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Trends in ICT and Teaching La Consolacion College Bacolod City September 3, 2009 Slide 2 Outline Learning Styles -Concepts -Implementation Predictions 2009 -Hardware -Performance -Operating Systems -Internet -Mobile Tools -Cloud Computing -Gaming -Others Trends in Teaching and Learning Slide 3 Technology Trends 2009 Whats out there this year Slide 4 Hardware Not so much in increases in processor speeds and RAM Current hardware standards will run new OS releases with little extra power necessary Revisions of major graphic cards Move to mobile (iPhone, etc.) Kindle ebook reader Slide 5 Performance Need for performance has leveled off Average user configurations set for low-priced laptops High end tabletop and mobile modules with unique features like touch screen and 3D monitors Wireless connectivity Slide 6 Operating Systems Google Chrome OS (Open-Source, Web- based) out in 2010 Google Android (mobiles) The new Windows 7 may not be adopted as a standard for some time due to expected patches Windows Xp is viable up to 2014 and will remain as the Windows OS-of-choice in 2009 Slide 7 Operating Systems Windows 7 Slide 8 Operating Systems Google Chrome OS "The user interface is minimal to stay out of your way, and most of the user experience takes place on the Web. And as we did for the Google Chrome browser, we are going back to the basics and completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so that users don't have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates. It should just work." - Google Slide 9 Operating Systems Google Chrome OS If Google can come up with an OS that can be downloaded, dropped onto any machine and then just works, we might just have the ultimate portable OS. Google is implicitly making the argument that theres no need to pay the premium for a Microsoft OS, when there is [one] lighter, faster and free. -Wired Slide 10 Operating Systems Google Chrome OS Slide 11 Internet Social networking services (SNS) are changing the ways in which people use and engage with the Internet and with each other Young people use SNS technology in ways that blur the boundaries between online and offline activities Slide 12 Internet Beyond casual use Broadband as standard Wireless and mobile access Slide 13 Internet Broadband chart Slide 14 Mobile Tools Mobile downloads iPhone apps iTunes apps Ebooks Cross platform applications Wireless Internet access Slide 15 Cloud Computing Resources and software services over the Internet The concept generally incorporates combinations of the following: infrastructure as a service (IaaS)infrastructure as a service platform as a service (PaaS)platform as a service software as a service (SaaS)software as a service Slide 16 Cloud Computing Diagram Cloud computing customers do not generally own the physical infrastructure serving as host to the software platform Expected to be mainstream by 2011 Slide 17 Traditional Media Convergence Newspapers to flourish online On-demand television, movies, and other entertainment online Slide 18 Targeted Advertising Behavioral or interest-based tracking Advertising exchanges User-specified advertising preference Opt-in advertising Slide 19 Content Generation User-generated content Content-sharing Collaboration Slide 20 E-Commerce Advertising- and content-based revenue Online stores Web-based work Online business tools and services Virtual marketplace Slide 21 The End The future begins Slide 22 Trends in Teaching and Learning Slide 23 Shifts in Learning and Teaching Slide 24 We are now in an age where the nature of learning and working has shifted from what could be called industrial age to an information age model. Slide 25 Shifts in Learning and Teaching Industrial Age Model the clueless, teacher-dependent pupil Slide 26 Shifts in Learning and Teaching Slide 27 Information Age Model the net-savvy, well-connected, teacher-independent end-user Slide 28 Shifts in Learning and Teaching Slide 29 Current Trends in Teaching and Learning Increasingly we are seeing the following trends, directions, and movements: Discovery-based learning aka inquiry-based, resource-based, project-based, and active) learning takes place in problem-solving situations Slide 30 Current Trends in Teaching and Learning Teach less, learn more Slide 31 Current Trends in Teaching and Learning Collaborative work in teams or groups Slide 32 Current Trends in Teaching and Learning course content is interdisciplinary, interdepartmental, and team taught Slide 33 Current Trends in Teaching and Learning course content is publicly accessible and shared beyond the members of an individual course Slide 34 Current Trends in Teaching and Learning teaching and learning extend beyond the classroom and into the campus and community Slide 35 Current Trends in Teaching and Learning the instructor is perceived as a partner in a learning community rather than as a sole entrepreneur Slide 36 Current Trends in Teaching and Learning the audience for student work is expanding from the individual instructor to communities of discourse that include peer feedback and exchange Slide 37 Current Trends in