The New Social: A Changing Role for Technology in Education

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The New Social A Changing Role for Technology
in Education

• Jim Laffey, PhD
• University of Missouri - Columbia

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Big Ideas

• Dramatic transformation of our understanding of
  human learning
• Rapid advances in technology capabilities
• Social computing and social learning

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Social Computing

• Use of computers to mediate social activity
• messaging (email, chat, IM, etc.)
• sharing (music, photos, video, links, etc.)
• transactions (online shopping, banking, etc.)
• community (discussion, identity, etc.)

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Social Computing for Schools

1. Virtual Schools
2. Professional Development
3. Innovative New Services

http//www.kpk12.com/
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Context-Aware Activity Notification System (CANS)

• Learning Management Systems
• Socially Blind
• Activity Awareness
• Notification

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Context-Aware Activity Notification System (CANS)
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Context-Aware Activity Notification System (CANS)
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Context-Aware Activity Notification System
(CANS)
Link
Link
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Context-Aware Activity Notification System
(CANS)
Link

• Goals
• Make online learning more social
• Make learning (activity) visible
• Use
• Professional development systems
• Virtual schools (full and blended)
• New communities of learners

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iSocial

• 3D VLE for youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Dr. Janine Stichter has developed a curriculum
  for social competence.
• Access is limited by location and timing.

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iSocial
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iSocial
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iSocial

• Vision of virtual learning for each child
• Community of Practice for parents and teachers
• Accounting for teaching and learning practices

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iSocial

• Goals
• Make online learning more social
• Make learning (activity) visible
• Use
• Meet each learners needs

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Conclusions

• Technology is creating a New Social
• Education Learning are Social
• Can online learning become the New Social?
• How will Districts use the New Social to serve
  educational purposes?

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The New Social A Changing Role for Technology
in Education

• laffeyj_at_missouri.edu
• http//sislt.missouri.edu/

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