


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A far better wayto educate everyone

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Is to connect all our students,teachers and citizens as

NODES ON THE NETWORK

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The networkwill soon become

THE PRIMARY SOURCE FOREDUCATION FOR ALL




We need to change fromviewing education as

HERDING(into hierarchical pens)




To viewing education asA NETWORK

of people connectedaround the world

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The Educators’ New Job

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Is to teach our children

TO EDUCATE THEMSELVESUSING THE NETWORK

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because

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Once we show themhow….

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Connected people

become empowered

to

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to

LEARNLIVE

WORKEARN

PARTICIPATE

far better



THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM


feel like the world!

Teachers need to make

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It’s about having theBEST / FASTEST

NETWORKpossible!


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and

USING IT!


THAT WE CONNECT

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THAT WE CONNECT

ALL OUR STUDENTSAND TEACHERS AND USE

THOSE CONNECTIONS

Is far more importantthan any individual

educationalprograms we find or use




Technology is NOT about

STUFF…



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Technology needs to beabout

EXTENDING OUR THINKING!




Technologyis a part of

MENTAL ACTIVITY



Human brains are beingINCREDIBLY

ENHANCED and EXTENDEDBY TECHNOLOGY





leftbrain

rightbrain

Extended Brain(by technology)

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Thinking abouthow to use technology

is more important to ourstudents’ education than using it!


Because while human brains do manythings well:



• Reasoning• Reflecting and contemplating• Combining reason and emotion• Solving problems• Learning from experience • Working with other people• Creating• Storing and retrieving• Building up expertise•

Having empathy• Having a sense of context• Having a sense of humor • Telling stories• Lying


• Using trillions of data points

There are things brains ARE NOT GOOD AT :



Using trillions of data points

• Dealing with extreme complexity

• Predicting the future

• Going beyond our senses

• Understanding others’ thoughts and intentions

• Holding multiple perspectives simultaneously

•

Separating emotional and rational• Remembering everything


Technology extensions to our brainsare helping us :




• improve our communications • improve our relations and our health• make better decisions• deepen our analyses• derive new and useful insights• increase our creativity• involve our whole planet

Combining




Those things our

BRAINSDO WELL

Those things that

TECHNOLOGYDOES BETTER

with

in the best possible way




is

“DIGITAL WISDOM”



DON’T FAVOR ONLY THE

BRAIN ALONE;EDUCATE

THE EXTENDED BRAIN




M f h d i h




Most of what we do withtechnology is just

“Old things in new ways” These are “TRIVIAL” uses

of technology




Our kids need “POWERFUL”uses of technology, i.e.

“New things wecouldn’t do before”



Powerful uses include:


SKYPING AND TWEETINGAROUND THE WORLD




AROUND THE WORLD

COMPUTATION ENGINES and AI




SIRI



How much arable landis there per human?




What if people

SPREAD OUT?




Wolfram Alpha,


3D PRINTING




SIMULATIONS



VIRTUAL WORLDS



COMPLEX GAMES



ROBOTICS



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As everything changes,

WHAT LASTS?


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What lasts are:



VERBS (i.e. SKILLS)


NounsVerbs

Verbs vs. Nouns

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Nouns(Tools)

PowerPoint

Verbs(Skills)

Presenting

Change rapidlyStay the same

EmailCommunicating

WikipediaLearning

Texting

You Tube????

Twitter

FlashHTML5

VERBS

Stay the same

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• Being rigorous

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Stay the same

• Creating emotion

• Communicating

• Presenting logically

• Thinking critically

• Understanding context

• Persuading

Analyzing Calculating

Predicting Presenting

EthicalQuestioning

VERBS00:00:00



Calculating

Collaborating Combining Communicating Comparing Competing Connecting Cooperating

CreatingDebating DecidingEstimating

Presenting

Questioning, Socratic(i.e. thought-provoking)

Reflecting Searching / Finding Sharing SimulatingThinking critically

Thinking logically Trying Verifying Writing


Questioning

Evaluating Experimenting Exploring Imitating Innovating Leading Listening Negotiating Networking Observing Practicing

NOUNS

Change

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• Blackboards Electronic Boards

Change

• MySpace Facebook

• Laptops Tablets

• Overheads PowerPoint

• Books e-books

• Mobile Phones App Phones

• Clickers Mobile phones


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What are the keyverbs (skills)we want our studentsto learn, practice and

master?





“Am I using theappropriate / best /latest nouns

for the verbs (skills)I am teaching?”





“Am I ready andflexible enough

to move to new nounsas they appear?”

Leader's role:



BE SURE TEACHERSTEACH & ASSIGN VERBS

AND GIVE STUDENTSTHE CHOICE OF NOUNS


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What also lasts are:



EMPATHYCHOICE

PASSION





THINGS THAT

TECHNOLOGYCAN’T DO AT ALL!




