[Air-L] ELD13 Keynote Announced: The Death Of Content: Why Universities and Schools are (and aren’t) being replaced by the Internet

[AJ Kelton]

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The Emerging Learning Design 2013 Conference is pleased to announce the
title and abstract of our Keynote Presentation by Dr. Christopher Hoadley
(see below).  *
Registration is currently open and can be found at
http://eld.montclair.edu/registration/

The conference presentations are still being confirmed but the current
schedule can be found at http://eld.montclair.edu/schedule/

Keynote
The Death Of Content: Why Universities and Schools are (and aren’t) being
replaced by the Internet
In this talk, I argue that the current coin of the realm in
academia–content–is dying and that universities need to radically rethink
their role in the world. MOOCs, homeschooling, and the shadow education
system all are evidence that the 20th century role of schools is
decreasingly relevant. But does this mean that schools will become
obsolete? I argue that schools face a choice: use technology to enhance
their current functions but hasten their demise, or use technology to
transform themselves and capitalize on 17th century strengths to be a
cornerstone of the 21st century knowledge economy. I offer some ideas on
how to reconceptualize the notion of ‘schools’ based on the latest research
in learning and on ancient ideas about how to teach.

Dr. Chris Hoadley is associate professor in the Educational Communication
and Technology Program and the Program in Digital Media Design for
Learning. He has over 35 years of experience in designing, building, and
studying ways for computers to enhance collaboration and learning.
Currently his research focuses on collaborative technologies and computer
support for cooperative learning (CSCL). Hoadley is the director of
dolcelab, the Laboratory for Design Of Learning, Collaboration &
Experience. He is an affiliate scholar for the National Academy of
Engineering’s Center for the Advancement of Scholarship in Engineering
Education (CASEE) and was awarded a Fulbright for 2008-2009 in the South
Asia Regional program to study educational technologies for sustainability
and empowerment in rural Himalayan villages. Other interests include
research on and through design, systems for supporting social capital and
distributed intelligence, the role of informatics and digital libraries in
education, and science and engineering education. Hoadley previously
chaired the American Educational Research Association’s Special Interest
Group for Education in Science and Technology (now SIG: Learning Sciences),
and served as the first president of the International Society for the
Learning Sciences. Hoadley earned his baccalaureate in cognitive science
from MIT, and a masters in computer science and doctorate in education from
UC Berkeley. He previously taught at Stanford University, Mills College,
and Penn State University in education, computer science, and information
sciences.

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AJ Kelton
Director of Emerging & Instructional Technology
     College of Humanities and Social Sciences - Montclair State University
Doctoral Candidate
     Educational Communication and Technology - New York University
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