BLC10+keynote+Dr.Michael+Wesch

Dr. Michael Wesch NDBMBU-txt doum musoli Edith Turner students need to learn to ask questions sonyvegas movie maker pwn netvibes Do our institutions support learning? NO there is a new reality ubiquitious knowledgeable to knowledge-able more than information literacy and critical thinking knowledge-ability=communication, thoughtfulness and empathy all interconnected, This transformation is not reserved for the high school but school being environments that enocurage children to make Think about what learning environments would look like at every level if we set out to help children become meaning makers.** fixed and static nature of print (impacts of printing press) The cries of the public and educators about technology/media mirror those made about printing press, tv etc/ 1.when a new media comes in, there are lots of changes that occur that are unintended 2. when a new media comes in, there is no opting out
 * transformational-from finding meaning to making meaning

weforum.org (spoof we-forum.org) YESMEN "the social imagination" the capacity to invent visions of what could be and should be" Maxine Greene information literacy to meta-media fluency-digital citizenship MAKE A BETTER WORLD communication is no longer oneway

1 million dollars-superball commercial when user-generated can cost almost nothing video-The Machine is Using Us Not about information but about how we are connected to each other. user-generated, co-creation user generated content,filtering organization user-genrated user generated rethink commerce (ebay, zilok, swaptree, rent empty rooms, rent car) every where that you see a middleman you see a career in jeopardy rethink governance, politics DoTank a hero of mediated "freeHugs" SHAWN AHMED walked out and went to Bangladesh and worked with the people **UP uncultured projects OPSOUND-global collaboration of musicians (opensource) Whitacre utube reording himslef conducting, released sheetmusic Open street map (better street info than goggle)**

dove True Colors AXE fear-loss of control, depersonal there are new opportunities-good and bad- bring it to the light side or work to change it

Change the Message 786,432 points of light projector powerpoint dump
 * what is it like being a student today? video-a vision of students today

Power corrupts Powerpoint corrupts absolutely

Knowledge-ability is a practice. It is really hard. We can do hard things! 1.engage real problems (real outside classroom, one that you do not know the answer to 2. with students (you are a student too) 3. harnessing the right tool -technology invite to read everything and anything and put on goggledocs about the problem student blogs RSS feed put into a yahoo pipe anthropological introduction to youtube video

in his class (anthropology) each student becomes an expert on a culture Introduction to Cultural Anthropology simulation game rules Margaret Mead quote....never doubt..change the world.. have students create a unique tag Yahoo pipes-catches tags, tweets and keeps that communities work together

outline of purpose driven course 1.exploration stage 2.guided introduction to the field (teacher steps in to help synthesize and expand (watch great documentary and thenlay out rubrics as to what makes a great documentary0 3.self guided research 9free to explore interest that is relevant to group piece :everyone creates trailers abut their topic-do crazy things together 4. publish research KYHOI-knock your head off idea 5.collaborative research -and video

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assessment:depends on group-usually the assessment is group, less about assigning a grade and more about getting better at what they do-if group is homongenous-the group goal works. If great difference in engagement???

Calibrated Peer Review (university level) but could be driven down-after they write an essay, they are given 3 essays (all cleverly written by teacher great, ok, bad) then they grade a peer and then they get their own paper back to self asses- Anthropoligical **Transformation in Learning look up "why you should drop facebook" on line this new media is leveling the playing field -inspirational talk, community building, play and fun but this is really important stuff-when community breaks down the mesoli sticks (eskimo) hod the stick it brings out whatever is in the heart -the truth-let your heart talk-can't set stick down until problem is solved-heal community and move forward-recognize

student learning outcomes-21st century skill outcomes missing**
 * mediated cultures:digital ethnography at Kansas State University