learner agency
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Learner Agency Derek Wenmoth CORE Education
Upper Hutt Education Cluster 21 October, 2016
Customer
• Materialis.cconceptoflife
• Consumerofalargerangeofgoodsandservicesasdefinedbysomeoneelse
• Alwayssearchingforthe‘perfectbrand’
Pilgrim• Allegoryofamanmakinghiswaythroughhistroubledlife
• Growsstrongerwitheveryobstaclehelearnstoovercome
• Thinker,takingresponsibilityforhisownac.ons,willingtoacceptresponsibilityforworkingforthecommongood
Overview• ShiEingtheownershipoflearning.• Studentexpecta.ons• Whatislearneragency?• Agencyandstudentvoice• Par.cipatoryCulture• Whatdoesitlooklikeinaschool?
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Studentexpecta.ons
Washor,EandMohkowski,C(2013)Leavingtolearn
Domyteachersreallyknowaboutmeandmyinterestsandtalents?
DoIfindwhattheschoolisteachingrelevanttomyinterests?
DoIhaveopportuni.estoapplywhatIamlearninginrealworldseUngsandcontexts?
DoIfeelappropriatelychallengedinmylearning?
CanIpursuemylearningoutofthestandardsequence?
DoIhavesufficient.metolearnatmyownpace?
DoIhaverealchoiceaboutwhat,whereandhowIlearn?
DoIhaveopportuni.estoexploreandmakemistakes?
DoIhaveopportuni.estoengagedeeplyinmylearningandtoprac.cetheskillsIneedtolearn?
• Strongsupportforcrea.ngandsharing• Sometypeofinformalmentorship• Membersbelievethattheircontribu.onsmaXer
• Membersfeelsomedegreeofsocialconnec.onwithoneanother
• Rela.velylowbarrierstoar.s.cexpressionandcivicengagement
Par.cipatoryculture…
“Noteverymembermustcontribute,butallmustbelievetheyarefreetocontributewhenready,andthatwhattheycontributewillbeappropriatelyvalued.”
Essen.alskillsforthepar.cipatoryculturePlay thecapacitytoexperimentwithone’ssurroundingsasaformof
problem-solving
Performance theabilitytoadoptalterna.veiden..esforthepurposeofimprovisa.onanddiscovery
Simula0on theabilitytointerpretandconstructdynamicmodelsofreal-worldprocesses
Appropria0on theabilitytomeaningfullysampleandremixmediacontent
Mul0tasking theabilitytoscanone’senvironmentandshiEfocusasneededtosalientdetails.
Distributedcogni0on theabilitytointeractmeaningfullywithtoolsthatexpandmentalcapaci.es
hXps://mitpress.mit.edu/sites/default/files/.tles/free_download/9780262513623_Confron.ng_the_Challenges.pdf
Essen.alskillsforthepar.cipatorycultureCollec0veIntelligence
Theabilitytopoolknowledgeandcomparenoteswithotherstowardacommongoal
Judgment Theabilitytoevaluatethereliabilityandcredibilityofdifferentinforma.onsources
TransmediaNaviga0on
Theabilitytofollowtheflowofstoriesandinforma.onacrossmul.plemodali.es
Networking Theabilitytosearchfor,synthesize,anddisseminateinforma.on
Nego0a0on Theabilitytotravelacrossdiversecommuni.es,discerningandrespec.ngmul.pleperspec.ves,andgraspingandfollowingalterna.venorms
hXps://mitpress.mit.edu/sites/default/files/.tles/free_download/9780262513623_Confron.ng_the_Challenges.pdf
StudentVoice• Oneofthemostpowerfultoolsavailabletoinfluenceacademic
achievementishelpingstudentsfeeltheyhaveastakeintheirlearning.
• Tofeelmo.vatedtodosomethingandbecomeengagedinitsac.vity,youth(likeadults)generallyneedtofeeltheyhaveavoiceinhowitisconductedandanimpactonhowitconcludes.
• Timeandagain,researchhasshownthatthemoreeducatorsgivetheirstudentschoice,control,challenge,andopportuni.esforcollabora.on,themoretheirmo.va.onandengagementarelikelytorise.
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Agency• “Thepowertoact”• “Senseofownership”• “Execu.ngandcontrolling
one’sownac.ons”• “Self-efficacy”• “Personalisa.on”
• Selfdirectedlearning• Un-tetheredtotradi.onalins.tu.on• Expertatpersonaldataaggrega.on• Powerofconnec.ons• Crea.ngnewcommuni.es• Nottetheredtophysicalnetworks• Experien.allearning• Contentdevelopers• Processasimportantasknowledgegained
Freeagentcharacteris.cs
hXp://teachthinktech.learningconnec.ve.org/post/1656186536/free-agent-learners
Threedimensionsofagency• Self-involvestheini.a.veorself-regula.onofthelearner• Others-isinterdependent.Itmediatesandismediatedbythe
socioculturalcontextoftheclassroom.
• Environment-includesanawarenessoftheresponsibilityofonesownac.onsontheenvironmentandonothers.
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• Whichofthesestatementsreflectyourcurrentstate?
• AretheredifferentthingsyoucouldwriteinherethatbeXerdescribeyourschool’sapproach?
• Comparewhatyouwroteincolumntwowithwhatisdescribedincolumnthree.
• Incolumnfour,listsomespecific
stepsyoucouldtaketoincreasetheleveloflearneragencyinyourclassorschool.
…wemustrethinkwhatweexpectofourstudents.Wemuststopunderes.ma.ngwhattheyarenowcapableof;
andaboveall…setmuchhigherexpecta.ons.
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• Open• Distributed• Scalable• Social• Genera.ve• Networked• Self-organised• Adap.ve• Global
Aneduca.onsystemthatfailstoemulatethecharacteris.csofinforma.oninaneraofknowledgeisdoomedtofail.Informa.ontodayis…
GeorgeSiemens:Connec.vism–atheoryoflearningforthenetworkedagehXp://www.connec.vism.ca/
Researchfindings• NetworkedLearningCommuni.esareComplex• NetworkedLearningCommuni.esCanInfluenceLearning• ChangingThinkingandPrac.ceistheKey• SchoolsaretheLocusofChangeinThinkingandPrac.ce• Rela.onshipsAndCollabora.onAreBeginnings…NotEndsIn
Themselves• SchoolAndNetworkFociNeedToBeRight,SharedAnd
Understood• Schools’StrengthOfEngagementInTheNetworkIsImportant• Collabora.veInquiryIsAnImportantNewSkill• DistributedLeadershipIsImportantInSchoolsAndNetwork
FourFormsbehindtheorganisa.onandevolu.onofallsocie.es-TMIN
History7000BC 3000AD
DavidRonfeldtTIMN(Tribal,Ins.tu.onal,Market,Network)
Leadershipmodels
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MoralPurpose“Moralpurposeisoursocialresponsibilitytoothersandtheenvironment…Schoolleaderswithmoralpurposeseektomakeadifferenceinthelivesofstudents.Theyareconcernedaboutclosingthegap…Theyactwithinten.onofmakingaposi.vedifferenceintheirownschoolsaswellasimprovingtheenvironmentinotherlocalschools…Sustainedimprovementofschoolsisnotpossibleunlessthewholesystemismovingforward.”MichaelFullan
