designing learning in the digital age - setting the scene

#DLDA

GLOBAL TRENDS (NMC sponsored retreat on

The Future of Education)

• Work is increasingly Global and Collaborative

• People learn anywhere, anytime (BYOD – bring your own device)

• Mobile

• Openness — content, resources, courses, research, attitudes

• The CLOUD

• Ownership (copyright) and privacy

• Access, and Scale are redefining what we mean by quality and success (MOOCS)

• Notion of literacy is being redefined (multi- or transliteracy)

• Rise of Informal Learning

• New Business Models

What do we mean by DISRUPTIVE?

Courtesy of Greg Whitby

Another Example(Uni of Central Florida)

Courtesy of Greg Whitby

Employability Skills (VET sector)

• Communication • Teamwork • Problem Solving • Initiative and Enterprise • Planning and Organising • Self-management • Learning • Technology

Employability Skills

• Communication • Teamwork • Problem Solving • Initiative and Enterprise • Planning and Organising • Self-management • Learning • Technology

Employability Skills

• Communication • Teamwork • Problem Solving • Initiative and Enterprise • Planning and Organising • Self-management • Learning • Technology

Graduate Attributes (Higher Ed)

• Creativity• Communication• Teamwork• Leadership• Collaboration• Information Literate• Initiative• Problem solving

Graduate Attributes

• Creativity• Communication• Teamwork• Leadership• Collaboration• Information Literate• Initiative• Problem solving

Courtesy of Greg Whitby

Courtesy of Greg Whitby

HOW FAR SHOULD WE MOVE?

TODAY IS ABOUT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT:

• KNOWLEDGE IS MOBILE• THE EDUCATOR’S ROLE HAS CHANGED• YOU NEED A GANG (Network)And......• BEING BETTER CONNECTED