Technology Trends in Education: Part II

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See Wiki with resources: http://techtrendsineducation.wikispaces.com/home Slides used during talks given at Fordham University: In a world where technology is changing faster than ever it's important not to just keep up with what's currently available, but to be thinking ahead. The New Media Consortium just released their 2013 Horizon Project Short List report that includes 12 coming technology trends in higher education.

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Technology Trends in Educati n

The NMC Horizon Report: 2013 Higher Education Edition is a collaboration between the New Media Consortium and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, an EDUCAUSE Program.

of the 50 were chosen through successive rounds of ranking;

they are detailed in the main body of the report

These trends and challenges are a reflection of the impact of technology that is occurring in almost every aspect of our lives

They are indicative of the changing nature of the way we communicate, access information, connect with peers and colleagues, learn, and even socialize

Flipped Classrooms

Time-to-Adoption Horizon One Year or Less

Flipped Classrooms

Flipped Classrooms

Flipped Classrooms

The flipped classroom is a

. The notion of a flipped classroom draws on such concepts as active learning, student engagement, hybrid course design, and course podcasting.

The value of a flipped class is in the

Flipped Classrooms

Flipped Classrooms

They are about putting greater responsibility for learning in the hands of students and equipping them with the tools to succeed. The teacher becomes the coach/mentor/guide, and students research, collaborate, create, and share what they have learned.

Flipped Classrooms

Flipped Classrooms

Keeping Videos

(8-to 12 min)

(colors, images)

(student value)

(well organized and to the point)

(Identifying 2 to 3 main parts)

(resources, links, videos)

Flipped Classrooms

Flipped Classrooms

Bottom line: It’s not always the right instructional choice, it’s only one tool in our educational repertoire. But it can be a powerful one.

Mobile Apps

Time-to-Adoption Horizon One Year or Less

Mobile Apps

18- to 24-year-olds currently own a smartphone

Some of the most popular apps have a wide variety of uses such as scanning documents on the go, collecting data, sharing real time information, and social learning

Mobile Apps

Mobile Apps

Instapaper

Mobile Apps

DropVox

Mobile Apps Course Smart

Mobile Apps

Zite

FlipBoard

Mobile Apps

Mobile Apps

Augmented Reality

Time-to-Adoption Horizon Two to Three Years

Augmented Reality

Reality Reality

vs.

Augmented Reality

Augmented Reality

Augmented Reality

The Internet of Things

Time-to-Adoption Horizon Two to Three Years

The Internet of Things

the network of physical objects that contain embedded technology to communicate and sense or interact with their internal states of the external environment

o2

The Internet of Things

people on earth

Number of things connected to the internet

>

The Internet of Things

50 billion

Number of things connected to the internet

>

The Internet of Things

The Internet of Things

The Internet of Things

The Internet of Things

The Internet of Things

The Internet of Things

The Internet of Things

Internet of

Internet of

vs.

The Internet of Things

The Internet of Things

Flexible Displays

Time-to-Adoption Horizon Four to Five Years

Flexible Displays

LCDs, or liquid crystal displays

OLED

Flexing of OLED, OLED, Glass or combination

Flexible Displays

Flexible screens can easily be attached to objects or furniture, regardless of their shape, and can even be worn — making them far more adaptable and portable than standard computer screens and mobile devices.

Flexible Displays

Prototypes for flexible displays in the form of “e-paper” that can be crumbled up and discarded just like real paper may cause e-book manufacturers and others to rethink the construction and applications of digital textbooks and e-readers.

Next Generation Batteries

Time-to-Adoption Horizon Four to Five Years

Next Generation Batteries