Teaching and Learning Todays students have grown up with technology as the air they breathe, are used to being wired 24/7, are comfortable multi-tasking in multi-media, and bring very different expectations to the classroom as a result. Slide 38 Current Trends in Teaching and Learning Todays employers prize transferable skills (e.g. problem solving, creativity, interdisciplinary teamwork) over encyclopedic knowledge. Slide 39 Current Trends in Teaching and Learning Sources: *Frontiers of Education Symposium, Inauguration of Robert J. Birgeneau as the Ninth Chancellor of UC Berkeley (April 2005) *e-Berkeley Symposium, From Information Overload to Information Rich: Teaching and Critical Thinking in the Point-and-Click Age, UC Berkeley (April 2005) *UC Berkeley Accreditation Educational Effectiveness Report (2003) http://education.berkeley.edu/accreditation/ *UC Berkeley Strategic Academic Plan (2002) http://opa.vcbf.berkeley.edu/StratPlan/AcademicStrategicPlan.pdf *The Boyer Commission Report Reinventing Undergraduate Education: A Blueprint for Americas Research Universities (1998) http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/Pres/boyer.nsf/ http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/Pres/boyer.nsf/ Draft prepared by Cynthia Schrager, Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, April 2005. Slide 40 Trends in Teaching and Learning Slide 41 Shifts in Learning and Teaching Slide 42 Agricultural Age Model farming, small trade jobs home-based apprenticeship Slide 43 Shifts in Learning and Teaching Industrial Age Model mass education under centralized governmental control the clueless, teacher-dependent pupil Slide 44 Shifts in Learning and Teaching Slide 45 Information Age Model emphasis on analytical, logical thinking the net-savvy, well-connected, teacher-independent end-user Slide 46 Shifts in Learning and Teaching TEXT TEXT+IMAGE BEING TOLD (authority based) DEDUCTIVE (linear) DONT KNOW WONT TRY INFORMATION NAVIGATION DISCOVERY, EXPERIENTIAL BRICOLAGE + JUDGMENT (lateral) DONT KNOW LINK, LURK & TRY John Seely Brown, Social Life of Information learning reasoning action literacy Slide 47 Shifts in Learning and Teaching NET-SAVVYSTUDENT my reference materials and texts materials and texts my search engine my personal network my teachers and tutors my favorite research sites my classmates my online tutors communityware study aids Information Age Education Slide 48 Shifts in Learning and Teaching Search engines Research sites Online study aids online dictionaries, encyclopedias, interactive software, websites with interactive tutorials, worksheets, and drills Online tutors in-person online tutoring that offers help with different subjects to students Slide 49 Shifts in Learning and Teaching Communityware tools used by online communities to communicate and share various kinds of multimedia Personal network Slide 50 Shifts in Learning and Teaching Conceptual Age Model grounded on human imagination, emotion, a deeper appreciation and understanding of meaning the creator and sympathizer Slide 51 Shifts in Learning and Teaching INFORMATION AGECONCEPTUAL AGE Abundance & Automation + Meaning Practical Solutions+Customized inventions Functionality+Lifestyle enriching experiences High tech+High concept and high touch Utility +Significance Slide 52 Shifts in Learning and Teaching The Six Senses of a Whole New Mind 1. Design (not just function) 2. Story (not just argument) 3. Symphony (not just focus) 4. Empathy (not just logic) 5. Play (not just seriousness) 6. Meaning (not just accumulation) Slide 53 Current Trends in Teaching and Learning Increasingly we are seeing the following trends, directions, and movements: Discovery-based learning aka inquiry-based, resource-based, project-based, and active learning takes place in problem-solving situations Slide 54 Current Trends in Teaching and Learning Teach less, learn more Slide 55 Current Trends in Teaching and Learning Collaborative work in teams or groups Slide 56 Current Trends in Teaching and Learning course content is interdisciplinary, interdepartmental, and team taught Slide 57 Current Trends in Teaching and Learning course content is publicly accessible and shared beyond the members of an individual course Slide 58 Current Trends in Teaching and Learning teaching and learning extend beyond the classroom and into the campus and community Slide 59 Current Trends in Teaching and Learning the instructor is perceived as a partner in a learning community rather than as a sole entrepreneur Slide 60 Current Trends in Teaching and Learning the audience for student work is expanding from the individual instructor to communities of discourse that include peer feedback and exchange Slide 61 Current Trends in Teaching and Learning Todays students have grown up with technology as the air they breathe, are used to being wired 24/7, are comfortable multi-tasking in multi-media, and bring very different expectations to the classroom as a result. Slide 62 Current Trends in Teaching and Learning Todays employers prize transferable skills (e.g. problem solving, creativity, interdisciplinary teamwork) over encyclopedic knowledge.