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Leveraging participatory culture

in the online classroom for powerful learning

This IS a participatory session

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Over 1,000

“...on average, students in online learning conditions

performed better than those receiving face-to-face classes.”

Impossible!

I knew it!

The effectiveness of online learning is tied to

learning time, curriculum, pedagogy,

and opportunities for collaboration

Online learning can be enhanced by giving

learners control of their interactions with media

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http://voicethread.com/share/704030/

Online learning can be enhanced by prompting

learner reflection

What are your participatory cultures?

Participatory Culture & The New Media Literacies

• Play• Performance• Simulation• Appropriation• Multitasking• Distributed Cognition• Collective Intelligence• Judgment• Transmedia Navigation• Networking• Negotiation• Visualization

Play• the capacity to experiment with one’s

surroundings as a form of problem-solving

Performance• the ability to adopt alternative identities for the

purpose of improvisation and discovery

Simulation• the ability to interpret and construct dynamic

models of real-world processes

Appropriation• the ability to meaningfully sample and remix

media content

Multi-tasking• the ability to scan one’s environment and shift

focus as needed to salient details

Distributed Cognition• the ability to interact meaningfully with tools that

expand mental capacities

Collective Intelligence• the ability to pool knowledge and compare notes

with others toward a common goal

Judgment• the ability to evaluate the reliability and

credibility of different information sources

Transmedia Navigation• the ability to follow the flow of stories and

information across multiple modalities

Visualization• the ability to interpret and create data

representations for the purposes of expressing ideas, finding patterns, and identifying trends

Negotiation• the ability to travel across diverse communities,

discerning and respecting multiple perspectives, and grasping and following alternative norms

Networking• the ability to search for, synthesize, and

disseminate information

Networking• ability to search for, synthesize, and disseminate

information

http://techtv.mit.edu/videos/704-what-is-participatory-culture

Educator Networks In and Around

Second Life

1,550 members

Professional Presentations

Hosting formal and informal social events

Teach people how to build

Social Network Knowledge

Construction

Pedagogical framework

Develops “avatar capital”

EDTECH Island ThenJanuary 2007

EDTECH Island NowSeptember 2009

• 12 graduate courses, $200K tuition

• 8 instructors, multiple Gas

• Avg. 450 unique visitors per week

• Numerous guest speaker events

• “Home” to over 50 international educators

• EDTECH Community group over 1,500 members

• Sandbox, classrooms, amphitheater, and learning centers open to the public

• CAVE Island – Partnership with AECT, iNACOL & ARVEL SIG

Leading Students in the Global Network

I appreciate your contributions!