Media Ecology in the Classroom

Mark Elliott

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How has digital technology disrupted education?

Digital Immigrant

Digital Native

(Prensky, 2001)

What is Media Ecology?

The interpretation of media as environments that alter perceptions and values

(Salas, 2007)

Now

Outcome Alignment

Course

Program

Graduate

Profession/Industry

Knowles (1980)

Adults are internally motivated and self-

directed

Adults bring life experiences and

knowledge to learning experiences

Adults are goal oriented

Adults are relevancy oriented Adults are practical Adult learners like to

be respected

Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy (cognitive)

CreateEvaluateAnalyzeApply

UnderstandRemember

Translate

Link

Link

Link

PLN (Personal Learning Network)

(Couros, 2006)

(Couros, 2006)

What technology are you using in the classroom?

• Wikipedia.org

Wikis

• Collaborative Writing• http://sync.in/

• Test page• http://sync.in/zoHpGzAKB1• http://tinyurl.com/7t2ymgy

Sync.in

Google Docs - Collaborative Spreadsheet• http://bit.ly/K6muV5

Poll Everywhere

VoiceThread

Mobile Learning

QR Code Generator• http://qrcode.kaywa.com/

Doceri (Do-sair-e)

Notability Dragon Dictation

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Contact

mark.elliott@keyano.ca

www.markselliott.com

Twitter @markselliott