Technology in education beyond the classroom

Technology in Education Beyond the

ClassroomThe Asian University Digital Resource Network Experience

By Sheila Lo Dingcong

Technology in Education

21st Century Education The Changing Landscape of Education

The Philippines has 2M internet users in 2000. After 14 years, in June 2014, it has 44,200,540 internet users.

In Facebook accounts, the Philippines is the 3rd highest in Asia with almost 30M subscribers only after India and Indonesia.

The Philippines ranks highest in share of time spent on social networking properties across the world. Thus, it is the most social media-addicted market globally.

“Media is a technological extension of the body” (McLuhan, 2011) and the need for the computer and the internet has become a necessary tool for people to actively engage in life. It has likewise become a platform for personal and collective expression, collaboration, and sharing. (Baybay, Brillantes, Dingcong, 2012)

Learning is SOCIAL!

WWW has gone beyond the

professional to the personal level.

Social media and

social networking!

Who is the 21st Century Learner?have different learning styles

reflective thinkers

communicates in multiple ways

learns through a process discovery and mastery

critically assesses

own performance

independent learners

comes to class with prior knowledgeActive learners

digital natives

Who is the 21st Century Teacher?

Asian University Digital Resource Network

The Asian University Digital Resource Network (AUDRN) is an educational network of academic institutions and professionals in the Philippines and other Asian countries that serves as a collaborative hub to promote the (re)discovery and use of local knowledge in higher education and expand 21st century digital and critical literacies through capacity-building initiatives. It is a collaborative project of Miriam College and the United Board for Christian Higher Education and funded under the latter's Local Knowledge Initiative program since 2009. Presently, it has evolved into an independent and sustainable network of colleges and universities in the Philippines and continuously expands its partnership with other academic institutions in Asia.

VisionThe Asian University Digital Resource Network is a leading network of academic institutions in Asia for advancing local knowledge toward whole person education. It serves as a vital network of support for academic professionals on information exchange and local knowledge management using appropriate digital tools and applications, toward creating sustainable communities in Asia.

MissionAUDRN commits to enhancing the capacity of Asian higher education institutions in rediscovering, documenting, co-creating and sharing local knowledge using digital tools

ValuesTruth

Excellence JusticeService

Who is AUDRN?

AUDRN: A Community of Practice

What have we been doing?

If you want to continue our connection beyond this conference, you may reach us at website: www.audrn.org www.facebook.com/audrn @audrn Sheila Lo Dingcong - [email protected]