A review of some recent research and trends for 21st Century learning and technology for school/organization leaders

1. Emerging
Technology and
Learning – Looking
at Research
June, 2012
Nancy Caramanico

2. Emerging Technology for
Learning
 What does the research say about learning in the 21st
Century?
 How do young people today communicate, learn?
 How can adults facilitate that learning?
 What resources are available to school leaders?
 What new skills and strategies can schools employ for
teaching and learning?

3. Research - Digital Youth
Study, MacArthur Foundation
 Youth use media to explore interests and friendships
 Students learn from their peers and learn in a self directed way
 Learning is largely social
 Adults have an important role to play
 Schools should facilitate participation, cultivate interests
 Assessing is a challenge given skills diversity
 New media is a part of student lives – communications, families,
interests

4. Digital Youth Study,
MacArthur Foundation 2008
 Studies Links  Video – Mimi Ito, U of California
Researcher
 http://digitallearning.macfound.org
/site/c.enJLKQNlFiG/b.2029199/http  http://youtu.be/58X7YPebJVo
://digitalyouth.ischool.berkeley.edu
/report
 Two Page Summary
https://docs.google.com/viewer?url
=http%3A%2F%2Fdigitalyouth.isch
ool.berkeley.edu%2Ffiles%2Freport
%2Fdigitalyouth-
TwoPageSummary.pdf

5. Research - Horizon Report 2012
Technologies to Watch
1 Year or Less –Mobile Apps
1 Year or Less –Tablet Computing
2-3 Years – Game Based Learning
2-3 Years –Learning Analytics
4-5 Years – Gesture Based Computing
4-5 Years – The Internet of Things
 Horizon Report
 http://horizon.wiki.nmc.org
 http://ncara.edublogs.org/2012/02/09/emerging-technologies-to-watch-2012/

6. Horizon Report Video
 http://youtu.be/8A_xMSCZ8SQ

7. Horizon Report - Trends and
Challenges

8. Research - Speak Up Survey 2012
 Tomorrow.Org – Collaborative Project between
 ISTE – International Society of Technology in Education
 Cosn – Consortium of School Networking
 National School Board Association – Tech Leader Group
 And Others
 Collects Data from Students, Teachers and Parents regarding
education, technology and learning needs for the 21st Century
 It presents that data to participating schools, the public and
legislators
 http://www.tomorrow.org/

9. Speak Up Results - May 2012
Leaders and Technology

10. Speak Up Results - May 2012
Concerns of Leaders

11. Speak Up Results - May 2012
Benefits and Challenges

13. Speak Up Survey 2012
 Find Results and downloadable materials at the SpeakUp
website
 Report Summary – HTML (Discussion)
http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/SU11_May_Report.ht
ml
 Infographics and Images for Speak Up Slides from
http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/pdfs/Infographic_Digit
alLearning2012_Educators.pdf

14. Nets - Administrators
 ISTE International Society of
Technology in Education
creates standards for Teachers,
Administrators, Students and
Technology Teachers
 www.iste.org

15. Goals and Objectives
 Guidelines for Educational Technology Leadership nfive
areas - NETS - A
 Pennsylvania Principal Standards
 Hands on access and Resources via the website and other
resources
 ISTE Ning

16. TPACK

17. Blooming Google

18. Ongoing Professional Learning
Opens the Door
 Teacher skills and information
 Transforming teacher role
 New expectations for all
 Current issues in education
 Implementing innovations
 Refining practice.
Linda Darling Hammond, Teacher’s College,
Columbia
Image via
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43905767@N00/6
8913172
Transforming the
Classroom

19. Trend towards Connected
Learning
 People are connecting online  Book Connected Educators,
and learning online in growing Sheryl Nussbaum Beach
numbers
 Open Learning is available in
many forms
 Many educators are forming
their own professional learning
networks which reach far
beyond traditional
professional learning provided
by schools and districts

20. Typical
Teacher
Image via Alec Couros

21. Connected
Teacher
Image via Alec Couros
Connected Learning – Alec Couros
http://www.scribd.com/doc/prote
cted/3363

22. Tools for School Leaders to Stay
on Top of Emerging Technology
 Set up your own Personal Learning Network
 Read Emerging Technology Reports and Related Updates as outlined
 ReadBlogs and Journals related to topics
 Set up Google Reader to Follow blogs and journals
 Connect with other school leaders online
 Join an Online Community such as Classroom 2.0, PLPnetwork, ISTE
 Learn a new skill via Youtube or other resource 15 Minutes Wiki http://keeping-
up.wikispaces.com/
 Explore TEDtalks for Education Use
 Download Apps such as the Horizon Report App
 Make an Investment of your time – Nothing we do on behalf of students is wasted
time.

23. Thank You
Nancy Caramanico
Instructional Technology Specialist
http://ncara.edublogs.org
Twitter: www.twitter.com/ncara
www.caratechnology.net