Trends in Online and Blended Learning

L. Dawley, S. Johnston & M.

Caldwell

Trends

1. Growth in Online & Blended

Learning

2. Mobile Learning

3. Engagement & Interactivity

4. Re-mixable/Flexible Content

Growth

• Exponential

Increase of

Technology

Growth in Online Education

Learning on Demand, 2010

Growth Trend is among tweens and teens

Virtual World Popularity by Age• Jumpstart 4M• Buildabearville

21M• Barbie Girls

22M• Poptropica

144M5-10

• Neopets 65M• Club Penguin

63M• Whyville 7M• Stardoll 94M

10-15

• Habbo 200M• Gaia 36M• IMVU 50M• WeeWorld 40M

15-25

• Second Life 25M

• Utherverse 7.5M

• eRepublic 2M

25-35

Mobile

• Over 1 Billion Mobile Devices

• Main interface used to access the internet

• iPhone is most popular camera on Flicker

• Half of cell phone users download apps

• Apps downloaded: 3B in 2010 10B in 2011

• 83% have played a mobile game in the last

week

What Teens Do on Their PhonesPew, 2010

Comm

unicate

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Holographic Mobiles

Engagement & Interaction

Meta-Branding

The Future…is here now?

Construction & Creation Opportunities

• Blogging/tweeting• Social media

creation

Mobile Data Collection for Social Impact

Online learning can be enhanced by giving learners control of their interactions with media

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Remixable/Flexible Content

Quest-Based Learning

Where to Learn More?