Post on 14-Jul-2015
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
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
Phil Hill: phil@mindwires.com
Web Site: http://e-literate.tv/
e-Literate Blog: http://mfeldstein.com/