millennium learners: implications for higher education
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Presentation to the Vice Chancellor's Symposium, Massey University, Nov 2010TRANSCRIPT
Presentation to Vice Chancellor’s Symposium
Massey UniversityFriday 19 November, 2010
Millennial leaners…
• Confidence• Civic minded• Optimistic• Inclusive• Connected• Goal oriented
• Uncommitted• Self absorbed• Plagiarists• Isolated• Vulnerable• Superficial
OR
Technology is to blame!
Cave teacher….
Read rocks 4 through 6Complete drawings 5 to 7
Read scrolls 4 through 6Complete exercises 5 to 7
Middle ages….
70s….
Read OHTs 4 through 6
Complete exercises
5 to 7
Today…?
Read screens 4 through 6Complete
exercises 5 to 7
Welcome to the age ofdisintermediation…
…and the rise of the free-agent learner
“How could your school make it easier for you to use technology?”
Top 5 student demands:
1. Let me use my own tools & devices
2. Give me unlimited Internet access
3. Let me access my projects anywhere
4. Provide me with communication
tools
5. Give me access to the school
network – even from home
Speak Up 2007 Student Findings
Free-agent characteristics
• Self directed learning• Un-tethered to traditional
institution• Expert at personal data
aggregation • Power of connections• Creating new communities• Not tethered to physical
networks• Experiential learning• Content developers• Process as important as
knowledge gained
Welcome to the eraof ubiquity
Mobility is key
• Movie player• Web browser• Sat nav• Bar code reader• Travel guide• Music player• … and phone
Now commodity items
iPhone dispenser at the airport in San Francisco
Learning in the cloud
Expert support
Reduced support costs
Addresses licensing issues
Ubiquitous access
Reduced capital outlay
Collaboration potential
Automatic software updates
Backup and failover
http://blog.core-ed.net/derek/2009/06/8-ways-cloud-computing-may-change-schools.html
Welcome to the demandfor personalisation
Online Learning on the rise
2010 showed the largest ever year-to-year increase in the number of students studying online.
Class differences; Online Education in the United States, 2010 - http://tinyurl.com/24edf67
Online Learning on the rise
Nearly thirty percent of all college and university students now take at least one course online in the US.
Class differences; Online Education in the United States, 2010 - http://tinyurl.com/24edf67
Online Learning on the rise
Almost two-thirds of for-profit institutions now say that online learning is a critical part of their long term strategy.
Class differences; Online Education in the United States, 2010 - http://tinyurl.com/24edf67
Online Learning on the rise
The 21% growth rate for online enrollments far exceeds the 2% growth in the overall higher education student population.
Class differences; Online Education in the United States, 2010 - http://tinyurl.com/24edf67
Online Learning on the rise
Nearly one-half of institutions report that the economic downturn has increased demand for face-to-face courses and programs.
Class differences; Online Education in the United States, 2010 - http://tinyurl.com/24edf67
Online Learning on the rise
Three-quarters of institutions report that the economic downturn has increased demand for online courses and programs.
Class differences; Online Education in the United States, 2010 - http://tinyurl.com/24edf67
Student voice
Online learning’s good. It creates flexibility which some students need to have because everyone has different lives and constraints
Student voice
I really enjoyed access to the lecture videos, it meant you got the same quality of explanation if you couldn't attend a lecture due to illness etc. and if you didn't understand something in a lecture you could re-experience it without needing to ask the lecturer, excellent!!
Student voice
I make a lot of use of the online resources, so it definitely works for me, although I do think that having lectures is also essential as long as there is extra explanation and discussion on the topic, but unfortunately some lecturers mainly read the power point slides which we could easily do on our own.
Disintermediation+
Ubiquity+
Personalisation=
Millennium learning
Implications?
• Content
– What is it today, what will define it tomorrow?
• Culture
– To fit in to the existing or to create anew?
• Competition
– What are the new business models?
• Control
– Who controls the learning process?
Thank you
Derek WenmothDirector, eLearningCORE Education Ltd
http://blog.core-ed.org/derek