This is from an Emerging Technologies workshop we conducted for Academic Impressions targeted toward instructional designers and instructional technologists. The point is to continually challenge ourselves and recognize change as uncomfortable and essential to learning!

1. The Rules Have Changed
Designing Engaging Learning Experiences
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2. Eventually, the
right idea becomes
the wrong idea
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Ancient Greek philosopher ~ 500 BC - first creativity teacher
Heraclitus is known for his doctrine of change being central to the universe
Paradox & metaphor to help us break out of routine thought patterns to see things in
a new way - whack pack

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Change is difficult - and you leave the pack when you innovate.

4. Saturday, February 21, 2009
Let’s explore some of the myths around online learning and educational technologies.

5. Learners Community
Technology Learning
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6. Saturday, February 21, 2009
10-20 minutes of discussion about brainstormed items... where do myths come from and
how can we address misconceptions?

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LEARNERS -
Consumer-orientation to education (power shift)
Expect to be engaged by their environment - sensory rich, experiential opportunities
Customized, on-demand, personalized content
Flexible identity; expansive identity through use of avatars and pseudonyms

8. ratemyprofesors.com
professorsstrikeback.mtvu.com
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Students have power. And now professors strike back!

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Community - legitimate peripheral participation (Wenger & Lave)
Distributed cognition & collective intelligence
Peer production vs. control & authority by gatekeepers (“scholars”)
Wikipedia
user generated content - student generated content
PRAXIS - reflection in action

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Second life clip: http://youtube.com/watch?v=U3d_fqDcN1s
Mashups - maps & data - UN data
Data visualization
Augmented reality
Peer production/change in the flow of media & production
Properties of networks -

13. 1972
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How can we continually innovate? Must we continually learn...? YES.

14. 1983
1972
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How can we continually innovate? Must we continually learn...? YES.

15. 1983
1988 1972
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How can we continually innovate? Must we continually learn...? YES.

16. 1992
1983
1988 1972
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How can we continually innovate? Must we continually learn...? YES.

17. 1992
1983
1993
1988 1972
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How can we continually innovate? Must we continually learn...? YES.

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How can we continually innovate? Must we continually learn...? YES.

19. Saturday, February 21, 2009
Learning at its core is: comprehension, retention, & transfer
EMOTION helps us with all 3 --
Learning is social; communities of practice & “legitimate peripheral participation”
Immersion, motivation, control --
Expression, ownership, flexibility

20. 5
Make your assumptions
explicit
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21. 5 4
Quarter the content &
triple the activities
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22. 5 4 3
Where is the emotion?
Hearts & minds
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23. 5 4 3 2
Assessments as activities,
learners as teachers
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24. 5 4 3 2 1
Change now!
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25. 5 4 3 2 1
Be ready to change later
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26. When the rate of change outside,
exceeds the rate of change inside,
the end is in sight.
- Jack Welch
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27. What 2 changes can you implement
immediately
upon your return to the office?
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