Building the Modern Digital Learning Environment Matt MacInnis Tuesday, March 10, 2009 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Agenda 45 minutes
The Case for the Digital Learning Environment
30 minutes
Digital Tools for the Classroom
20 minutes
Break
45 minutes
Implementing a Digital Learning Environment
30 minutes
Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow—Today (iChat)
10 minutes
Q&A
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The Case for the Digital Learning Environment
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Apple’s Vision for Education A world in which all learners are empowered to discover their own special genius.
Apple’s Vision for Education is Borderless People of all countries and cultures appreciate the promise of a better tomorrow.
Apple’s Education Mission Provide a digital learning environment that supports the way today’s students live and want to learn.
Aha.
History and Neuroplasticity
Rembrandt’s The Anatomy Lecture of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp
Gutenberg at his printing press (Unknown artist)
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Ontario, Canada 1916
“If we teach as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow.” John Dewey
Quiz
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Where Are You Today? Digital Native or Digital Immigrant?
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Digital Immigrants and Digital Natives Originally proposed by Marc Prensky (2001) • Repetitive exposure to digital media has changed the brains of our students • Digital immigrants have “accents” that betray their inability to communicate with natives in their language •
Some gross generalizations.... Natives
Immigrants
Instant access to information
Sequential, controlled access
Parallel processing, multitasking
Serial processing, focused
Instant, frequent gratification
Patience is a virtue
Test, think/discuss, test again
Think/discuss, test, think/discuss again
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The Competition?
“Today’s students are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach.” Marc Prensky, 2001
Real-World Digital Learning
Standards for Authentic Instruction • Higher order thinking • Depth of knowledge • Connectedness to the world beyond the classroom • Substantive conversation • Social support for student achievement
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Case Study: Mabry Middle School School-wide movie contest 5th annual “Mabry Film Festival” • 7th grade students (ages 12-13) • Open-ended assignment • Students were challenged with broad criteria •
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Must involve a topic relevant to their schoolwork Must present a challenging topic Must be interesting to their peers
Winners were given an iPod
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Standards for Authentic Instruction ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Higher order thinking Depth of knowledge Connectedness to the world beyond the classroom Substantive conversation Social support for student achievement
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Decision Point
Substitute
Transform
The Digital Learning Environment
Leadership Fi
Financial Plan Community Involvement Infrastructure Curriculum and Pedagogy Professional Development Assessment and Evaluation
Digital Tools for the Classroom
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iPhoto ’09
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GarageBand ’09
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iWeb ’09
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Free
All New Macs
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