Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Digital Media: Changing how people learn - Ellen Wagner
Learning context: adoption of digital devices.
Are your learners ready? Are YOU ready?
Digi immigrants have to 'unlearn' - yes the shift is not just learning new approaches, it's about unlearning old approaches.
Ellen mentioned Everyware (http://www.studies-observations.com/everyware/) - looks good.
EW offers 8 simple rules for engaging learners:
1. Capture their attention
2. Convince them to care
3. Motivate them change
4. Give them choices
5. Connect them with community
6. Induce them to participate (they understandind the value of being part of the dialogue)
7. Enable opportunities to contribute (Online Educa keynote has emailed all delegates ahead of time to contribute to the keynote on Web 2.0)
8. Make it an experience to remember
Q: How to we make these rules real? Apply them in the digital domain?
A lot of talk about devices and gadgets and these rules. I'm not sure its a technology thing and technologies are changing too quickly for a tech focus to be useful. Best consider the rules without any specific technologies in mind.
Are your learners ready? Are YOU ready?
Digi immigrants have to 'unlearn' - yes the shift is not just learning new approaches, it's about unlearning old approaches.
Ellen mentioned Everyware (http://www.studies-observations.com/everyware/) - looks good.
EW offers 8 simple rules for engaging learners:
1. Capture their attention
2. Convince them to care
3. Motivate them change
4. Give them choices
5. Connect them with community
6. Induce them to participate (they understandind the value of being part of the dialogue)
7. Enable opportunities to contribute (Online Educa keynote has emailed all delegates ahead of time to contribute to the keynote on Web 2.0)
8. Make it an experience to remember
Q: How to we make these rules real? Apply them in the digital domain?
A lot of talk about devices and gadgets and these rules. I'm not sure its a technology thing and technologies are changing too quickly for a tech focus to be useful. Best consider the rules without any specific technologies in mind.
# posted by Andrew Middleton @ 2:57 PM 
