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Marc Prensky

Learning in the 21 st Century April 5, 2006 Shrewsbury, UK. Marc Prensky. marc@games2train.com www.marcprensky.com. © 2006 Marc Prensky. © 2006 Marc Prensky. © 2003 Marc Prensky. © 2005 Marc Prensky. My New Book:. © 2005 Marc Prensky. Serious training. in a game environment.

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Marc Prensky

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  1. Learning in the 21st Century April 5, 2006 Shrewsbury, UK Marc Prensky marc@games2train.com www.marcprensky.com © 2006 Marc Prensky © 2006 Marc Prensky

  2. © 2003 Marc Prensky © 2005 Marc Prensky

  3. My New Book: © 2005 Marc Prensky

  4. Serious training in a game environment © 2003 Marc Prensky © 2005 Marc Prensky

  5. RecentK-12 Projects • Chemistry Game (MeCHeM) • FL, LA Virtual Schools Courses • Algebra Game (The Algebots) • Physics Game (Space Junk) • Cell Phone Game (EleMental) • Reading Teacher © 2005 Marc Prensky

  6. Sky Takemura-Sora Prensky b. April 26, 2005 © 2006 Marc Prensky © 2006 Marc Prensky

  7. Five Themes © 2005 Marc Prensky

  8. Understanding Our Students © 2006 Marc Prensky

  9. Generating Engagement © 2006 Marc Prensky

  10. Dealing with Change © 2006 Marc Prensky

  11. Sharing Successes © 2006 Marc Prensky

  12. Achieving Mutual RESPECT © 2006 Marc Prensky

  13. “ENGAGE MEorENRAGE ME” © 2005 Marc Prensky

  14. Or… © 2005 Marc Prensky

  15. Giving Our Students What They Need To Succeed © 2005 Marc Prensky

  16. in a 21st century world… © 2005 Marc Prensky

  17. …BEFORE the end of the 21st century! © 2005 Marc Prensky

  18. What if we don’t? © 2005 Marc Prensky

  19. © 2005 Marc Prensky

  20. Why educators are having problems: • The world is changing © 2005 Marc Prensky © 2003 Marc Prensky

  21. Question 1 What percent of theworld’s population isunder 25? © 2005 Marc Prensky

  22. Percentage Under Age 25? A 20 percent B 30 percentC 40 percentD 50 percent © 2005 Marc Prensky

  23. % Under 25? 50% © 2005 Marc Prensky

  24. Question 2 What percentage of our teachersare under 25? © 2005 Marc Prensky

  25. Question 3 What percentage of people in this roomare under 25? © 2005 Marc Prensky

  26. Theme#1 Understanding Our Students © 2006 Marc Prensky

  27. Why educators are having problems: • The world is changing • Students are changing © 2005 Marc Prensky © 2003 Marc Prensky

  28. Today’s younger learners are NOT the ones our systems (and teachers) were designed and trained to teach! © 2005 Marc Prensky © 2003 Marc Prensky

  29. Today’s Students aredifferent © 2005 Marc Prensky

  30. Why? • 5-10,000 hours Video Games • 250,000 emails and IMs • 10,000 hours on cell phones • 20,000 hours TV (incl. MTV) • 500,000 commercials • < 5,000 hours book reading © 2005 Marc Prensky

  31. Digital Natives • 2 billion ring tones per year • 2 billion songs per month • 6 billion text messages per day © 2005 Marc Prensky

  32. “Brains like ours alter profoundly to fit the technologies and practices that surround them.” -Andy Clark Director, Cognitive Sciences Program.Indiana University © 2005 Marc Prensky

  33. Digital Immigrants Digital Natives Conventional Speed Step-by-Step Linear Processing Text First Work-Oriented Stand-Alone © 2005 Marc Prensky

  34. “Students are not just using technology differently today, but are approaching their life and their daily activities differently because of the technology.” --Net Day “Speak-up Day” Summary © 2005 Marc Prensky

  35. The e-Life Digital Natives • Coordinating • Projects, workgroups, MMORPGs • Evaluating • Reputation systems–Epinions, Amazon, Slashdot • Gaming • Solo, 1-on-1, small & large groups • Learning • About stuff that interests them • Evolving • Peripheral, emergent behaviors • Searching • Info, connections, people • Analyzing • SETI, drug molecules • Reporting • Moblogs, photos • Programming • Open systems, mods search • Socializing • Learning social behavior, influence • Growing Up • Exploring, transgressing • Communicating • IM, chat • Sharing • Blogs, webcams • Buying & Selling • ebay, papers • Exchanging • music, movies, humor • Creating • sites, avatars, mods • Meeting • 3D chat rooms, dating • Collecting • mp3, video, sensor data REFERENCE © 2005 Marc Prensky

  36. The e-Life Digital Natives • Coordinating • Projects, workgroups, MMORPGs • Evaluating • Reputation systems–Epinions, Amazon, Slashdot • Gaming • Solo, 1-on-1, small & large groups • Learning • About stuff that interests them • Evolving • Peripheral, emergent behaviors • Searching • Info, connections, people • Analyzing • SETI, drug molecules • Reporting • Moblogs, photos • Programming • Open systems, mods search • Socializing • Learning social behavior, influence • Growing Up • Exploring, transgressing • Communicating • IM, chat • Sharing • Blogs, webcams • Buying & Selling • ebay, papers • Exchanging • music, movies, humor • Creating • sites, avatars, mods • Meeting • 3D chat rooms, dating • Collecting • mp3, video, sensor data © 2005 Marc Prensky

  37. Digital Natives Digital Immigrants © 2006 Marc Prensky

  38. We have a “Digital Immigrant Accent” • Printing out our e-mails • Needing a printed copy for editing • Not Going to the Internet First for info • Using Email rather than IM • Thinking “Real Life” happens only • off-line • Thinking learning means WORK © 2005 Marc Prensky

  39. Theme#2 Generating Engagement © 2006 Marc Prensky

  40. Engagement (= motivation, passion) © 2005 Marc Prensky

  41. “Without motivation there is no learning” – James Paul Gee © 2005 Marc Prensky

  42. “If a learner is motivated, there’s no stopping him” – Will Wright © 2005 Marc Prensky

  43. Why educators are having problems: • The world is changing • Students are changing • Engagement is changing © 2005 Marc Prensky © 2003 Marc Prensky

  44. “Learning Takes Work” Disagree? Agree? © 2005 Marc Prensky

  45. Yes, Learning takes Effort, but © 2005 Marc Prensky

  46. Effort for learning can FEEL LIKEWORK OR Effort for learning can FEEL LIKEPLAY © 2005 Marc Prensky

  47. Learning feels like play when you have ENGAGEMENT = Motivation, passion © 2005 Marc Prensky

  48. Today’s kids UNDERSTAND ENGAGEMENT © 2005 Marc Prensky

  49. When I was a kid IT WAS BORING © 2005 Marc Prensky

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