Here Comes The iPad Generation - Future of Higher Education 2015

Here Comes the iPad Generation
Martin Hamilton
Photo CC BY-NC-ND Flickr user henrybloomfield
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About Jisc
About Jisc:
› Registered charity championing the use of digital technologies in
research, education and skills
› Range of shared services, advice and support for UK institutions, e.g.
– Janet: World leading network, eduroam global wireless roaming
– Digital capabilities programme, supporting next generation of digital leaders
– Embracing student ideas and using them to build new digital solutions
– Helping institutions to achieve efficiency gains through digital technology, e.g.
asset sharing and brokerage
› My role:
– Helping us to anticipate and embrace (or ameliorate) social and technical trends
and new technologies
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Next gen
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Next gen
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So much has changed:
› Anyone with children or grandchildren
under ten will know that smartphones
and tablets have had a massive
influence over the next generation
Here Comes the iPad Generation - Future of Higher Education Conference 201517/06/2015

Next gen
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› With the introduction of the new
Computing curriculum in schools,
today’s children are learning to be what
Nesta calls “young digital makers”

Next gen
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› With the introduction of the new
Computing curriculum in schools,
today’s children are learning to be what
Nesta calls “young digital makers”
› We all have memories of our own school
days, and being put off subjects by
being forced to study them
– Hopefully our children will be so captivated by
the possibilities that technology now offers that
they won’t mind being forced to learn about it!

Transition

Transition
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Transition:
› How will our children make the
transition from primary to secondary
school, college & university?

Transition
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Transition:
› When we think about HE, FE and skills -
what will the institutions of tomorrow
have to do in order to remain relevant &
continue to attract students?

Transition
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Transition:
› When we think about HE, FE and skills -
what will the institutions of tomorrow
have to do in order to remain relevant &
continue to attract students?
› The issue here is that we grew up in an
environment where knowledge and
information was scarce & often rationed

Wikipedia is Arthur Mee
for the modern era?

Wikipedia is Arthur Mee?
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Thirst for knowledge:
› If you were lucky you might have been
able to satiate your thirst for knowledge
with books from your school or public
library, or even have an encyclopaedia
set at home

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set at home
› Some of you may even be old enough to
remember getting the hard sell from
door to door encyclopaedia sellers

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set at home
› Some of you may even be old enough to
remember getting the hard sell from
door to door encyclopaedia sellers
› And that information rapidly dated – the
Arthur Mee children’s encyclopaedia I
grew up with predates the discovery of
antibiotics & human exploration of
space

Screen time

Screen time
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From toy to tutor:
› For our kids, phones & tablets
unquestionably begin as entertainment
devices
Photo CC BY Flickr user aaronpk

Screen time
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From toy to tutor:
devices
› But there will come a point in most
children’s time at or before school
where they will realise that…

Screen time
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From toy to tutor:
devices
› But there will come a point in most
children’s time at or before school
where they will realise that…
› There is useful information out there on
the Internet, or apps for their device
that might help them
– with a homework project
– understand something that they have been
struggling with in class
– pursue a particular interest that they have
developed

To know nothing,
and yet know everything

To “know” everything
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At our fingertips:
› The iPad generation has always had the
sum total of human knowledge at its
fingertips – although at first our children
will not have been aware of this
Photo credit: Gawker

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At our fingertips:
› There is now so much less friction
involved in following your interests,
particularly if they involve digital
technologies

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At our fingertips:
› There is now so much less friction
involved in following your interests,
particularly if they involve digital
technologies
› A motivated pupil can potentially follow
their interest to degree level and beyond
at their own pace
– and using material from world leading
institutions like MIT & the UK’s FutureLearn
consortium partners

The value
in validation

Validation
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Reach:
› The validation that comes with a
certificate, diploma or degree will
always carry some cachet

Validation
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Reach:
› And we know that there is huge
perceived value to the learner in terms
of forming social networks & peer
groups

Validation
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Reach:
› And we know that there is huge
perceived value to the learner in terms
of forming social networks & peer
groups
› Accredited practical experience gained
during work placements can also be
very beneficial
– And yet employers are in some senses
competing with institutions

Learning to work,
working to learn

Learning to work
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Applied theory:
› Let’s say that I am a school leaver that
has a deep interest in the computer
networking technology, protocols &
standards that power the Internet
– Not only is the underlying documentation open
and freely available, but there are also network
simulators that I can use to explore how all of
this works when put together
Image courtesy University of Salford

Learning to work
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Applied theory:
› But my tablet probably isn’t the ideal
platform for running network
simulations. I need hardware

Learning to work
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Applied theory:
› But my tablet probably isn’t the ideal
platform for running network
simulations. I need hardware
› Cisco’s Network Academy programme,
provides vocational training based in
institutions and leading to CCNA &
other certifications

The monopoly on information
has been broken

The monopoly is broken
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What’s my motivation?
› The monopoly on information has (by
and large) been broken
Photo credit: CC-BY Flickr user comedynose

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› Learners can pursue their interests
independently & achieve recognised
vocational qualifications without
entering an institution

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› Learners can pursue their interests
independently & achieve recognised
vocational qualifications without
entering an institution
› Colleges and universities will
increasingly need to consider how they
can provide concrete incentives such as
work placements, higher
apprenticeships & facilities

Help is here

Help is here
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Supporting student led innovation:
› Student ideas competition: how can technology improve
the student experience in further or higher education?
› Supporting technology start-up projects: assisting
existing teams to promote & pilot their products
› Learner ideas in FE competition: how can technology
improve the learning experience in FE and skills?
› Apprentice-led ideas challenge: Ideas to improve learning
from apprentices & trainees, working with Association of
Employment & Learning Providers (AELP)
Find out more: bit.ly/jiscsosi & see #studentideas

Help is here
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What is Jisc doing to help?
› Digital capability framework describing skills needed by
staff to thrive in a digital environment
› Tools to help individuals and managers identify, reflect
and improve on current skills levels & digital capability
› Support for leaders in developing strategy, plans &
workforce skills for the digital university or college
› Expanding the student Change Agent Network to
encourage & support staff-student digital partnerships
› An open online course that will directly support the
development of staff digital skills
Join us! bit.ly/jiscdigcap & see #digitalcapability

Continue the conversation…
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Except where otherwise noted, this
work is licensed under CC-BY
Martin Hamilton
Futurist, Jisc, London
@martin_hamilton
martin.hamilton@jisc.ac.uk
bit.ly/jiscdigcap

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