Emerging TechnologiesSandra Logan

Walden UniversityEDUC 7108

Professor Thurmond

Obsolete Technology

Overhead Projector- Allowed teachers to show

Text

Pictures to a large audience

Easier to write on than

Chalkboard

HOWEVER

Messy

Copier issues

Expensive Transparencies

Emerging Technology

Document Camera

Similar to the Overhead

Projector• Convenient• Easy to Use• No more mess• Melted transparencies• Blinding light

Tetrad for Overhead Projector

Tetrad for Document Camera

Interviews

Who makes decisions about technology?

Who uses technology once it is bought?

Who is the decision maker in the building?

• Sharon Russell • Media Specialist

Who are the end users?

• Amanda Gilbert• Teacher with 10 years experience

Who are the end users?

• Lauren Burhans• Teacher with 2 years experience

Six Forces that Drive Technology

Evolutionary Technologies

“Technologies that evolve over time, increasing their power exponentially.”

- Thornburg(2008)

Evolutionary Technology

The overhead projector does not fall into this category. This technology is developed by combining different elements of previous technologies not becoming more powerful.

Evolutionary Technology

The document camera is not evolutionary. It is not technology that improves upon itself as does products like the iPhone or flash memory.

Six Forces that Drive Technology

Rhymes of History

“Technology that is a reminder of something from the past.”

-Thornburg(2008)

Rhymes of History

The overhead projector is a reminder of film strips and movie reels of the past. These movie reels were used to share items to a large audience in many areas from military trainings to family vacations.

Rhymes of History

The document camera does fall under the category of Rhymes of History. It is reminiscent of using whiteboards, chalk boards and other methods of displaying.

Six Forces that Drive Technology

Science Fiction

“Science Fiction often drives technological ideas. Inventors may try to replicate what they read about or see.”

Science Fiction

• Overhead projectors were not driven by science fiction movies which focused more on space exploration and other technologies. However, there may have been similar overarching technologies that mimic the idea of broadcasting a single message to many people.

Science Fiction

The document camera has not been seen in science fiction films or books. Science Fiction Movies often focused on space exploration or the far future.

Six Forces that Drive Technology

Disruptive Technology

“Technologies that disrupt a technology that is on a evolutionary path.”

- Thornburg (2008)

Disruptive Technology

• The overhead projector is not disruptive because it did not change the way teachers delivered instruction in the classroom. Instead, it made it easier to share notes with students that using a chalkboard or white board.

Disruptive Technology

• While the document camera does make life in the classroom a little easier, it does not change the way teachers deliver instruction.

Six Forces that Drive Technology

Increasing Returns

“When two technologies hit the market at the same time but one gets locked in and the other becomes extinct.”

-Thornburg (2008)

Increasing Returns

• The overhead projector was not introduced with any other competitors and therefore was not made to increase choice. The people who were interested in the overhead projector were replacing overhead projectors that they were currently using.

Increasing Returns

• The document camera did not take off while being introduced with something else.

Six Forces that Drive Technology

Red Queens

When two technologies stand out amongst their competitors.

-Thornburg (2008)

Red Queens

• The overhead project does not have any fierce competitors that it needed to compete with.

Red Queens

• The document camera (Elmo) does not have any other technologies competing with it. There may be separate brands but there is no evidence that the any one of these brands will outshine the other.

In Summary

Past

Present

Future