The Internet and Mobility - Paradigm Shift Sept09

gen X +Y + Z (click) http://http://www.articlesbase.com/culture-articles/generation-xyz-522842.html

Gen Y - 76 million people in the Canada born between 1977 and 1994 Gen Z – click generation - 1995 to present

Born into digital ClickingMobile AvatarIT SavvySelf-determined

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All eyes on cyberspace

http://events.eife-l.org/events/2007/IEOC2007social media

"educare," which means to nourish, to rear, to bring up....

cyberspace – overflowing tap of information nourishing millions of participants

HOW? TECHNOLOGY ENABLED.

AN ENTIRE CULTURE BASED UPON CREATING A LIST OF YOUR OWN FRIENDS!

blogging - 100s of millionspodcasting- 100s of millionsvodcasting – 100s of millions

CREATE YOUR OWN MEDIA

Web 2.0

Web 3.0

AJAX

REST

JSON

RDF

OWL

SEMANTIC WEBREAD WRITE EXECUTE

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http://www.visualthesaurus.comvisualization

Google Earth

http://www.gapminder.org

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mass collaborative environments stimulate the aggregation of media

http://laptop.orgmobility

1.5 billion with a mobile device and growing

Generation Y: 97% of students owned a computer, 94% owned a cell phone, and 56% owned an MP3 player (iPod, Zune, Sansa, etc.)

Gen Z - One Laptop Per Child - $100 / unitMeshedMillions of youth globally

Text messaging (37%)Email (26%)Social networking IM (15%)Instant messaging (11%)Social networking email (11%) And 12% of students check email on a mobile device

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=96664#comment

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Gen YZ expect a seamless digital experienceGen YZ experience limitless customizationGen YZ always on, anywhere on the internet

Gen YZ are your target market....

Why Wireless?

digital generation + social media + visualization + mobility = ?

http://mitworld.mit.eduthe long tail

web resources are becoming central to popular culture

http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Review/EDUCAUSEReviewMagazineVolume43/MindsonFireOpenEducationtheLon/162420

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If an institution can sell a million copies of one (excellent) online course versus a full degree, have they fulfilled their mission?

government run,standard drivencentrally-determined, all-inclusive curriculumhigh cost

faculty runparticipatoryniche (global)student / peer drivenlow cost to createlow cost to deploy

http://www.johnconnell.co.uk/blog/?p=257

Transformation

The Student Body:Curriculum over the webLower cost of deliveryHigher concepts translate wellMore individualizedRepeatableLower costSelf-pacedWork from anywhereGlobal reach – new markets

The Faculty:Competitive locally and globallyWider market – distance learningApplication centricLower cost Enables collaborationAdministrative tools – attendancebulletin boards, key metrics, alertsGadgets and dashboardsCollaborate on curriculumWork from anywhere

The digitization of education drives the learning experience towards collaboration, niche interests, and lower cost, all with greater reach

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http://smarttech.com/

Paradigm shift

Evolution of Curriculum through Web 2.0?:<PARADIGM SHIFT?>

How do you retain academic integrity? How will organizations redefine profitability?How do you support this new architecture from a distributed campus perspective?How will government policies react to the web in the future (DOLPA - moral panic)?

Mixing, converging, distributing student generated course material...

Open ID – url as your identity

Open Course Ware – on line + free

CC- Creative Commons – some rights reserved. What does this mean. Enforceable?

Tagging – categorizing the content yourself – no longer the Dewey Decimal System

Contrarians: Is this learning or entertainment. Stimulation or true analysis of the topic?

Increasing the “digital divide” btw “the haves and have nots?”

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