learning commonsBETA

roots of the learning commons

learners technologies

“Vision of Students Today”

the Horizon Report…“seeks to identify and describe

emerging technologies likely to have a large impact on teaching, learning, or creative expression within learning-focused organizations.”

Tag Cloudhttp://www.chrislott.org/2008/01/31/many-eyes-horizon-report/

emerging technologies

Which of the following is not a video sharing website?

A. blip.tvB. YouTubeC. iMovieD. Viddler

Which of the following is not a video sharing website?

C. iMovie

grassroots video

emerging technologies

Google Docs lets you collaboratively create:

A. documentsB. spreadsheetsC. presentationsD. all of the above

Google Docs lets you collaboratively create:

D. all of the above

collaborationwebs

emerging technologies

The number of mobile devices manufactured each year are over:

A. 1 millionB. 500 millionC. 1 billionD. a ridiculously high number!

The number of mobile devices manufactured each year are over:

C. 1 billion

mobile broadband

emerging technologies

Data mashups are:A. song remixesB. accidental accountingC. a computer geek’s supperD. a website application that combines

data from more than one source into a single tool

Data mashups are:

D. a website application that combines data from more than one source into a single tool

http://www.worth1000.com/contest.asp?contest_id=9161&display=photoshop

datamashups

emerging technologies

Wikipedia has this many English articles as of April 2008:

A. 1.5 millionB. 1.9 millionC. 2.3 millionD. 2.7 million

Wikipedia has this many English articles as of April 2008:

C. 2.3 million

collectiveintelligence

emerging technologies

Which nation has the most Facebook users per capita?

A. United StatesB. CanadaC. United KingdomD. Japan

Which nation has the most Facebook users per capita?

B. Canada

social operating

systems

emerging technologies

Time-to-adoption: three to five yearsCollective Intelligence + Social Operating Systems

Time-to-adoption: two to three yearsMobile Broadband + Data Mashups

Time-to-adoption: one year or lessGrassroots Video + Collaboration Web

The Horizon Report 2008

critical challenges

scholarshipjust-in-timecollaborationinformation fluency

critical challenges

significant trends

web 2.0globalizationportabilitytechnology gap

significant trends

Given all of this, how do we create a place that meets the needs of our learners?

consider…

spaceservicessynergies

The learning commons will have as its mission not merely to integrate technology, reference… and services but to facilitate learning by whatever means works best. --Remy 2004

Remy, M. 2004, 'Information literacy: The information commons Connection', paper presented to USC 2004 Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference: Enhancing the Learning Experience, California. http://www.usc.edu/libraries/locations/leavey/news/conference/presentations/presentations_9-17/USC_Remy.pdf

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Maureen ToewsSona Kothari

Red Deer College Library Information CommonApril 2008