Emerging+Trends

=EMERGING TRENDS IN TEACHING & LEARNING ...= =Derek Wenmouth - 10 Trends for 2010 - Learning at School 24 - 26 February 2010=

1 **The Changing Role of Teachers and Learners** - consumers vs creators, contributors, communicators, collaborators and co-ordinators. Teachers provide "instructional coherence."

2 **Mobile Devices** - internet capable, mobile, used for learning. Reference to Pockets of Potential by Michael Levine. Learning can be personalised and accelerated through the use of mobile technologies.

3 **Globalised Learning** - relevance of second language learning - connection with Stuart Middleton's keynote. Having more than one language helps kids move between their worlds.

4 **Ubiquitous Computing** - this is the third paradign of computing. We have gone from mainframes, to personal computing and are now into ubiq computing - anywhere/anytime which takes learning out of the classroom.

5 **Cyber Citizenship** - TAKEAWAYS: access to social networking sites at schools?

6 **Digital Literacy** - "refers to a range of skills, knowledge and competencies required to operate effectively in a world immersed in digital technolgy." TAKEWAYS - what is our personal and school vision for being literate in the 21st century? 27 June 10: Students with laptops: []

7 **Open Education Resources** - free high school science texts, directory of open access journals, community college open texbook collaborative, wiki educator

8 **Cloud Computing** - the data centre is elsewhere independent of the school. Google education is an example of this providing mail, docs, etc. Core Education help schools carry out evaluations of their school ICTs and plan where to from here.

9 **Advance Networks and School Loops**

10 **Assessment Practices** - the purpose of assessment should be explicit, is about making comparisons, knowledge - skills - attitudes are assessed.

See the Core Ed webpagefor more details.

=Alan November - The Emerging Culture of Teaching and Learning - Learning @ School 25 February 2010=

AN spoke about global connections - the importance of 'communities' and consequently, collaboration. And 'self directed' people who can organise their own learning, etc and those who can parallel that into the world of work. In schools often the teachers still own the learning and we can tell this when the teachers work harder than the kids.

Cool links for and collaborating and developing digital literacy.
 * TAKEAWAYS**

His November Learning website.

=Clive Thompson=

on The New Literacy @ Wired Magazine

Here
**New Literacies ** Screenagers and New Literacies

Middle Schooling Middle Schools Fail Kids, Study Says

**Laptops in Class/1:1 Laptop Programmes** CA Elementary School Distributes Laptops to 3rd Graders

**Longer Learning Periods** At Elite School, Longer Classes Go Deeper NY Times, 8 June 2011