+ Learning in the Digital Age Karin Little | Executive Service
Design Director, Fjord Thomas Schneider | Design Director, Fjord
Redesigning Education Eren Bali | Co-founder, CEO, Udemy Design
Opportunities in the Transitional Period in Education Minjeong Kim
| UX and Product Designer, Coursera Designing MOOCs at a Public
Health Sciences University Steven Williams | Coursera Instructional
Designer and Project Manager, UCSF 1
Learning in the Digital Age Karin Little, Thomas Schneider
Fjord/SDN January 16, 2014
3 parts 1. student stories 2. context 3. opportunities
1.student stories judy james ava
hyperlink judy
2.context skills technology consumers
Skills In recent years weve seen a shift away from learning as
something that only happens through pairing teachers with students
in traditional classrooms. E = mc 2
Skills Being online is transforming the way people learn.
Ranging from user-generated video instruction to online courses
from prestigious universities, new opportunities are available
anytime and anywhere to anyone with an Internet connection.
Skills The future is already here its just not very evenly
distributed. William Gibson
Skills skills: What these technologies are doing is really
helping people embrace change at faster rates than ever
before.
Skills Workplace expectations are also changing. New hires at
Google are expected to demonstrate: - analytical reasoning
communication skills a willingness to experiment ability to be a
team player passion and leadership
Skills Some of these skills are harder to gain or demonstrate
in online learning environments... - analytical reasoning -
communication skills - a willingness to experiment - ability to be
a team player - passion and leadership
Technology An increasing amount of sensors and devices create
an exponentially increasing amount of data. 2003 people on earth
2010 2015 things connected to the internet 2020
Technology With the early-stage challenges were facing just on
desktop, how will the explosion of devices and connectivity aect
the learning environment?
Consumers Thanks to brands like Amazon, Google, Uber and
Facebook, consumers expect highly personalized, seamless
experiences that put them at the center.
Consumers Recent reports indicate that the best candidates of
online learning (in terms of retention and success rate) tend to be
highly motivated, self-driven students who have already taken
higher education courses. The New York Times, December 10,
2013
3.opportunities content roles locations
Content Content oerings will be: adaptive Knewton Carnegie
Learning
Content Content oerings need to be: active Science of Cooking
Harvard on edX
Content Content oerings need to be: collaborative Google
hangouts
Roles Students want a more cohesive, adaptive learning
experience that puts them in the center. Students need help
navigating the growing range of educational choices Text and
options in front of them. They need: They need: They need:
Eduvators Learning Journey Mentors Learning Agents
http://knowledgeworks.org/learning-in-2025 Students need to nd the
right people to connect with.
Locations Add virtual to physical Coursera, edX, and others are
working with established brick and mortar institutions to create
blended learning oerings. 6.00xL Introduction to Computer Science
and Programming, MITx virtual pic
Locations Add physical to virtual Udacity promotes meetups of
students in physical proximity
Locations Consequence: Everything gets a learning layer
Content delivery will change. New roles will emerge. Learners
will have more options. But people will remain at the heart of
learning. Learners should be at the center. The Place for People
amid Digital Innovation posted on May 7, 2013 by Katherine
Prince
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+ Learning in the Digital Age Karin Little | Executive Service
Design Director, Fjord Thomas Schneider | Design Director, Fjord
Redesigning Education Eren Bali | Co-founder, CEO, Udemy Design
Opportunities in the Transitional Period in Education Minjeong Kim
| UX and Product Designer, Coursera Designing MOOCs at a Public
Health Sciences University Steven Williams | Coursera Instructional
Designer and Project Manager, UCSF 27