Reality and Potential: Expanding the Circle of Scholars of Learning
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RealityandPoten-al:ExpandingtheCircleofScholarsofLearning
BarbaraCambridge&DarrenCambridgeInnova-onsintheScholarshipofTeachingandLearningat
LiberalArtsCollegesCrawfordsville,INMarch6,2009
TwoDirec-onsofExpansion
Kindsofscholarshipaboutlearning
Meaningsoflearning
ExpandingScholarshipAboutLearning
• ScholarshipofDiscovery
• Transla-onalResearch
• ScholarshipofTeachingandLearning–Individual
• ScholarshipofTeachingandLearning–Collabora-ve
• Par-cipatoryScholarshipofLearning
ChangingRela-onshiptoLearners
Discovery Aboutlearners
Transla-onal Forlearners
TeachingandLearning Withlearners
Par-cipatory Throughlearning
ScholarshipofDiscovery
• AmericanEduca-onalResearchAssocia-on(AERA)asepicenter
• KrisGuiterrez,newpresidentandnewperspec-ve
Transla-onalResearch
• BenchtoBedside
• LabtoClassroom
ScholarshipofTeachingandLearning
• Individual– PewScholars
• Collabora-ve– CASTLScholarsandCampusProgram• Interdisciplinary• Ins-tu-onalchange
– Inter/Na-onalCoali-onforElectronicPorVolioResearch• Broaderconcep-onoflearning• Broaderpar-cipa-onofeducators
ConnectedLearning
• 39%ofInternetusersreadblogs
• 8%writeblogs• 54%ofthoseauthorshave
neverpublishedtheirwri-nganywhereelse
• 35%ofadultshaveasocialnetworkprofile
• 65%ofteensdo• 94%ofcollegestudentsare
onFacebook• Millionsofusersandbillions
ofpageviewseachday
• Web2.0technology“convertstheactofcrea-ngcontentintoasocialandconnectedact” –StevenDownes
• Messingaround• Geekingout• Buildingsocialcapital
Par-cipatoryLearning
Par-cipatorylearningincludeswaysinwhichnewtechnologiesenablelearners(ofanyage)tocontributeindiversewaystoindividualandsharedlearninggoals…Par-cipatorylearnerscometogethertoaggregatetheirideasandexperiencesinawaythatmakesthewholeul-matelygreaterthanthesumoftheparts. −MacArthurFounda-onDigitalMediaandLearningCompe--on
Par-cipatoryScholarship
Par-cipatoryscholarshipincludeswaysinwhichnewtechnologiesenablescholars(ofanyage)tocontributeindiversewaystoindividualandsharedlearninggoals…Par-cipatoryscholarscometogethertoaggregatetheirideasandexperiencesinawaythatmakesthewholeul-matelygreaterthanthesumoftheparts.
Par-cipatoryScholarshipofLearning
Par-cipatoryscholarshipoflearningincludeswaysinwhichnewtechnologiesenablelearner‐scholars(ofanyage)tocontributeindiversewaystoindividualandsharedlearninggoals…Par-cipatorylearner‐scholarscometogethertoaggregatetheirideasandexperiencesinawaythatmakesthewholeul-matelygreaterthanthesumoftheparts.
TheNa-onalGalleryofWri-ngfeatureswri-ng
• inallgenres• foranypurposeoccasionoraudience• judgedimportantbyanywriterwhoposts
• contributedbyindividualsandthroughgroups
WhoAretheLearnerScholars?
• Thosewhopost– Occasion,purpose,andaudience
• Thosewhorespond– Reflec-onandanalysis
• Thosewhododesignedinquiries– Ques-onsdemandingdifferentkindsofscholarship
ExpandingtheMeaningofLearning
1990 ScholarshipofTeaching
Late1990s ScholarshipofTeachingandLearning
Today ScholarshipofTeachingand
Learning
Threecurricula
KathleenYancey,Reflec1onintheWri1ngClassroom
StudentsasScholars
• WesternWashingtonUniversity– Seminarsforprofessionaldevelopmentcreditforfacultyandacademiccreditforstudents
– Co‐produceddescrip-onsofscholarshipofteachingandlearning
• ElonUniversity– Projectsinthefield=funding– Co‐authoredproductsofscholarship
GeorgeMasonLeadershipPorVolio
• Leadershipdevelopmentasageneraleduca-onoutcome
• Learningthatisdistributedandintegrated
• Socialchangetheoryofleadershipfromstudentaffairs
Par-cipa-oninScholarship
Students • Were“privilegedinformantsontheirownlearning”• ComposedporVoliothatpresentedascholarlyrepresenta-onoftheirleadershipiden-ty
Studentaffairseducators
• Providedtheore-calframework• Broughttacitknowledgeofstudentdevelopmenttocodingandinterpreta-onofdata
Facultymembers • Broughtclassroomexperienceanddisciplinaryknowledgetocodingandinterpreta-onofdata• Madeconnec-onstodisciplinaryandscholarshipofteachingandlearningliterature
ExpandingLearningBeyondStudents
• Threecurriculaprovideabroaderunderstandingofthelearningofindividuallearners
• Learningislifelong• Learningissituatedandcollec-ve• Whatisthescopeofthelearningcollegesanduniversi4esareresponsibleforcul4va4ng?
AugustaCommunityLiteracy
KindsofScholarshipofLearning
Discovery Ourques-on Us Disciplinaryknowledge
Transla-onal Ourques-onforthem
Us Disciplinaryknowledgethatinformslocalprac-ce
TeachingandLearning
Theirques-on Teachersandlearnersinthecommunity
Disciplinaryknowledgethatinformsprac-ce
Par-cipa-on Emergentques-ons Diversegroupsofcommunitymembersandus
Networkofpeopleandtextsthatproducesknowledge
AugustaCommunityPorVolio
• Groupsinvolvedinliteracyprac-cesacrosscommunity
• Mul-plerepresenta-onsofindividualandcommunityhistory,iden-ty,andinten-ons
• Collec-vereflec-veevents
• Individualcontribu-ons• Researchersasmembers
ofeachteam
Weliveina-mewhereweallneedtorelaxalioleandacceptthefactthatweliveinoneoftheworld’sgreat,epistemicerasofcommunica-onandinforma-onandintellectualtransforma-on.Wecannotstopit.AndI,forone,wouldn’twantto.Thebestwecando,astrueintellectuals,isforeachofustoworktounderstandhowwhatwearedoingbestcapitalizesupon,helpsusalltounderstand,andinotherwaysappreciatesthefactthatweliveinoneofthemostexci-ngandchallengingagesinrecenthumanhistory. CathyDavidson,interviewedbyRandyBass
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