The "learning environment" is replacing "the school" as a new context for education. What are the qualities of an effective learning environment, and how do people and technologies interact within this new metaphor?
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Transforming Learning from Schools to Environments
1. Transforming Learning:
From Schools to Environments
MindShare Canadian EdTech Leadership Conference
November 7, 2012
Jay Collier, The Compass LLC • jay.collier@thecompass.com
Ian Sane
3. Transformation to learning environments
20TH-CENTURY SCHOOLS
Specific students learned
Bea McGarvey, Chuck Schwan, Jay Collier
4. Transformation to learning environments
20TH-CENTURY SCHOOLS
Specific students learned
Specific subjects in
Bea McGarvey, Chuck Schwan, Jay Collier
5. Transformation to learning environments
20TH-CENTURY SCHOOLS
Specific students learned
Specific subjects in
Specific classrooms on a
Bea McGarvey, Chuck Schwan, Jay Collier
6. Transformation to learning environments
20TH-CENTURY SCHOOLS
Specific students learned
Specific subjects in
Specific classrooms on a
Specific schedule in a
Bea McGarvey, Chuck Schwan, Jay Collier
7. Transformation to learning environments
20TH-CENTURY SCHOOLS
Specific students learned
Specific subjects in
Specific classrooms on a
Specific schedule in a
Specific way from a
Bea McGarvey, Chuck Schwan, Jay Collier
8. Transformation to learning environments
20TH-CENTURY SCHOOLS
Specific students learned
Specific subjects in
Specific classrooms on a
Specific schedule in a
Specific way from a
Specific teacher
Bea McGarvey, Chuck Schwan, Jay Collier
9. Transformation to learning environments
20TH-CENTURY SCHOOLS LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
Specific students learned
Specific subjects in
Specific classrooms on a
Specific schedule in a
Specific way from a
Specific teacher
Bea McGarvey, Chuck Schwan, Jay Collier
10. Transformation to learning environments
20TH-CENTURY SCHOOLS LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
Specific students learned Anyone can learn
Specific subjects in
Specific classrooms on a
Specific schedule in a
Specific way from a
Specific teacher
Bea McGarvey, Chuck Schwan, Jay Collier
11. Transformation to learning environments
20TH-CENTURY SCHOOLS LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
Specific students learned Anyone can learn
Specific subjects in Anything from
Specific classrooms on a
Specific schedule in a
Specific way from a
Specific teacher
Bea McGarvey, Chuck Schwan, Jay Collier
12. Transformation to learning environments
20TH-CENTURY SCHOOLS LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
Specific students learned Anyone can learn
Specific subjects in Anything from
Specific classrooms on a Anywhere at
Specific schedule in a
Specific way from a
Specific teacher
Bea McGarvey, Chuck Schwan, Jay Collier
13. Transformation to learning environments
20TH-CENTURY SCHOOLS LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
Specific students learned Anyone can learn
Specific subjects in Anything from
Specific classrooms on a Anywhere at
Specific schedule in a Anytime in
Specific way from a
Specific teacher
Bea McGarvey, Chuck Schwan, Jay Collier
14. Transformation to learning environments
20TH-CENTURY SCHOOLS LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
Specific students learned Anyone can learn
Specific subjects in Anything from
Specific classrooms on a Anywhere at
Specific schedule in a Anytime in
Specific way from a Any way from
Specific teacher
Bea McGarvey, Chuck Schwan, Jay Collier
15. Transformation to learning environments
20TH-CENTURY SCHOOLS LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
Specific students learned Anyone can learn
Specific subjects in Anything from
Specific classrooms on a Anywhere at
Specific schedule in a Anytime in
Specific way from a Any way from
Specific teacher Mentors around the world
Bea McGarvey, Chuck Schwan, Jay Collier
17. Qualities of learning environments (1)
1. Ubiquitous and constant access
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18. Qualities of learning environments (1)
1. Ubiquitous and constant access
2. More natural, intuitive interfaces
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19. Qualities of learning environments (1)
1. Ubiquitous and constant access
2. More natural, intuitive interfaces
3. Loosely-coupled and easily-integrated services
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20. Qualities of learning environments (1)
1. Ubiquitous and constant access
2. More natural, intuitive interfaces
3. Loosely-coupled and easily-integrated services
4. Shared resource creation and curation
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21. Qualities of learning environments (1)
1. Ubiquitous and constant access
2. More natural, intuitive interfaces
3. Loosely-coupled and easily-integrated services
4. Shared resource creation and curation
5. Hyper-local and hyper-global collaboration
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22. Qualities of learning environments (1)
1. Ubiquitous and constant access
2. More natural, intuitive interfaces
