#FOMOUNA Distance Learning Conference 2014

MISSING OUTon the moon

INNOVATIONI am a digital native

I HAD NO IDEAdoesn’t everyone have a color TV?

TECHNOLOGY

everywhere in my life

HOW MUCH

is too much?

#FOMOaccording to JWT

“The uneasy and sometimes all-consuming feeling that you’re missing out – that your peers are doing, in the know about, or in possession of something better than you. FOMO may be a social angst that has always existed, but it’s going into overdrive thanks to real-time digital updates and to our constant companion, the smart phone.”

72% of participants surveyed aged 18-33 say they completely relate to this expression.

This same group have been labeled as “infatuated with a shared awareness of how others are living their lives”.

VALIDATION

how am I projected and seen by others online?

Four out of ten college students can’t go ten minutes without checking their phones.

THIS SCARES ME

Is all of this new, or is it “an age old problem exacerbated by technology”?

Caterina Fake

It is impossible to think about squeezing anything else into our days, our lives, our teaching and learning.

13-17 18-33 34-46 47-66

I often think I can squeeze more than is really possible into my day 61% 71% 65% 61%

I often spread myself too thin, for fear of missing out 49% 56% 43% 33%

It seems like every minute of my day is scheduled or planned out 54% 64% 49% 32%

I often only get to skim the surface of new interests, never having ample time or energy to truly delve into the given topic or endeavor

60% 72% 57% 53%

I am overwhelmed by the amount of information I need to digest to stay up to speed

55% 62% 49% 44%

MAN MADE FIRE

keeps us warm and toasty

Where are our technology alarms, brigades, and extinguishers?

How do we select, opt in/out, pare down, become alarmed, turn off, extinguish?

What are we so afraid of missing out on?

BEEPcall waiting?

SOMETHING BETTER

no wonder we are overwhelmed

How do we get our students to notice that there’s something better in our classrooms?

IN THE BEGINNING

something new for baby

Too much time on screens for children under the age of three can lead to impaired focus and social skills.

The screen is only a delivery mechanism and what parents should be focused on is content.

WHAT MATTERS

the difference between passive and active

What does that translate into regarding technology-based learning?

How does our brain actively consume, actively learn?

THE BRAINSXSWEdu 2013

4 COGNITIVE PROCESSES

every educator should be aware of

ATTENTIONENCODINGSTORAGERETRIEVAL

ATTENTIONthe filter through which we experience the world

ENCODINGhow we process what our attention admits into the mind

STORAGEwhat happens once information enters the brain

RETRIEVALthe recall of that information or behavior

ATTENTIONtaking notice of sensory information

ENCODINGadding to what we already know

STORAGEconsolidation and rehearsal

RETRIEVALreinforcement and renewal

How do we use technology to enhance this learning process?

How do we choose to integrate any new (or old) technology into what we are doing?

THE HYPE CYCLEseeing is believing

TECHNOLOGYTRIGGERlaunch of a new technology tool that generates significant publicity and interest

PEAK OF INFLATED EXPECTATIONSadvertising and promotion incite public enthusiasm and foster unrealistic expectations

TROUGH OF DISILLUSIONMENTtechnology fails to meet user expectations and quickly falls out of favor and public opinion

SLOPE OF ENLIGHTENMENTcontinued use shows benefits along with models for practical and successful application

PLATEAU OF PRODUCTIVITYbenefits and stability become widely publicized and recognized

HOW MUCH

is too much?

ENGAGEMENT

without going overboard

INNOVATIONhas been around for a long time

“today’s student does not think they have to remember anything you tell them, all they think they have to remember is how to access that information through their smartphones should they ever need it for anything other than to complete the task at hand.”

PLATOwriting damages the ability to remember

“If men learn this, it will implant forgetfulness in their souls; they will cease to exercise memory because they rely on that which is written, calling things to remembrance no longer from within themselves, but by means of external marks.”

 Plato, Phaedrus 

1835american annals of education

“Perpetual reading of novels inevitable operates to exclude thought, and in the youthful mind to stint the opening mental faculties, by favoring unequal development. No one can have time for reflection, who reads at this rapid rate.”

INNOVATIONthe book changed our minds

“Every new technology has been demonized upon arrival by those convinced it is harming their children.”

Ben Popper, the Verge

EVOLUTION

we choose our own evolution

The learning process has been shaped by innovation since the humans drew on cave walls.

THE SHALLOWSwhat the internet is doing to our brains

THE PRINTED BOOK

focuses our attention

THE INTERNET

encourages distracted sampling

THE LIBRARY

why aren’t the stacks overwhelming?

How do we distract our students?

How do we get our students to notice that there’s something better in our classrooms?

We keep using methods that assume our students are distracted and won’t focus.

“Our assumption that students are brain dead leads to pedagogies that deaden their brains.” Parker Palmer, The Courage to Teach

AN EPIPHANYactive learning

It is not the device that matters, it is the content.

LOOKING BACKwho was your favorite teacher?

“The power of our mentors is not necessarily in the good teaching they gave us, … their power is in their capacity to awaken the truth within us, a truth we can reclaim years later by recalling their impact on our lives.”

Parker Palmer

THE SAGE

on the stage

THE GUIDE

on the side

“True community, in any context requires a transcendent third thing that holds both me and thee accountable to something beyond ourselves.”

Parker Palmer

THE CONTENTand the designed experience

THE CONTENTand your apparent passion

THE CONTENTand the way you focus

THE CONTENTand the way you play

FREEDOMS: FAILURE EXPERIMENTATION IDENTITY CREATION INTERPRETATION

THE GEM CUTTER

explore these facets

KALEIDOSCOPE

crafter of context

MINDFULNESSstaying centered . capturing attention

technology is

NOT a distraction

having

NOTHING TO DO is not a bad thing

STOP multitasking

TURN OFFcall waiting

SHARPEN your focus

teach others to

MEDITATEand reflect

ADMIRE your content

HONE your craft

LABELaccordingly

remember to

PLAY

take

PRIDE in your

EVOLUTION

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