1. A Tale of Two Cultures The Creation of a Culture of Learning Presented by Lisa and Huong

2. Mechanistic View Teacher Student Efficiency

3. Learning Environment Picture Retrieved from : Readingupgrade.com Readingupgrade.com Teacher StudentInformation

4. The New Culture of Learning (Thomas & Seely Brown, 2011) Traditional  teaching-based  the culture is the environment  teaches us about the world  have to prove what we know  strives for stability Innovative  learning based  the culture emerges from the environment  engagement within the world  embrace what we don't know  thrives on change

5. Incompatibilities Between Schooling and Technology (Collins & Halverson, 2009) Uniform Learning Teacher as Expert Standardization Knowledge in the Head Coverage Learning by Acquisition "just-in-case” learning Customization Diverse Knowledge Sources Specialization Reliance on Outside Resources The Knowledge Explosion Learning by Doing "just-in-time” learning

6. Evolution of Education (Collins & Halverson, 2009) Responsibility Parents to State to Individual & Parents Content Practical Skills to Basic Skills & Disciplinary Knowledge to Generic Skills & Learning to Learn Pedagogy Apprenticeship to Didacticism to Interaction Assessment Observation to Testing to Embedded Assessment Location Home to School to Multiple Locations

7. Evolution of Education (Cont) Culture Adult Culture to Peer Culture to Mixed-Age Culture Relationships Personal Bonds to Authority Figures to Computer Mediated Interaction

8. Changing Face of Learning (Collins & Halverson, 2009)  Home Schooling  Workplace Learning  Distance Learning  Adult Education  Learning Centres  Educational Television and Videos  Computer-based Learning Environments  Technical Certifications  Internet Cafes

9. Technology as a Fence and a Bridge Bryan Wehrli, Horace, Summer 2009, Vol. 25 No. 1 “This is a social revolution, not a technological one, and its most revolutionary aspect may be the ways in which it empowers us to rethink education.” ~ Michael Wesch When knowledge is no longer scarce, what is a teacher's role? Clayton Christensen’s Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns. Exactly what does a transformation of teaching and learning look like?

10. Technology as a Fence and a Bridge Bryan Wehrli, Horace, Summer 2009, Vol. 25 No. 1 “Change is coming; the impending mobile disruption will without question impact K-12. Educators can continue to be enforcers, battling with students over their mobile devices, wasting a unique opportunity in time... " ~ Norris and Soloway Examples of the possibilities of some disruptive acitivites Conditions that foster transformational disruption These tools are changing us, our culture, and our schools.

11. Critical Question  How can our practice reflect the best of both the innovative and traditional cultures?

12. Guiding Questions  Do you think that Inquiry Learning or Problem Based Learning is congruous with the ideas presented in this chapter? Why or why not?  How can summative assessment methods (i.e. report cards) support this ‘New Culture of Learning’ that is based on creating rich learning environments in which “learning focuses on learning through engagement within the world” (Thomas & Brown, 2011, pg 38)?  In a society where test marks still matter to the public, how can teachers foster this New Culture of Learning while preparing students for provincial standardized tests?  What other contrasts exist between the traditional and innovative cultures of learning?

13. Guiding Questions (cont)  Can some of the 'incompatibilities' that are identified by Collins and Halverson become compatible? How?  Identify some of the traditional practices that you may have in your own practice or have seen in another's teaching practice and discuss how these can be altered/ adjusted/transformed into to fit with the Innovative Learning Culture model.  What problems or concerns do you see arising for the learner in moving from the traditional to the innovative model?  What advantages or gains do you see arising for the learner in moving from the traditional to innovative model?

14. References Images Web 2.0 Revolution Retrieved from: http://bavatuesdays.com/files/2006/12/50241828_52d81464 18_o.jpg Mobile Devices Retrieved from: https://encrypted- tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR7uckYqefIC6sOM dHpYqkJN4gUP0RXnC848o7PD3ZObwA0xEw-mg Teacher with Students Retrieved from: http://www.readingupgrade.com

15. References Collins, A. & Halverson, R. (2009). Rethinking education in the age of technology: The digital revolution and the schools. New York: College Teachers Press Thomas, D., & Brown, J. S. (2011). A new culture of learning: Cultivating the imagination for a world of constant change. Seattle, WA: Create Space. Wehrli, B. (2009). Technology as a Fence and a Bridge. Horace. 25,(1).