Emerging Trends in Educational Technology and Implications for Faculty
Transcript of Emerging Trends in Educational Technology and Implications for Faculty
Emerging Trends in Educational Technology and Implication for Faculty
Presented at Aurora UniversityMarch 13, 2015
Presented by: Phil Hill@PhilOnEdTech
MindWires Consulting and e-Literate blog
On One Hand . . .
What’s the Big Deal?
New Market Entries
Source: ECAR LMS Report https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ers1414.pdf
On the Other Hand . . .
Everything has changed
Good Lens
• Everett Rogers wrote the origin of much of technology adoption concepts
• S-curve, categories of adopters
Two Sides of the Chasm• Innovators & Early Adopters: Willing to take risks, influential
• Early Majority: Much slower adoption, need holistic solutions
• Late Majority: Approach an innovation with a high degree of skepticism and after the majority of society has adopted the innovation
From an organizational change perspective, we are just
starting with online education & application of educational
technology in the mainstream
Playing in the cornerPhoto Credit: www.mummymummymum.com
Now loose in the housePhoto Credit: http://www.youtube.com/user/mtmuzic
Implications
• Move away from walled garden is biggest trend to allow service of both sides of Chasm
• Major challenge is providing students appropriate level of consistency
• Be prepared for underpants gnomes
This Won’t Be Easy
Source: New York Times, Feb 12, 2015 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/13/education/harvard-and-mit-sued-over-
failing-to-caption-online-courses.html
Source: https://vimeo.com/79954057
New Possibilities
But New Responsibilities
Balance Innovation
With Student Need for Consistency
Student - Faculty Communication
New Opportunities, New Demands
More Focus on Teaching and Learning
Sometimes Simple Is Best
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