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EFQUEL 2008 Forum, 16-17 June 2008, Lisbon
Learning2.0
Kirsti Ala-Mutka, Christine Redecker & Yves Punie
European Commission, JRC
Institute for Prospective Technological Studies
Information Society Unit
Learnovation workshop in the EFQUEL Forum:
Quality and Innovation in Learning
The views expressed by the authors are not necessarily those of the EC
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Institute for Prospective Technological Studies
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IPTS: Part of DG JRC of the EC:
7 Research Institutes across
Europe
Mission: “to provide customerdriven support to the EU policymaking process by researching
science-based responses to
policy challenges that have both
a socio-economic as well as a
scientific or technological
dimension”
Social computing
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Digital applications for social networking (e.g. Facebook); video-sharing (e.g.
YouTube); photo-sharing (e.g. Flickr); user-generated content (e.g.
Wikipedia); multiplayer virtual online worlds (e.g. Second Life); blogging, etc.
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Social computing applications enable interaction and collaboration:
–Users are participants (co-creators not end-users)
–Networks of individuals and communities become collective resources
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Related IPTS studies:
–Exploratory research on socio-economic impacts of social computing
–Web2.0 and user-driven innovation in public services
–Social computing for immigrants and ethnic minorities
–Social computing for health
–Impact of Learning2.0 innovations for E&T in Europe
–Upcoming: Pedagogical innovations and new learning communities
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Wikipedia: Collaborative content
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2,4 million ENGL articles
Available in 250 languages with a total of 10
million articles
8th most visited site worldwide, reaches 9.7%
of internet audience (May 2008, Alexa.com)
Over 680 million visitors annually
7,2 Million registered users in English
Wikipedia only
=> For learning
• Immediate access to up-to-date information
• 36% of US adult internet users look for
information in Wikipedia (especially well
educated) (Pew/Internet 2007)
• In Spire survey even 55% using, 14%
contributing to Wikipedia (Spire 2007)
• 53,6% of people editing entries over 45
(Hitwise 2007)
• Informal learning for participants both on
topics and on online collaboration
• Many global and local wiki initiatives exist
Jan 2001
Jan 2008
Source: Wikipedia
Blogs: Sharing and discussing opinions
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In May 2008, more than 110 million blogs tracked
by Technorati
175.000 blogs and 1,6 million posts created daily
40% of internet users read blogs (OCLC 2007)
17% of internet users contribute (OCLC 2007)
32% of companies either using or planning to
take in use blogs (McKinsey 2007)
=> For learning:
• Reflect quickly current events
• Access to alternative sources of information &
knowledge
• Motivation for blogging: creative expression
(77%), sharing personal experiences (76%),
sharing practical knowledge (64%) (Pew/Internet
2006)
• Room for reflection & discussion
• Tools for both organized and informal learning
Source: Sharing, Privacy and Trust in our Networked
world, OCLC study2007.
Del.icio.us: Tapping into tacit knowledge
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3 Million User accounts
100 million unique bookmarked URLs
Store bookmarks online
Personal tagging
Search and share others’ bookmarks and tags
For learning:
• Personal knowledge organization
• Knowledge sharing
• Tapping into tacit knowledge
• Ranked first amongst Top 100 Tools for Learning (Spring 2008) by 155 learning
professionals http://c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/top100.html
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Potential of Learning2.0
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New availability of resources for learning
– Easy access to free information resources (dictionaries, encyclopeadia)
– New variety of sources and resources
– Education providers opening up their resources to show their quality
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New learner empowerment and connections
– New empowerment in choosing the learning provider
– New means to express and show one’s skills
– Collaborative communities, new support for informal learning and professionalism
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New participation in learning processes
– Digital natives expect to use participative approaches also in organized education
– Availability of a variety of tools for participation and sharing, also across courses and
institutions
– Collaborative approaches let students with their special expertise support and teach others,
also the teachers
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New challenges
– Quality and reliability of information and resources
– Responsibility and awareness of security and privacy issues
– Ethical questions, e.g. http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/, cyberbullying
– Need for new skills (danger of new digital divides) -- both for learners and teachers
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Summary
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Social computing is increasingly used for leisure, work, civic participation
and learning, also in innovative ways
Education and training need to prepare people for these tasks
– Young people are already using social computing outside school, but may lack
necessary skills
– ICT skills, media literacy and participation skills are needed also by people past
formal education
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Social computing can enable new collaboration between and among
teachers, learners and other actors
– New opportunities to support formal education with informal learning and networks
– New opportunities to support building personal skills and resources for lifelong
learning
– New demand for quality in education through empowered learners
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Challenge of enabling everyone to benefit from the potential of social
computing
Social computing can be both a driver and an enabler for innovation in
education and training
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Questions
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Why Learning2.0?
What’s new? Which aspects of Web 2.0 make learning experiences different,
better? What is the “added value”? Are there new skills learned?
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How?
– Can learning2.0 be used effectively for organized education? Primary,
secondary, higher, professional? Internal or external tools?
– Can learning communities and informal learning be connected to support
formal learning?
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What is lifelong learning2.0?
How to build a lifelong learning2.0 practice and culture? What skills are
needed? How to ensure equal opportunities?
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What are the major challenges?
What do institutions have to do to adapt? Settings for courses and
assessment? Teacher training and upskilling?
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What are the risks?
How to ensure valuable learning? Will other skills suffer? Will everybody
profit?
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Thank you for your attention!
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