The Teacher…no longer alone in the classroom

Lindy McKeown

The Teacher…no longer alone in the classroom

Wh@t effect will technology have?

The unconnected classroom / learnerduring school time

occasional expert visits

teachers

schoolcommunity

occasional class

excursions

school library

mobiles phones fax machine TV/video

snail mail Carr (2005)

SourceJane Carr

The Learning PlaceEducation Queensland

writers

Primary sources

experts

organisations

people’s experience

collective thinking

peers

original artefacts and documents

mobiles, phones, WAP, VOIP, PDAs, tablets, desktop, laptop, future technologies

MOO chat forum wikis blogs LMS CMS podcast COPs data/tele/video conferencing messaging email & listservs video cast/streaming webcasts meeting tools web authoring

Secondary sources

websites

learning communities

all teachersUnis/TAFE

world libraries and museums

digital repositories

RSS feedsspeakers

any school

The connected learnerany where ~ any time ~ in time

common interest groupsnetworks

commercial companies

world news

collaborative projects

action learning groups

global groups

online learning

learning objects

world events

original photos,images, video, audio

original works

Carr (2005)

Teams of teachers, community members, content area experts

working together to plan

Teams of teachers, community members, content area experts

working together to plan

The Star Trek Holodeck…coming to a school near you.

Virtual visits

Be there…Simulated and Video-conferenced

Virtual visits by experts

• Authors

• Scientists

• Artists