1. Paradigm Shifts: Our changing learners
Paradigm Shifts: Our changing learners. The effect of technology on learning
Lorraine Bruce

3. Affleck (1996) in Library and Information Science Research – information professionals inadequately prepared for the instruction role
Kirk (1995) found 75% of information jobs require some level of instruction.
Only school with core classes on this
LIS % involve some type of instructional component

4. Introduction to principles: of learning and teaching

5. Famous shifts in thinking that have informed practice
Science
Copernicus
The earth revolved around the sun ;
rather than being the centre the world
Earth Flat V Earth round
Patient centered
Teacher centred V Student centred
Philosophy
Medicine
Business
Education

6. Famous shifts Information Science
Closed V Open Closed
Open
Subjective view of information, according to situation
Market approach
Closed
professional monopoly
Established body of knowledge threatened by change
Attention to document delivery
Minimum service to maximum users
Hanks, G & Schmidt, C “An alternative model of a profession for Librarians”
College & Research Libraries May,

7. Traditional VS Alternative / System VS User (Devin, B and Nilan)
Business: Marketing
Medical profession – patient choices
Schools: Student centred education
Traditional
Objective view of information
View that individual is chaotic
User behaviour according to age income
Demand on system
Alternative
Subjective
need arose because of a gap , (Belkin, Dervin, Krikelas)
beliefs and values affect understanding

8. Traditional vs User
Systematic patterns of information seeking, despite individuality
Training program in Module 1

9. Information Literacy Instruction Information Visual
Technology literacy
Creation of meaningful content
Creation and assessment
Rubrics
Competencies

10. Horizon report
5 year qualitative study to identify the impact of new technologies on learning . Final report
Learning teaching
New Media Consortium and Educause

11. Key Emerging technologies
Grassroots Video
Collaboration Webs
Mobile broadband
Collective intelligence
Social operation Systems

12. Significant trends Social networking – Face book, Linked in, My Space
More fluid boundaries as globalization increases
Collaborative
Portability of technology
Critical Challenges for the Horizon Report 2008
Shift is scholarship
Higher education needs to review their delivery method
Collaborative learning
Teachers need to keep up to date

13. Information School scan of 2006
Purpose was for strategic planning
Business week, colleges, environmental scans. Literature search, question asked and polled
Cultural
Demographic
Political
Social economic
Technology
Education
Research
Climate and the environment

14. Cultural
Funds from Government will
decrease

15. Demographic Business and education draws largest number of students
WA population increases yet affordable housing declines
Increasing number of poor and below poverty line families
More students want Masters degrees

16. Political trends Tuition increase, funding decreases
Accountability and testing emphasis
Privacy and separation of real and virtual worlds-legal implications
Online programs more accepted and refined
Businesses invest in IT education

17. Social / Economic trends
Expert knowledge highly valued
Decentralized authority and collaborative teams
Global focus becomes standard
Niche entrepreneurship increases
Contract work for deep narrow experts

18. Technology major trends
Technology embedded in culture
Interactive technology
User generated content ( Wikipedia)
IT become predictive rather than passive
Portal information
Digital divide widens

19. Education Major trends
Teachers becoming more accountable
Facilitators
Online learning dominates
Team projects dominate
Diversity increases
Many jobs demand high information fluency
Expert consultants in demand

20. Research trends
Multidisciplinary
Global teams

21. Climate/Environment
Online learning for developing nations ( De Sousa’s online textbooks)
Economically weak countries to rely on US to develop these
Internet access increased
More online PHD

22. Digital natives Work of Karine Barzilai- Nahon. Bob Mason Definition
Boomers, Generation X and Digital natives
A.K.A.
Millennials, Me Generation, Net generation

23. Qualities Multitaskers
Out spoken, Highly confident independent ( Twenge Generation me: Why today Americans are more confident, assertive, entitled – and more miserable than ever. New York Free Press)
More civil minded and concerned about the world globally

24. Comparison Karine Barzilai- Nahon. Bob Mason
Values
Digital Natives
Baby Boomer
Work style
Multitask
Time management
Learning Style
Learn for experience
Learn from instruction
Collaboration
Collaborative
Independent
Motivation
Positive reinforcement
Competition
View on Authority
Respect for others is earned
Respect for authority
Structure
Decentralized, non hierarchical
Centralized, Hierarchical
Information Access
Access for all
Access to those in power

25. Summary Challenge Keep learning Adopt new technologies
Cater for different learners since our classes are likely to be of varied age groups
Address motivation theory in our teaching (ARCS)
Be creative
Collaborative

26. Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us You tube