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So, those who have been immersed in different versions of Friedman's book and have come to grips with most or all of his 10 trends should have basic building blocks for understanding more open educational world. It is not a one-to-one match, however, because the world is open. open educational world, however, is about a different set of p's; namely, pages of content, piping for that content to run through, and a participatory learning culture. Create new ones. Share what you know about your existing one. And, of course, you can receive professional development to enhance your current position and background. Instead of economic might fostered through online technology, this book is about intellectual might. Whatever you choose to do, enjoy it! To help make sense of 10 learning technology trends, I offer a simple-to-learn acronym, WE-ALL-LEARN. As opposed to flatteners, I label these as openers. After three relatively brief introductory chapters, each of 10 openers is discussed. A series of resources, examples, and research data is embedded in each one. stories are included to make content come to life. associated book is filled with much more content and stories. Ten Openers: (WE-ALL-LEARN)1. Web Searching in World of e-Books 2. Learner Participation in Open Information Communities 7. Electronic Collaboration Most learning is effortful and, at times, painful. At the same time, when you have choice in your learning pursuits and those presented to you are highly interactive and engaging, it can be one of the most gratifying experiences known to humankind. 8. Alternate Reality Learning 9. Real-Time Mobility and Portability 10. Networks of Personalized Learning WE-ALL-LEARN model is intended to help one make sense of these changes. Advances in technologies for learning can be into one of these 10 openers. And, remember, is it less than two decades old. Stated another way, it is but a child. As it matures, it will bring more learning pleasures and experiences; some of which we can at least dream about today, but much that lies far beyond our field of dreams. This should reduce tension and frustration teachers, students, parents, administrators, government officials, and other feel with each new technology announcement, fad, and exciting invention. We are entering a learning culture. A new epoch for our species. There will, of course, be other such frameworks that will emerge. There will also be new openers that can nurture education. Given fact that billions of people who previously had quite limited access to education will soon be able to access learning materials through Web from their mobile phones and computers, it is vital to make sense of their learning opportunities. You will likely have experienced many of these trends on one or more occasions. For all the problems that batter at us day and night-from severe economic problems to global warming to overpopulation to water pollution to famine and to war-learning and education are perhaps surprisingly the one area in which there is extensive optimism and hope. For instance, one trend documented in this book is sudden movement toward free and open content using Web of Learning. And a fourth one relates to fact that learning worlds that students can enter are not just live classroom settings but can also be digital or simulated ones. This hope is embedded in many of the chapters of this book. When you read this book, keep in mind that all 10 are coalescing today to offer formal and informal learning opportunities at any moment for any person. This is why the world is open. |
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