2012 04-19 (educon2012) emadrid uc3m cdkloos quo vadis e-learning

Quo Vadis, e-Learning?Quo Vadis, e-Learning?Carlos Delgado KloosCarlos Delgado Kloos

Universidad Carlos III de MadridUniversidad Carlos III de Madrid

www.it.uc3m.es/cdkwww.it.uc3m.es/cdk

Industrial Age

Expansion of secondary sector

Increase in Gross Domestic Product

Rising income levels

Carlos Delgado Kloos EDUCON 2012 Keynote (Marrakesh, Morocco, 2012-04-20)

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Mass Production

Efficient division of labour

Specialization and synchronization

Importance of following the rules


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(Mass) Instruction

Prussian education system

Controlled by the state

Compulsory education

Teacher certification


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Skills

Reading, writing and arithmetic

Strict education in ethics, duty,discipline and obedience

Efficiency through division ofstudents by ageideas into subjectsschool days into periods


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The Chalkboard was invented 1814 by James Pillans,a Scottish teacher.He wanted all the students to seewhat he was writing.

Education = Information Transfer

Information was scarce

A few gifted ones (the professors)were the source of information

The goal of the students wasto swallow the information

Assessment was expensive andtherefore done for final mark


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Radical change!

Context has changed Society has changed:

New skills are neededTechnologies have

new affordances


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Education should respond to

needed skills can harness new

affordances of technologies

Information Age

Knowledge Society

Data, Informationand Knowledge

Information is easy to access

The advances in IThave been tremendousin the last 40 years


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Memory 1970: 128 KB 1980: 512 KB 1990: 4 MB 2000: 512 MB 2010: 4 GB

19702010: 104


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Flickr by derekGavey

Connection speed (Modem) 1970: 0,3 Kbit/s 1980: 1,2 Kbit/s 1990: 19,2 Kbit/s 2000: 56 Kbit/s 2010 (VSDL2): 50.000 Kbit/s

19702010: 105


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Computation 1970: 0,1 MIPS 1980: 1 MIPS 1990: 100 MIPS 2000: 1.000 MIPS 2010: 100.000 MIPS

19702010: 106


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Source: Wikipedia

Disk 1970: 0,01 GB 1980: 0,03 GB 1990: 0,1 GB 2000: 10 GB 2010: 10.000 GB

19702010: 106


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Source: Wikipedia

Flickr by dtrimarchi

Cost reduction 1970: 5.000.000 $ 1980: 200.000 $ 1990: 20.000 $ 2000: 2.000 $ 2010: 500 $

19702010: 104


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Source: Wikipedia

Wait a Minute: Am I Lecturing?

How big was the improvement

from 1970 to 2010 in CompSpeed

*CommSpeed*Disk* Memory

*CostRed?


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10181025

Left hand: 1018

Right hand:1025

Are we ready for(teaching and learning in)

the information age?


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Implications of New Era

Less friction

Smaller granularity

Faster adaptability

Personalization

Globalization

New challenges


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Less Friction

Bill Gates (The Road Ahead): Friction-free capitalism

Friction is everything that keeps markets from functioning as the perfect competition

Friction can be distance, costs, wrong info, …


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Granularity of Communication

Postal letter 100 Kbyte, 30 min to write (3 days to receive)

E-mail message (1971) 10 Kbyte, 3 min to write (instantaneous)

SMS text (1992), Twitter tweet (2006) 100 Bytes, 30 sec to write (instantaneous)

Like recommendation (2010) 1 Byte, 3 sec to write (instantaneous)


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Increased Pace

Speed in Stock Exchanges

Different way of working

Research literature

Different learning needs and habits?


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Mass Customization

You are unique

You are not normal

Snowflake effect


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Globalization

No distances

No borders


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New Skills needed

New challenges: new expertise needed

Solve wicked problems

Globalised world

Multidisciplinary approach

Work in teams


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Digitize everythingDigitize everything

1. Digitize educational material1. Digitize educational material

2. Digitize actors & context2. Digitize actors & context

3. Digitize the educational process3. Digitize the educational process


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1. Digitize educational material

Educational multimedia (content and assessment)

Electronic textbooks Flexbooks


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Digital Images of Documents

Carlos Delgado Kloos

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Works without electricityBurnable to make fire

Perfectly copiableSearchable

EDUCON 2012 Keynote (Marrakesh, Morocco, 2012-04-20)

Educational Material

OpenCourseWare

Connexions, cnx.org

SMETE, www.smete.org

MERLOT, www.merlot.org

Gooru, www.goorulearning.org

www.watchknowlearn.org


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Flickr by OliverN5

www.khanacademy.org


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eBooks

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iBooks


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.iba

.itmsp .ibooks

CreationDistribution

Consumption

Only on Mac

Only on iPad

iBooks

Multimedia content Videos 3D models Image galleries Interactive animation Review (assessment)

Highlights and notes User-made flashcards

Distribution

…


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Still too rigid?

