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PewInternet .org The Networked Learner Lee Rainie, Director, Pew Internet Project June 10, 2014 NY Librarians Email: [email protected] Twitter: @Lrainie
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The Networked Learner. Lee Rainie, Director, Pew Internet Project June 10, 2014 NY Librarians Email: [email protected] Twitter: @ Lrainie. Four big points about the impact of technology on learning. Broadband facilitates networked information / networked knowledge. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Networked Learner
Lee Rainie, Director, Pew Internet ProjectJune 10, 2014NY LibrariansEmail: [email protected]: @Lrainie
Four big points about the impact of technology on learning
Broadband facilitates networked information / networkedknowledge
Mobile connectivity alters learning venues and expectations
Social media aid peer-to-peer learning by doing
New kinds of learning can occur in networked spaces: Traits of networked learning
• Can be DIY and self-paced• Can be experiential, participatory• Can be just-in time, real time• Can draw on peers and their
networks
• Can be place-agnostic• Can exploit augmented reality• Can have gaming sensibilities• Can exploit feedback and
analytics
3 technology revolutions drive the changes
First: Internet – 1995-2014
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Broadband at home - 70% (+10% more have smartphones)
June 2000
April 2001
March 2002
March 2003
April 2004
March 2005
March 2006
March 2007
April 2008
April 2009
May 2010
Aug 2011
April 2012
May 2013
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
3%
70%
Dial-up Broadband
Broadband at home
Dial-up at home
Broadband facilitates networked information and networked knowledge
• Volume, velocity, variety of information grow• Information is pervasively created and
pervasively consumed – new platforms / formats
• New literacies take account of flows and filters• Knowledge is more openly contested and edited• Self-paced learning is facilitated• More refined analytics are enabled
Second: Mobile connectivity – Cell phones
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Second: Mobile connectivity - Smartphones
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Second: Mobile connectivity – Tablets
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2010 2011 2012 20130%
20%
40%
60%
80%
32%
42%50%
Tablet owners
E-reader owners
Have either one
Mobile connectivity alters learning venues and expectations
• New access points to learning in an any time, anywhere, any device era
• Attention zones change• Real time sharing and just-in-time searching
are enabled• The “metaverse” brings augmented reality• Pervasive awareness and access to social
networks
Third: Social networking/media - 61% of all adults
% of internet users
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
9%
89%
7%
78%
6%
60%
1%
43%
18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
The Landscape of Social Media Users (among adults)
% of internet users who…. The service is especially appealing to
Use Any Social Networking Site 72% Adults ages 18-29, women
Use Facebook 71% Women, adults ages 18-29
Use Google+ 31% Higher educated
LinkedIn 22% Adults ages 30-64, higher income, higher educated
Use Pinterest 21% Women, adults under 50, whites, those with some college education
Use Twitter 18% Adults ages 18-29, African-Americans,urban residents
Use Instagram 17% Adults ages 18-29, African-Americans, Latinos, women, urban residents
Use Tumblr 6% Adults ages 18-29
reddit 6% Men ages 18-29
Social media aid peer-to-peer learning by doing
• Social media are the new neighborhood• Participation and experiential learning
are more encouraged• “Amateur experts” arise and peer
coaching is facilitated• Social networks expand and diversify• Social networks become even more
important in the learning process
Fourth revolution: Internet of Things
GSMA projections
What is the future of learning?-- Shana Ratner (1997) “Emerging Issues in Learning Communities”
New: Learning as a process
Knowledge is objective and
certain
Old: Learning as transaction
Knowledge is subjective and
provisional
New: Learning as a process
Learners receive knowledge
Old: Learning as transaction
Learners create knowledge
What is the future of learning?-- Shana Ratner (1997) “Emerging Issues in Learning Communities”
New: Learning as a process
Knowledge is organized in stable, hierarchical
structures that can be treated
independently of one another
Old: Learning as transaction
Knowledge is organized “ecologically”-disciplines are integrative and
interactive
What is the future of learning?-- Shana Ratner (1997) “Emerging Issues in Learning Communities”
New: Learning as a process
We learn best passively, by listening and
watching
Old: Learning as transaction
We learn best actively doing and managing
our own learning
What is the future of learning?-- Shana Ratner (1997) “Emerging Issues in Learning Communities”
New: Learning as a process
Our “intelligence” is based on our
individual abilities
Old: Learning as transaction
Our “intelligence” is based on our
networks
What is the future of learning?-- Shana Ratner (1997) “Emerging Issues in Learning Communities”
Be not afraid
