1. Transformation and inspiration through social media: Meeting the needs of the 21st Century Learner Steve Wheeler University of Plymouth, UK Keynote Speech for Ulearn 2010, Christchurch, New Zealand, 6-8 October 2010

2. Some connections http://www.mayflowersteps.co.uk http://news.sportsinteraction.com/ cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

3. Some connections cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 HMNZS Achilles December 1939 Auckland 1965

4. Digital Tribes and the Social Web: How Web 2.0 will Transform Learning in Higher Education Steve Wheeler University of Plymouth cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 Engaging the Digital Generation Conference: University of Middlesex, London, 29 June 2010 http://www.sessionmagazine.com/ In the available time.... The Nature of Change Change in Education Social Media Digital Literacies Personalised Learning Questions cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

5. http://farm3.static.flickr.com New York c 1920 cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 Transformation

6. Does education need transformation? Source: Chambers English Dictionary "In large states public education will always be mediocre, for the same reason that in large kitchens the cooking is usually bad." ~ Nietzsche cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 http://www.swissinfo.ch/media

7. Transformation… …to change people or things completely, especially improving their appearance or usefulness …to convert one form of energy to another cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 http://katmaund.blogspot.com/ Source: Banksy

8. Education is changing for young people as they experience self-directed learning, (mostly outside school) about things that interest them. Source: http://community.learningobjects.com cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 http://flickr.com/photos/thomcochrane/416206133/

9. Young people’s out- of-school experiences with technology can mean that students find the presentation of school curriculum less challenging, less relevant and less engaging. cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 Source: http://community.learningobjects.com http://encefalus.com/

10. “For the first time we are preparing students for a future we cannot clearly describe.” – David Warlick cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 http://communications.nottingham.ac.uk/podcasts/ Education certainly needs inspiration...

11. cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 The pace of change is accelerating How will we keep up with it?

12. http://www.objectlessons.org “Students today can’t prepare bark to calculate their problems. They depend on slate which is more expensive. What will they do when they drop the slate and it breaks? They will be unable to write!” (Anon – 1709) cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

13. “Students today depend on paper too much. They don’t know how to write without getting chalk dust all over them. What will they do when they run out of paper?” (Anon – 1815) http://www.nikkikatz.com cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

14. “Students today depend too much on ink. They don’t know how to use a penknife to sharpen a pencil. Pen and ink will never replace the pencil.” (Anon – 1907) cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 http://www.pensoftheforest.co.uk

15. “Students today depend on expensive fountain pens. They can no longer write with a straight pen and knib!” (Anon – 1941) http://www.gadgettastic.com cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

16. www.abebooks.com “One day every town in America will have a telephone!” - U.S. Mayor, (c 1880) cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

17. "In the times of rapid change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists." ~ Eric Hoffer washingtonrebel.typepad.com cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

18. All learning begins when our comfortable ideas turn out to be inadequate. - John Dewey http://www.dancinghearts.org cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 Step outside your comfort zone

19. Get a vision “It’s not easy being blind, but it must be tragic when you can see, but you have no vision.” - Helen Keller http://www.aph.org/hall_fame/images/keller4.jpg cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

20. http://stufffromthelab.wordpress.com There will be casualties... cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

21. “We are in the middle of a revolution in how knowledge is created, transmitted and organised that is of similar significance to that which followed the invention of printing.” ~ Seb Schmoller http://www.fenews.co.uk cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

22. M www.cs-exhibitions.uni-klu.ac.at cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 Mass produced universal text (Disruptive Technology) Gutenberg

23. What is the disruptive technology in schools today? Clue: 99.8% of students own one or more cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

24. Trends in mobile phone use 27% 38% 49% Feb 09Oct 09Jun 10 Student ownership of smart mobile phones. 97% of students now use text messages as their main form of communication. Source: Chronicle of Higher Education, June 17, 2010. cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

26. The ‘Brick’ When Martin Cooper invented the mobile phone 35 years ago, he envisioned a world with people so wedded to wireless connections that they would walk around with devices embedded in their bodies. Source: http://www.smh.com.au cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

27. Daily text messaging among American teens shot up in 18 months, from 38% of teens texting friends daily in February of 2008 to 54% of teens texting daily in September 2009. cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 Source: http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Teens-and-Mobile-Phones.aspx http://www.babble.com txting

28. Half of teens send 50 or more text messages a day, or 1,500 texts a month, and one in three send more than 100 texts a day, or more than 3,000 texts a month. (2009 statistics) cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 Source: http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Teens-and-Mobile-Phones.aspx http://blog.roadandtravel.com

29. http://i.dailymail.co.uk Objections from educators...they are distracting and disruptive. The phone becomes the focus of attention, inappropriate images/videos can be taken and sent, leading to invasion of privacy and loss of teacher control! cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 Mobile phones are banned in most schools because...

