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Transforming Learning: Embracing Future Trends in Education

Explore the shift from Web 2.0 to Learning 2.0 and discover how to engage students actively in the learning process. Implement principles like Gagne’s Nine Levels of Instruction to enhance retention. Embrace creativity and courage in educational practices.

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Transforming Learning: Embracing Future Trends in Education

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  1. From Web 2.0 to Learning 2.0: Back to the Future Theodora Williams E-Cornucopia .2013 Oakland University – May 31, 2013

  2. Who Are Our Students and What Do They Want Video: “A Vision of Students Today” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands. -- Sun Tzu

  3. Some Basic Considerations…. • What is Learning? “Learning is not a spectator sport…all genuine learning is active, not passive. It is a process of discovery in which the student is the main agent, not the teacher. “ --Lev S. Gornick, Ph.D

  4. Some Basic Considerations (cont’d.) • What is Knowledge? “Knowledge has shifted from being able to remember and repeat information to being able to find and use it.” -- Nobel Laureate Herbert Simon, 1996

  5. Chickering and Gamson’s Seven Principles • Encourages contact between students and faculty • Develops reciprocity and cooperation among students • Encourages active learning • Gives prompt feedback • Emphasizes time on task • Communicates high expectations • Respects diverse talents and ways of learning

  6. Back to the Future • The Marygrove College Experience – Case Study - Blogs - Discussion Boards - Virtual Chats - Voice Thread

  7. Gagne’s Principles - Nine (Events) Levels of Instruction • Gains learners’ attention • Informs them of the learning objectives • Stimulates recall of prior learning • Presents stimulus in the form of content to be learned • Provides guidance

  8. Gagne’s Principles (cont’d.) • Elicits performance through instructional activities • Provides feedback • Assesses performance • Enhances retention and (knowledge) transfer

  9. Where Do We Go From Here? • Conviction • Creativity In peace prepare for war, in war, prepare for peace. -- Sun Tzu • Courage

  10. Reading List • Gagne, R. (1985), The conditions of learning (4th ed.) Grune & Stratton, New York, NY, • Michalko, M. (2006). Thinkertoys. TenSpeed Press, New York, NY. • Schank, R. (2005). Lessons in Learning, d-Learning, and Training. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., San Fraqncisco, CA. • Solomon, G. and Schrum, L. (2010). web 2.0 how-to for educators. The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), Washington, D.C. • Stravedes, T. (2011). Learning Theory, Chapter 4, Effective Online Teaching: Foundations and Strategies for Student Success. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA (excerpt from Tomorrow’s Professor eMail Newsletter, #1180). • Tzu, S. (1963). The Art of War. Oxford University Press, New York, NY. • Wilen-Daugenti, T. (2009) ed.: Technology and Learning Environments in Higher Education. Peter Lang Publishing, Inc. • Wilen-Daugenti, T. and McKee, A.G.R. (2008, August), 21st Century Trends for Higher Education. Cisco Internet Business Soluti8ons Group (IBSG).

  11. Contact Information: Email: twilliams@marygrove.edu Phone: 313.927.1572

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