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Emerging Technologies and the ‘Net Generation’: A Vision For The Future

Brian KellyUK Web FocusUKOLNUniversity of BathBathUK, BA2 7AYEmail:B.Kelly@ukoln.ac.uk

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The New Student

The student will arrive at University:• Familiar with IT, the Web, collaborative

technologies, …• Will have used broadband at home and/or at

school• Will have mobile devices such as mobile phones,

digital cameras, MP3 players for social use and will want to exploit them to support learning

• Will already be a creator of digital resources• Will expect the provision of networks and

networked applications to be as could as if not better than the student is already familiar with

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The Technical Environment

The student will arrive at University and find:• At least an adequate level of computers available

to support the student's learning needs• Access to a wide variety of applications which can

support a variety of learning styles• The ability to connect the student's own devices to

the network• Applications (and policies) which will allow the

student to be a creator of resources• …

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The Learning Environment

The student will arrive at University and find:• Lecturing staff who are familiar with or have an

understanding of the networked applications the student may wish to use

• An assessment scheme which can allow for the diversity of learning which the environment aims to provide

• A technical support infrastructure which can minimise technical problems and help focus on the learning aspects

• Acceptable use policies which ensure that the IT infrastructure can be used effectively but is not used to constrain legitimate approaches to learning

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The Learning Resources

The student will arrive at University and find:• A variety of learning resources (both digital

and real world) which can support a variety of learning styles

• Simple means of locating, accessing, using and repurposing the resources

• The ability to access lectures, talks, etc. on the student's portable MP3 player/video player to support revision, etc.

• The student can be involved in creating learning resources which may be used by other students

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A Collaborative & Open InfrastructureThe student will arrive at University and find:

• The ability to easy communicate and collaborate with the student's peers

• The ability to easy communicate and collaborate with lecturing and support staff

Students and staff will:• Be able to exploit resources (information,

data, software) which are freely available for use within minimal licensing restrictions

• Be willing to make their resources available in a similar fashion

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Society

The wider society will benefit:• From better educated students• From students who are comfortable with

exploiting new technologies within the workplace

• From students who have been exposed to and appropriate the dangers of misuse of such technologies

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Conclusions

Is this vision:• Naïve?• Not ambitious enough?• Too technically-focussed?• …

In your groups:• Consider such issues• Outline your own vision for the future• Add you vision (and your comments) to

the workshop Wiki

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Discussion

Questions, comments, etc. welcome