Flexbooks

Customizable books, www.ck12.org


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2. Digitize Actors & Context

Social networks &MOOCs

3D virtual worlds,Augmented Reality &Games


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Who was fascinated

by the animation?

Digital Image ofPersons & Context

Carlos Delgado Kloos

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EDUCON 2012 Keynote (Marrakesh, Morocco, 2012-04-20)

Ed. Social Networks:Mixable

From Purdue U for their students

www.purdue.edu/mixable

EDUCON 2012 Keynote (Marrakesh, Morocco, 2012-04-20)Carlos Delgado Kloos

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Ed. Social Networks:HotSeat

Micro-discussions in and out of class

Integrates with Facebook and Twitter

Also from Purdue U

www.itap.purdue.edu/studio/hotseat/


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Educational Social Networks:OpenStudy

openstudy.com


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MOOCs

Massive Open Online Courses Sebastian Thrun

Stanford U Udacity

MITx: www.mitx.mit.edu


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3D Worlds

Complete digitization ofPersons (through avatars) andenvironment


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Examples

Open Wonderland

Croquet, Qwaq

Open Sim

Second Life


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Hype Cycle: Virtual Worlds


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AR: Definition

Augmented reality (AR) is a term for a live direct or indirect view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generatedsensory input,such as soundor graphics.


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Hype Cycle: Augmented Reality


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3. Digitize educational process

Learning analyticsReally learning?

GamificationEmotion


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Flickr by DarkB4Dawn

Digital Image of Learning Process


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www.khanacademy.org


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Open Learning Initiative (CMU)

oli.web.cmu.edu/openlearning/


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Analytics

Process of developing optimalor realistic decisionrecommendations based oninsights derived through theapplication of statistical modelsand analysis against existingand/or simulated future data

Useful in many fieldsBusinessHealthEducation


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Learning Analytics

Get information of the educational processand use it to improve it


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Knowledge Media Institute, The Open University

Hype Cycle: Social Analytics


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Initiatives

solaresearch.org, lak12.sites.olt.ubc.ca


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Big data initiatives


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Gamification

Use of game design techniques tosolve problems and engage audiences

"By 2015, more than 50% of all organizations that manage innovation processes will gamify those processes" -- Gartner, April 2011

Elements:Game mechanics

Game dynamics

Game aesthetics


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Hype Cycle: Gamification


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Game Mechanics


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Constructs used in games toencourage gameplayChallenges, MissionsPoints

Virtual currency

LeaderboardsAchievements

Badges, Levels

Progress bar

Game Dynamics

Game dynamics arefeedback mechanismsthat motivate playersto progress througha game/scenario


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Game Aesthetics

Aesthetics describesthe desirableemotional responsesevoked in the players,when they interactwith the game system


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Examples

www.codecademy.com

www.happyprog.com/pairhero

www.busuu.com

www.commendablekids.com


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Further changes ahead

Badges Accreditation

New players will appear in the educational sector or existing ones will change/extend their roles


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Flickr by Cocoabiscuit

Summary

From Industrial to Information Age

Tremendous advances in terms ofComputing and Communication capabilities

Implications in pace, challenges, and needs

Digitalization of Educational materialActors and context Learning process

New order in education


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Flickr by dwrawlinson

Skills and Technologies

Industrial Age

Skills needed Obedience Rigid curriculum Local context

Technologies Slow communication Difficult access

Education Instruction

Information AgeSkills needed

Creativity

Flexibility

Global context

Technologies Instant communication

Pervasiveness

Education Construction


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Flickr by marcp_dmoz

Conclusion


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Let's get liberated fromLet's get liberated fromIndustrial Age style educationIndustrial Age style education

Let's use Information Age toolsLet's use Information Age toolsto teach Information Age skillsto teach Information Age skills

Flickr by Catherine Murray


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Thank you very much!

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