Empathy ( Desire)

Choice ( Motivation)

Leader's role:



EMPHASIZEEMPATHY

GIVE KIDSCHOICE





Empathy ( Desire)

Choice ( Motivation)Passion ( Persistence)




Helping studentsfind & follow their passion

is a key to 21st

centuryeducation!



If tomorrow every teacher

asked every student




“What areyoupassionate

about?” © 2013 Marc Prensky



And wrote it down and

acted on it




Our education wouldtake giant leaps

overnight!





On

SHARING

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SHARING IS KEYBecause…





When we share more,

we learn faster

Old context:

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DON’T’ SHARE “Keep it close to the vest”

New context:SHARE EVERYTHING

“First to share gets the reward”


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It’s important to

understand that




There are only

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good practices

Our job is toInvent and share

better ones every day




So to be effective,WE ALL NEED TO

EXPERIMENT, INVENT, ANDSHARE WHAT WORKSEVERY DAY




“Don’texperimentwith my kid”

— a parent




WE HAVE TO EXPERIMENT — RESPONSIBLY —

BECAUSE WE DON’T YET KNOW WHAT WORKS IN THISNEW CONTEXT




And quickly share

WHAT WORKS


Today’s sharing tool is VIDEO




There are 2 kinds of “video”:




“Produced” Video “Personal” Video



When we share in person

we reach only a few



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VIDEOIs our 2 nd most importanttechnology tool —

HAVE THE KIDS USE ITEVERY DAY!



All teachers and students should regularly makeand post short videos

about succesfulpractices,

and use them to learn


Teachers must ask:00:00:00




“Are my kids makingvideo as much as they

are writing?”

If you are not comfortablebeing in a video ?




GET COMFORTABLE!




AND IT’S NOT HARD!

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On

PROGRAMMING



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Our kids have to knowhow to make their powerful

technologiesdo what they want them to!


SPREADSHEETS




In elementary school!

MACROS

always!

ROBOTICS

at all ages/levels




APPS Students can createapps in and for

every subject and class

EVERY CLASSshould make an app




If you don’t know how…




ASK THE KIDS

…and USE THE WEB!




AppDevSecretshttp://appdevsecrets.com/?hop=ascott10



Programming is aKey Tool and Literacy

of the21st Century





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OnSIMULATION

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Simulation is somethingwe couldn’t do as well

before computers!

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SIMULATION

Use it as much as possible

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Find (or create) simulationsand use them

for everything you teach

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We’re now starting to Simulate the Brain




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Kids can be part of this with




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Eyewire



On

GAMES


6 ways to use games in K-12



1. Use/Adapt complex games(e.g. WoW, Minecraft)

2. Use Mini-games

3. Use “Game principles” 4. Design games (thought experiments)

5. Create games

6. Include “gamification”




www.spreegames.com



Better:Use the kids to find the best,

most appropriate games




On

EDUCATING





Educating our kids≠

Making them get higher test scores




Educating our kids

≠ “producing learning”




“Learning” (as measured on tests)is the

WRONG GOALfor students




The real goal for students is

BECOMING

The goal of their education is for them to




BECOMEfor example, better

— Thinkers — Actors

— Relators — Accomplishers




“Learning” is not the end,

it’s a means!

A d h l




And technologyshould be a means to

BECOMINGas well!



On

WHAT’S BASIC


OLD:

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What’s Core? NEW:

Eff ti



MathE nglishS cience

S ocialStudies


EffectiveTHINKING

Effective

ACTIONEffective

RELATIONSHIPSEffective

ACCOMPLISHMENT




In this age of testing…

O f th




One of theMOST POWERFUL

things that technology canhelp us with is




TEST

PREPARATION

!

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Teachers don’t need to teach to the test…


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…because technology can!





There’s an app for that!




FINALLY,




Many say



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BUT…


NO ONE wants to

do it !

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Interesting pics


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PeopleHATE

to change!


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So I’ve stopped telling people




TO CHANGE!

I t d I’ b

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Instead, I’ve beguninviting people to do

something


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THEY ALREADY KNOW

HOW TO DO:


to

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We ALL need to

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to the new 21st

centurycontext

Educators need to

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to the world we, and our students, live in!

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The good news is


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WE ALL KNOW HOW

TO ADAPT,


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because we do it every day!


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is something humans

are all good at!

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Remember…




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The kids are going tocreate their world…




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and it’s our job to help them




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When you find yourself struggling…


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Don’t blame the

technology…


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BLAME

THE CONTEXT!


And look for

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And look for DIGITALLY WISE

ways to adapt

And to

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And toHELP EACH OTHER

ADAPT


Th Q f

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The Quest for

Digital Wisdom


can be hard…

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can be scary…

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and it can

sometimes be unpleasant

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sometimes be unpleasant




But despite


Lack of funds




And Slippery Slopes




We can do this!

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S l ’ ll h f h

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So let’s all search for the DIGITAL WISDOM


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To prepare our students


to live and thrive intheir NEW context!

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