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Explaining “Cyberlearning” to unfamiliar audiences

Sample slides for use by CIRCL and Cyberlearning Investigators

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Cyberlearning• What is it?

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The WHY of CYBERLEARNINGDramatic advances in learning are needed to enable broad participation and engagement in 21st century science, society and workforces, both in learning of STEM topics and beyond.

Although both technological capability and scientific knowledge of how people learn has increased dramatically over the past 20 years, isolated applications of either technology or learning research are not enough to address this issue.

“Cyberlearning” tackles important problems that require investigating synergies between technologies of the future and the sciences of deep learning.

Sciences of Deep LearningTechnologies of the Future

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The HOW of CyberlearningCyberlearning is an applied scientific activity that seeks to rapidly design and test new ways to advance learning of important content through integration of:• application of scientific insights about how people learn• improving affordances of emerging technologies for

learning• design of activities, models, and systems which

integrate technological affordances with supports for learning

• participation of educational practitioners in design• measurement of "deeper learning" outcomes• iterative, formative research processes that inform

continuous improvement.

Cyberlearning is a team sport requiring mutual engagement across areas of expertise

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The WHAT of CyberlearningCyberlearning results in:• making the future of deep learning visible and tangible

with learners in school and non-school settings• designing technological exemplars that demonstrate

the future and allow rapid scientific progress• improving designs through the use of rigorous evidence

about learning processes and outcomes• advancing the theory of learning to better guide the

practical work of improving instruction• increased capacity of the field to collaborate to create

the next level of impacts.

InteractiveResponsiveIntelligentImmersiveTangible

Examples Of Learning Science Methods & Theories Design-based research Embodied cognition Argumentation and discourse Data mining and learning analytics

SituatedContextual EmbodiedCollaborativeDiscursive

Characteristics of Technologies

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Cyberlearning technologies in action…

http://circlcenter.org

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Cyberlearning builds on a history of excellence in NSF-funded and other research and development at the intersection of learning and technology

http://circlcenter.org

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Cyberlearning is a national NSF initiative with over 250 projects across the country representing a $200m investment to-date*

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Cyberlearning is a cross-cutting theme at NSF with multiple opportunities for proposing innovative projects:

• Cyberlearning and Future Learning Technologies• Advanced Informal STEM Learning• Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers• Discovery Research in K-12• EHR Core Research• IUSE: Professional Formal of Engineers• Research on Education and Learning• STEM-C Partnerships• Advanced Technological Education• SFS: CyberService • S-STEM

To learn more about these and other opportunities, visit nsf.gov

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CIRCL: The Center for Innovative Research in CyberlearningTo learn more about Cyberlearning visit, circlcenter.org