3. Loosely-coupled and easily-integrated services
4. Shared resource creation and curation
5. Hyper-local and hyper-global collaboration
6. Life-wide and personally-relevant learning
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24. Qualities of learning environments (2)
7. Mass-customized for resources & assessment
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25. Qualities of learning environments (2)
7. Mass-customized for resources & assessment
8. Project- and inquiry-based learning units
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26. Qualities of learning environments (2)
7. Mass-customized for resources & assessment
8. Project- and inquiry-based learning units
9. Unbundled credentials from trustworthy sources
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27. Qualities of learning environments (2)
7. Mass-customized for resources & assessment
8. Project- and inquiry-based learning units
9. Unbundled credentials from trustworthy sources
10. Agile and iterative learning processes
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28. Qualities of learning environments (2)
7. Mass-customized for resources & assessment
8. Project- and inquiry-based learning units
9. Unbundled credentials from trustworthy sources
10. Agile and iterative learning processes
11. Learner-centered education
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30. Integration of emerging technologies
AGILE DEVELOPMENT
• Iterative and incremental
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31. Integration of emerging technologies
AGILE DEVELOPMENT
• Iterative and incremental
• Collaboration between self-
organizing, cross-functional
teams
Wikipedia
32. Integration of emerging technologies
AGILE DEVELOPMENT
• Iterative and incremental
• Collaboration between self-
organizing, cross-functional
teams
• Evolutionary development
and delivery
Wikipedia
33. Integration of emerging technologies
AGILE DEVELOPMENT
• Iterative and incremental
• Collaboration between self-
organizing, cross-functional
teams
• Evolutionary development
and delivery
• Rapid and flexible response
to change
Wikipedia
35. Learning environments as organizations
LEARNING ORGANIZATIONS
• Facilitate the learning of its members
and continuously transforms
themselves
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36. Learning environments as organizations
LEARNING ORGANIZATIONS
• Facilitate the learning of its members
and continuously transforms
themselves
• Encourages shift to a more
interconnected way of thinking
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37. Learning environments as organizations
LEARNING ORGANIZATIONS
• Facilitate the learning of its members
and continuously transforms
themselves
• Encourages shift to a more
interconnected way of thinking
• Learning organizations should
become more like communities that
employees can feel a commitment to
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39. Learning environments as agile cultures
Just as the [software] hacker ethos is about the joy
of solving problems, exercising intelligence,
stretching one’s capacity to learn and grow, and
promoting freedom, the [culture] hacking idea is
that by approaching the design of cultures with this
same attitude, the workplace can be transformed
into an environment where people are more
engaged, innovative, productive, and happy.
40. Learning environments as agile cultures
Just as the [software] hacker ethos is about the joy
of solving problems, exercising intelligence,
stretching one’s capacity to learn and grow, and
promoting freedom, the [culture] hacking idea is
that by approaching the design of cultures with this
same attitude, the workplace can be transformed
into an environment where people are more
engaged, innovative, productive, and happy.
— Venessa Miemis, Emergent by Design
71. Assessing learners within environments
Habits of
Mind
21st Century
Competencies
Self-Regulated
Learning
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72. Assessing learners within environments
Habits of
Mind
21st Century
Competencies
Connected Self-Regulated
Learning Learning
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73. Assessing learners within environments
Habits of
Mind
Content Area 21st Century
Proficiency Competencies
Connected Self-Regulated
Learning Learning
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74. Assessing learners within environments
Self- Habits of
Assessments Mind
Content Area 21st Century
Proficiency Competencies
Connected Self-Regulated
Learning Learning
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75. Assessing learners within environments
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Self- Habits of
Assessments Mind
Content Area 21st Century
Proficiency Competencies
Connected Self-Regulated
Learning Learning
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76. Assessing learners within environments
More ...
Self- Habits of
Assessments Mind
Content Area 21st Century
Learners
Proficiency Competencies
Connected Self-Regulated
Learning Learning
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