Learning 2.0: Connected Educator

Introduction
1. Wired Magazine & the Future
  1. GPS by Sony, 1993 - $1,195
  2. What seems like "Fantastic" will soon be culturally assumed
  3. Catch Phrase
    1. "We are preparing our children for the 'Fantastic.'"
2. Title
  1. Part 1: First Contact
    1. 1981
3. The Tech
  1. Personal Computer
4. Catch Phrase
  1. "We have a machine that we can operate by communicating with it."
  2. The Connected Educator connects with a Machine
5. Connection Type
  1. Connecting with the Machine
    1. via Language
    2. via Interface
6. Spanning
  1. Barrier of time
    1. Immediate & relevant feedback
Pearson Duvall
1. Title
  1. Part 2: The Constructed Experience
    1. 1983
2. The Tech
  1. Programming
3. Catch Phrase
  1. "Programming is like legos, except that you are constructing experiences."
  2. "A machine through which we can communicate with each other."
  3. The Connected Educator Connects through the Machine
4. Connection Type
  1. Connecting by mapping an information experience
  2. Connecting through engineered cause-and-effect
  3. via Language (computer language)
5. Spanning
  1. Barriers of Self Interest
    1. Turning Pearson's (ill) intent into a learning experience
Children's Book
1. Title
  1. Part 3: A Children's Story
    1. Cynthia Wilson, Librarian Southern Middle School
    2. 1988
2. The Tech
  1. Word Processing
    1. FrEdWriter
  2. Email
    1. FrEdMail
  3. Networks
3. Catch Phrase
  1. "...and the 7th graders were so much more excited that the 1st graders were excited to meet them."
  2. The Connected Educator Connects Learners through the Machine
4. Connection Type
  1. Connecting through surprise & Collaboration
  2. via Network & electricity of eye contact
5. Spanned
  1. Barriers of age & culture
    1. Institutionalized barriers
Pizza Story
1. Title
  1. Part 4: The Rain Check
    1. 1990
2. The Tech
  1. Syncronous Communication
    1. IRC
      1. Chatroom
    2. Later
      1. ICQ
      2. IM
      3. Texting
3. Catch Phrase
  1. "For forty minutes, it didn't matter that we were a quarter of a planet away from each other."
  2. The Connected Educator Connects through space
4. Connection Type
  1. Connecting through the proximity of digital infrastructure
  2. Connecting through Ideas
5. Spanning
  1. Barriers of
    1. Geography
    2. Language
    3. Cultures
Maricopia College
1. Title
  1. Part 5: Down the Rabbit Hole
2. The Tech
  1. Virtual Environment
  2. MUSE, MOO, MUD, MUSH
3. Catch Phrases
  1. "On the first day, I heard whispers of, "This is dumb." By the end of the first session, all the campers agreed it was about the coolest thing they had ever done."
  2. "one child initially refused to believe a volunteer was really in Germany"
  3. "Ginji would go home, make her sister help her research so the cave could be exactly what she wanted?"
  4. You don't think I am stupid, do you!
  5. "parents who had never heard their children talk about what they were doing at school were getting daily updates on the camp activities"
  6. The Connected Educator connects learners through the the learners' creations
4. Connection Type
  1. Connecting through empowered accomplishment
    1. Is there a difference between
      1. Achievement
      2. Meet & exceed expectations of someone else
      3. Accomplishment
      4. Meet & Exceed expectations of one's self
5. Spanning
  1. Barriers of failure
ThinkQuest
1. Title
  1. Part 6: Wishing on a Falling Star
2. The Tech
  1. The World Wide Web
    1. Research & Publishing
3. Catch Phrase
  1. "That boy you were listening to is not a successful student."
  2. "If the world continues to be so connected, perhaps we might agree to, on some evening, to all turn off our lights so that we can see this amazing comet."
  3. The Connected Educator connects learners to the world they are learning about
4. Connection Type
  1. Understanding a connected world and how to exploit it.
5. Spanning
  1. Liberated from the limitations of being a "Student" and freed to be a "Learner"
PHP, MySQL, Jquery
1. Title
  1. Part 7: The Eavesdrop
2. The Tech
  1. Web 2.0
3. Catch Phrase
  1. "Before I had to buy and learn a book. Today I find a conversation between someone who does not know and people who do."
4. Connection Type
  1. Web 2.0
5. Spanning
  1. Time
  2. Space
  3. Knowing & Unknowing
Pyramid
1. Title
  1. Part 8: The Pyramid
2. The Tech
  1. Twitter
3. Catch Phrase
  1. "A teacher who lives in New Zealand"
4. Connection Type
  1. Near-Time Global Conversation
5. Spanning
  1. Time
  2. Space
  3. Knowing & Unknowing
Conclusion
1. Connected Educator
  1. The Facilitator
    1. Is not a guide on the side!
    2. Is a professional educator who is skilled in creating, crafting, and supporting learning experiences that:
      1. Respond to the learner
      2. Provoke Conversations
      3. Inspire Personal Investment
      4. Respect the power of "getting it wrong."
2. Title
  1. Part 10: A Story of Disconnect
3. The Tech
  1. Edward Deming
  2. Total Quality Management
4. Connection Type
  1. Disconnect
5. Catch Phrases
  1. "You work for the Legislature"
  2. ""There are interests who do not want you or your students to connect. Their power comes from control and this is the struggle that awaits us"
  3. 21st century is defined by its lack of limits
  4. 20th century education was defined by its limits
Rejected
1. Robert Cailliau (kal-u)
  1. Title
    1. Part 7: Historic
  2. Connection Type
    1. Face-to-face
  3. Spanning
    1. The ordinary with the extraordinary
  4. Catch Phrase
    1. "Is that your Mac?" (520c Powerbook)
2. HTML
  1. Title
    1. Part 6: A New Place to Learn
  2. The Tech
    1. World Wide Web
  3. Catch Phrase
    1. "There were no books yet!"
  4. Connection Type
    1. Web Publishing
  5. Spanning
    1. Time
    2. Space
    3. Traditional Publishing