Visual Learning, Online Social Networks and Knowledge Construction Dr. Marina McIsaac Arizona State University (mmcisaac@asu.edu),mmcisaac@asu.edu Dr.

Visual Learning, Online Social Networks and Knowledge Construction

Dr. Marina McIsaacArizona State University (mmcisaac@asu.edu),

Dr. António MoreiraUniversidade de Aveiro (moreira@ua.pt)

Presented at ICEM, Poitiers

September 2008

Learning is Alphabet Soup

• b-learning, blended

• e-learning, electronic

• m-learning, mobile

• u-learning, ubiquitous

Net-Generation

Born 1980-1984, Millenials, Digital NativesGrown up in a digital culture (computers, MP3, DVD, cellphones)Rely on ICT’s for informationUse portable electronic devices widelyConstruct knowledge collaboratively

Net-Generation Wants

Active learning, receive and process quickly, multitaskFlexible learning environmentsControl of their own learningTeachers who are not digital immigrantsAnimated, image-based and interactive information resources

Students today

Learn visually as well as verballyConstruct their own knowledgeParticipate in online social networks to collaborate with others

Visual Learning

Digital imagesPhotography, Video, UTube

Virtual Worlds,Serious GamesSecond Life, Palestine

Online Photo databases

Flickrsharing

Picasamanagement

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Utube

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Second Life

Serious Games

Online Social Networks

iPhone apps, social network categoryFacebook

ivote

Skype

iphone social networks

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Facebook

iVote

Skype

Knowledge Construction“The art and science of mass collaboration…”

Tapscott & Williams, 2007

Knowledge Construction

Wikinomics

Mass Collaboration

Beyond Social Networking

New forms of collaborationOpenness

Sharing

Connecting globally

Open Source

Wikipedia

Web-enabled communities

The New Economy

Collective capability to drive innovation and growth

Low cost, collaborative infrastructureOpen source

Out source

Digital commons shares knowledge, bandwidth

Threat to status quo

“The participation revolution now underway opens up new possibilities for … profound social benefits, including the opportunity to make governments more accountable and lift millions of people out of poverty”

http://www.wikinomics.com/Tapscott & Williams, 2007

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