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Minds Over Matter: Constructivism and Emerging Media

Dr. Cynthia Calongne, Colorado Technical University WW2012, July 24, 2012

Education & Emerging Media Topics

ConstructivismJust in Time Teaching (JiTT)

Tools and TechnologiesMobile ComputingWeb 2.0VoIP

Immersive LearningAugmented Reality3D Educational Games Virtual Worlds and Simulations

2010 View of the Future of Education

Is the New Normal Anything But?NUTN Summit 2010 by Sener, Kannel, Cheney-Steen & Calongne

The future -- from business as usual to the radical cyber dystopia and educational anarchy to a quantum leap (Sener; Calongne)

Findings: degrees are not going away, credit hour pricing model is a barrier to modularized learning, learning management systems need to adapt to integrate modern technologies and fast growth requires a stabilizing influence

Distinguishing students who work vs workers who study

http://senerknowledge.com/blogs/six-scenarios-nutn-panel-smashing-successhttp://senerknowledge.com/blogs/more-nutn-six-scenarios-panel-virtual-worldshttp://www.amazon.com/dp/B007RG6DH4

The Future of LearningEmotional Engagement

Personalization & AffectAndragogy and Heutagogy

Mobile Apps3D Virtual Worlds

Augmented RealityEducational Games

Alternate Reality Games

Mapping the Learning Genome

Energizing learning retention via personalization, socialization, affect and deep immersion to maximize

critical thinking and problem solving experiences

Emotional Engagement

Students Design a Mayan Temple as an Immersive Learning Environment

The Benefit ofAffect

Preserving theMagical

Experiences that

We Value

Constructivism

Social Development Theory – Lev Vygotsky

1. Social interaction leads to social behavior, consciousness and cognitive development2. The More Knowledgeable Other3. The Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)

Learning occurs in the ZPD between performing a task under guidance and doing it independently

http://www.learning-theories.com/constructivism.html

Process and Roles

Pedagogy – how classes are structured and taughtThe memorization of basic facts and rulesDetermined and directed by the teacher

Andragogy – adults learn through trial and errorActivity-based and applied learningDetermined by the teacher and directed by the learner

Heutagogy – the study of self-determined learning Developing learning skills and knowledge creationDetermined and directed by the learner

http://www.learning-theories.com/vygotskys-social-learning-theory.htmlhttp://www.nssa.us/journals/2007-28-1/2007-28-1-04.htm

Augmented RealityProject a phone pad and use it with your phone in your pocket

Photo by Lynn Barry, Pranav Mistry, MIT Media Labhttp://www.pranavmistry.com/

http://www.media.mit.edu/

Alternate Reality

Jane McGonigal – Institute for the FutureAlternate Reality Games, SXSW2012

http://www.slideshare.net/avantgame/iftf-creating-alternate-realities

Emergensight - the superpower possessed by the most extraordinary collaborative individuals. They can thrive in a chaotic, collaborative environment that arises from ambient sociality where like-minded strangers use social media and networking.

Rheingold, H. (2012). Net smart: how to thrive online. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

Multiuser Virtual Environments (MUVEs)

Virtual Worlds - Commercial EnvironmentsSecond Life http://secondlife.comReaction Grid/JIBE http://reactiongrid.com/2011/home.aspxInworldz http://inworldz.com/

Open Source Virtual WorldsOSGrid http://www.osgrid.org/Virtual Harmony http://harmonyestate.dyndns-ip.com/Military Open Simulator Enterprise Strategy (MOSES)http://fvwc.army.mil/moses/

Educational GamesQuest Atlantis http://www.questatlantis.org/Game-Based Learning MOOC http://bit.ly/gamesmoocMassively Minecraft http://massivelyminecraft.org/WoW in School http://wowinschool.pbworks.com/w/page/5268731/FrontPage

References

Sener, J. (2012). The Seven Futures of American Education: Improving, Learning & Teaching in a Screen-Captured World. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007RG6DH4

Sener, J. (2010). Is the New Normal Anything But? NUTN Summit 2010. http://senerknowledge.com/blogs/six-scenarios-nutn-panel-smashing-successhttp://senerknowledge.com/blogs/more-nutn-six-scenarios-panel-virtual-worlds

Learning-Theories.com (2012). Social Development Theory (Vygotsky).http://www.learning-theories.com/vygotskys-social-learning-theory.html

Learning-Theories.com (2012). Constructivism. http://www.learning-theories.com/constructivism.html

References II

Eberie, J. and Childress, M. (2004). Heutagogy: It Isn’t Your Mother’s Pedagogy Any More, National Social Science Association. http://www.nssa.us/journals/2007-28-1/2007-28-1-04.htm

Rheingold, H. (2012). Net smart: how to thrive online. Cambridge: MIT Press.

Jane McGonigal – Institute for the Future, Alternate Reality Games, SXSW2012 http://www.slideshare.net/avantgame/iftf-creating-alternate-realities

U.S. Department of Energy http://genomics.energy.gov

Games-Based Learning MOOC Signup (2012). A Massive Online Open Course based on the theory of connectivism. http://bit.ly/gamesmooc

Additional Information• Virtual Harmony

– http://harmonyestate.dyndns-ip.com/– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi9Qz11xRkE

• Sustainable 3D Worlds– http://unity.em840.com/Virtual_Harmony/Welcome.html

• Presentations– http://www.slideshare.net/lyrlobo/presentations

• Emerging Media and Innovation– http://ctusoftware.blogspot.com

• Military Open Simulator Enterprise Strategy (MOSES)– http://fvwc.army.mil/moses/ and http://fvwc.army.mil/

• Ephemeral Project Wiki on MOSES– https://107.7.21.233/redmine/projects/moses/wiki/Ephemeral

• What does your dream library look like? http://martavallelibrary.wordpress.com/2009/05/08/what-does-your-dream-library-look-like/

Minds Over Matter

Dr. Cynthia CalongneColorado Technical Universityccalongne@coloradotech.edu

calongne@pcisys.net

For a copy of this presentation, visit:http://www.slideshare.net/lyrlobo/presentations

Many thanks to my fellow researchers: Dr. Andrew Stricker, Barbara Truman, Francisca Yonekura, the MOSES research team, the GamesMOOC community, John Sener,

Betty Stricker, Dr. Tony Cook and AU Innovations and Integrations Division