30. What is this? dad@hvn ur spshl. we want wot u want & urth 2b like hvn. giv us food & 4giv r sins lyk we 4giv uvaz. don't test us! save us! bcos we kno ur boss. ur tuf & ur cool 4 eva! ok? cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

31. ‘Squeeze’ text The competition was for re-writing the Lord's Prayer for the mobile phone, using just 160 characters or less. It was judged for Ship of Fools by the Churches' Broadcasting Conference. The task itself was not easy. The traditional version of the Lord's Prayer is 372 characters long, so whittling it down to 160 characters meant cutting the prayer by more than half but without losing anything important. http://www.canada.com cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

32. ...and in second place… r pa in evan, respect 2 u, may u rain ear as in evan. giv us r needs, 4giv r sin as we 4giv r nmes. resq us from the evil 1. 4 ur always the most xlent dude. yo cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

33. http://aproposofnothing.files.wordpress.com Introducing computers into schools cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

34. http://aproposofnothing.files.wordpress.com “Any teacher who can be replaced by a computer........ should be”. - Arthur C. Clarke cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

35. “A computer once beat me at chess......but was no match for me at kickboxing.” http://woodforthetrees.files.wordpress.com cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

36. Teachable moments http://www.candyapplecostumes.com cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

37. Doctors save lives Teachers make lives http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

38. http://tatango.com What does this generation of learners want? Digital Natives?

39. anytime personalised anyplace cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 http://ithalas.com

40. Source: Maria Webster - http://www.ntdaily.com/ cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 Intuitive devices Natural gesturing Interactive Mobile Creative Participatory

41. cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 http://tatango.com What does this generation of learners need?

42. cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 Digital Literacies

43. Engaging and fun cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 Serious games Interactive narratives Role play simulations

44. Personalised Learning? cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 http://www.delasallewaterford.com

45. Personalised Learning? cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 http://www.hseb.utah.edu

46. Trends in Education Just for me Apprenticeship model Just in case Standard Curriculum Just in time Bespoke Curriculum Just for me Personalised Learning Personal Learning Environment cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

47. We are family cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 http://pro.corbis.com

48. Wii are family! cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 http://wiifitnessdepot.com

49. Personalised Learning... Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You. - Dr Suess http://images.fanpop.com/images cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

50. Generating Content Sharing ContentOrganising Content BlogMashup Wiki Tagging Personal Web Tools E-portfolio cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

51. Personal Learning Environments Personal Learning Environment Personal Learning Network Personal Web Tools cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 Source: http:// steve-wheeler.blogspot.com/2010/07/anatomy-of-ple.html PLEs are not only personal web tools and personal learning networks. PLEs are much wider than this, taking in experiences and realia, as well as learning through TV, music, paper based materials, radio & more formal contexts. Learning content is not as important now as where (or who) to connect to, to find it. PWTs are any web tools, (usually Web 2.0) chosen by learners to support their lifelong learning.

52. http://www.eastone.co.uk/ cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

53. You are your own ‘VLE’ Services Tools FormatsContent ChannelsNetworks Aggregation of Social Media cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

54. http://www.uksmallbusinesswebsites.co.uk With access to Social Media everyone has a voice cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 The ‘Architecture of Participation’

55. cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 Learning 2.0 Tools CollaboratingSharing Voting Networking User generated content Why Social Media? Tagging

56. cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 Digital wisdom e-safety

57. http://www.saltash.net cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 Is a webcam in a pig sty leading edge?

58. Positive Deviance “Somewhere in your organization, groups of people are already doing things differently and better. To create lasting change, find areas of positive deviance and fan their flames.” - Pascale & Sternin (Harvard Business Review) cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

59. http://www.dailymail.co.uk “The goal of education is to enrich the lives of students while producing articulate, expressive thinkers and lifelong learners that are socially responsible, resilient, and active citizens of the world. Education is about teaching students, not subjects.” Dave Truss

60. Blended learning? Formal Learning Informal Learning cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 20% 80% Source: Cofer, D. (2000). Informal Workplace Learning.

61. Funnels or Webs? Ivan Illich cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 http://zumu.com

62. Wa http://www.prlog.org cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 Need some inspiration?

63. http://benpeterson.files.wordpress.com http://www.prlog.org Robben Island, Cape Town cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

64. Lifelong learning against all the odds

65. “All too often today we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants.” - John W Gardner cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010 http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/image/s_flowers-lost-gardens-of-heligan.jpg http://www.newcastle.edu.au The future?

66. www.etsu.edu/math Thank you for listening Questions? http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.com @timbuckteeth cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

67. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: International Licence. Steve Wheeler swheeler@plymouth.ac.ukswheeler@plymouth.ac.uk University of Plymouth, United Kingdom Keynote Speech for Ulearn 2010, Christchurch, New Zealand, 6-8 October 2010