Steve Wheeler, Professor of Learning Technologies, Plymouth University
Channel: ReCon Event
Date: 26/06/2015

“The Future is Open: Education in the digital age”

The advent of the World Wide Web, and the popular emergence of social media have together forged new opportunities for education. The so called democratisation of knowledge has been promoted by the open nature of the Web and amplified by social networks and sharing services. What does this mean for education and how can it be harnessed appropriately for education? In this presentation Steve will explore the open nature of the web, its dangers as well as its benefits and discuss a number of new and emerging characteristics such as the wisdom of crowds, rhizomatic learning, and open scholarship. Openness also includes open software, open practices and open publishing, as well as the rise of Massive Open Online Courses and open learning. What will these mean for the future of education, and what new skills and literacies will teachers and students need to make the most of these opportunities?

Slides at https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1wUnUCRwxIbmA9pviwST1BsLDXc6v3NfW-8smMleN_oo/edit?usp=sharing