Presentation to the ACT School Principals Conference, 17 August 2011. Topic: Digital learning futures: Communication and collaboration

1. Digital learning futures: Communication and collaboration ACT Principals Conference 2011 17 August 2011 Professor Robert Fitzgerald University of Canberra

2. Time to rethink The emerging forms of interactive media, information communication technologies and social networking are reshaping almost every aspect of our work and social life These new practices and literacieschallenge our traditional ideas about the form and function of education New opportunities for participation and interactionare arising from virtual communities of interest where users are active content creators re-mixing, re-purposing and re-distributing content Technology is quite clearly much more than just a tool but can be an evocative object to think with and an engine of social and cultural change 2

3. Waves of change Source: Findlay, J. (2008). Learning as a game: exploring cultural differences between teachers and learners using a team learning system, PhD thesis, School of Economics and Information Systems, University of Wollongong. 3

4. The rise of complex communicative thinking Source: Autor, David, Richard J. Murnane, and Frank Levy, “The Skill Content of Recent Technological Change: An Empirical Exploration.” Quarterly Journal of Economics, 118(4), November 2003, 1279–1334 4

5. ICT & The Goldilocks Principle (Just right) Index of ICT Internet/entertainment use Index of ICT program/software use Students reporting a moderate use of computers to perform a range of tasks Source: OECD (2005) Are students ready for a technology-rich world? What PISA studies tell us, Figure 4.6, p.65.

6. Other leaders have said similar … 6

7. “Quick, turn something on…I’m starting to think” Homer Simpson 7

8. We need imaginative pedagogy & design It is “flexible purposing” that characterizes imaginative pedagogy, with its openness to discovery unpredictability and surprise (Eisner, 2009, p.8). Process is valued over outcomes Teachers help students to “work at the edge of incompetence” and to view their work as “temporary experimental accomplishments” (Eisner, 2003, p.379) “Flexible purposing is opportunistic; it capitalizes on the emergent features appearing within a field of relationships. It is not rigidly attached to predefined aims when the possibility of better ones emerges” [Dewey (1938) quoted in Eisner, 2003, p.378] 8

9. Planning for ICT Focus our attention, not narrow our focus Source: Mishra, P., & Koehler, M. J. (2006). Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge: A new framework for teacher knowledge. Teachers College Record. 108(6), 1017-1054. 9

10. INSPIRE A Centre for ICT in Education: Pedagogy, Practice and Research

11. INSPIRE The University of Canberra has received a $7.2 million grant to establish the INSPIRE Centre a centre to advance research and development on the innovative application of information and communications in formal and informal educational settings $5 million grant from the Capital Development Pool program (DEEWR) a joint venture between the University of Canberra, ACTDET and ACT Government Engaged multi award-winning architects Cox Humphries Moss Project managed by Manteena Promoting a vision for educating with technology in the 21st Century 11

12. INSPIRE INSPIRE will focus on innovative, good practice pedagogy that utilises ICT to enhance student learning outcomes Our research will inform a range of professional learning programs for both pre service and practising teachers Research themes will be further developed in conjunction with ACTDET but will include: development of virtual learning environments and mobile learning application development of frameworks to support the pedagogical applications of ICT (e.g. TPACK) application of ICT to support design thinking and educational design the use of ICT to support collaborative knowledge building in professional learning and educational leadership work on mobile learning, designing agile learning spaces and augmented reality applications (New grant recently awarded – ARStudio) 12

13. 13 Designed for learning and research

14. Inspired learning Making learning visible Artist’s impression

15. A collaborative space

16. A research commons

17. An internal city

20. Exhibition: Past, present and future

21. INSPIRE building progress view photostream pics by munnerley

22. NW View of INSPIRE pics by munnerley

23. Collaborative & flexi-space Also visible is the flight lounge mezzanine pics by munnerley

24. 2nd floor view over collaborative space pics by munnerley

25. TEAL Room Technology-enhanced Active Learning (see MIT) pics by munnerley

30. The future is here…its just not evenly distributed yet William Gibson author of Neuromancer (1984)

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32. More information Professor Robert Fitzgerald PhdDirector INSPIRE Centre for ICT in EducationOffice of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)University of Canberra Bruce ACT 2600 AUSTRALIAPhone +61 417023539Email robert.fitzgerald@canberra.edu.au Mark Christian Manager, Educational DevelopmentPhone +61 418267757Email mark.christian@canberra.edu.au Jacinta Spinks Project OfficerOffice of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Education)University of Canberra, Australia, 2601Phone +61 26206 3965Email jacinta.spinks@canberra.edu.au Jessica Schumann Communications Officer Office of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) Phone +61 2 6201 5047 Email jessica.schumann@canberra.edu.au