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CyborgLearning

Theoryby

Dallas McPheeters

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www.dallasmcpheeters.com

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Definitions...

Information

reduces

uncertaintyEducation

increased

capability

are we an information society

or an educated one?


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Continuous Partial Attention

The present generation is disengaged

and education has become a game to winby navigating and maneuvering within thesystem. There is a disconnect between

learning and learners. We want to engageyoung minds but how?


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The Internet is composed of a cloudof computers, constantly shifting, neverstable and that will therefore have a direct

effect on our notions of time and space,and the traditional boundariesassociatedwith those concepts when they are fixed

rather than fluid. - Lawson & Comber

what

does technology have on education?


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The 2-Sided Debate...

Techno

fascists

control theTool

Techno

phobes

control theTakeover

and the operative word is?...


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Immigrant Commonalities...

Both want

Both view tech as other

but a third view has appeared...


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Native Commonalities...

New generation of technology

natives does not view

technology as otherSees technology as an

extension of human identity

Labeled Cyborg (Cybernetic

Organism)

Hybrid of human and

technology


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Rather than technology being appliedto

human identity, technology actuallybecomes part of the human expressionitself.

Thus the clear boundary between man andmachine is being blurred by the

technological revolution and to legislatesuch a revolution becomes irrelevant in theview of Cyborg culture.

heres an example...


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Post Modern View...(Industrial view itemized the dots

& Modern view boxed the dots)

Can you connect thedots using only 4straight lines

crossing no morethan one time?

most of us have seen this...


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Post Modern View...

Thinking outside the box is

SOOo last century

but Cyborgs can do it with only1 line...


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A Third View... (Post Human)

In Calculus, a straight

line is a curve.

Can you break free of the old paradigm?


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Existing Education System

Based on box-shaped mentality

Box shaped knowledge domains

Box shaped cultural norms

Box shaped expectations

did I mention the box shape?...


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When using social networking sites andvideo games, youth follow a learn to do so

as to learn about model of learning,

whereas schools typically follow a learn

about, and then possibly a learn to do

model.(Thomas & Brown, 2009)

Problem: Students are not permitted touse mobile devices in schools andtherefore learn to use them for social

purposes rather than academic.


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Cyborgs realize...

Humans are not box shaped

The answers being taught are based onbox shaped questions

Anyone can learn the right answers

Innovation comes from asking the right

questions


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The Natives are Restless...

Mashup generation

Culture of uncertainty

Face unknown future

Tradition disconnect

Boundaries irrelevant

Random preferred

Predictable is stressor

Hint: they know we dont know.


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Cyborg Learning Theory...

Post Human

Blurred boundaries

Nomadic

Embrace ephemeral

Indefinable by nature


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How to Engage a Cyborg...

Present a future of

fascination not fear

Flex boundaries collectively

Explore

Remove the pedestal

Visionize

Foster sociallearning

networks


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Drop Our Concepts...

Prepare them for thevoyage

Train them on the newplatform

Teach them how to

map their journey

Visionize them to paythe price


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References

This presentation: http://issuu.com/dallas/docs/elearn2009

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http://greenbananablog.org/2008/11/09/cyborg-learning-theory-and-the-blurring-of-boundaries

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