Future Trends for Technology in Education
AIKCU PresentationPresenters: John Lympany & Kevin Blankenship
Did You Know…
Film producedby Karl Fisch, Scott McLeod & Jeff Brenman
Can We Anticipate the Future?
The Future …A Vision of today’s home computer in 1954
Information Consumers Multitaskers Self-navigators Interact through social
networks Online learners and online
communicators
Today’s students are …
Today’s Students They learn differently
Film producedby students atKansas StateUniversity
What are Students Saying?They Learn and Collaborate Differently Today
Opting out of residential learning and attending community colleges in greater numbers
Opting out of classroom learning in favor of online learning
Asking for more say and flexibility in how, when, and what they learn
Beginning to question the value of a liberal arts education
What are Students Saying?They are making new choices for themselves
Don TapscottPresentation
Can Faculty Respond EffectivelyChanging the way we teach and learn
“The Digital Age is eroding the exclusivity of the scholarly enterprise, and it is opening academic information and resources to all.”
“Is the modern college or university, centrally important as a storehouse of knowledge? As a purveyor of expertise? As a cultural arbiter?“
Richard N. Katz
What Does This Mean for our AcademyResidential Campuses are facing unprecedented challenges
How Do WeReinvent Ourselves?
1. Blended LearningPromote a blended teaching & learning environment that is rich in technology and rich in personal interaction.
2. Informed Planning/Decision MakingPromote better planning and decision making through robust decision support systems that track institutional performance and facilitate peer review.
Strategy
Blended Learning EnvironmentIntentional integration of online, instructional, residential, and applied learning
Online
Experiential
Learning
Residential
Classroom
Group Work(Online or Traditional)
VirtualWorlds
OnlineCollaboration,Group Work, &
Mentoring
WebPortfolios Reality
Simulations
VideoStorytelling
AssistiveTechnologies
AppliedLearning
Co-curricular
Internships
ServiceLearning
AmbientIntelligence
MobileTechnologies
CloudComputing
Blended Learning EnvironmentActive and Engaged Learning
Constructivist PedagogyUse of technology to support learning-by-doingactivity.
Diverse Teaching MethodsTo appeal to different learning styles
A Blended CommunityAided by virtual tools and onlineinteraction/collaboration
Applied LearningPractical learning experiences that include community partnerships, internships and service learning that prepare students to be successful in today’s information society
Blended Learning EnvironmentIntentional use of portal technology to support student persistence
1. Track student performancemetrics
2. Enhanceadviser/advisee relationship
3. Content and resources triggered whenpertinent to student
Decision Support SystemsTrack institutional performance/support planning & decision making.
Dashboard Systems
Analyze institutional performance◦ Against performance metrics◦ Longitudinally◦ Benchmarked against peers
Features◦ Drill down for more detail◦ Combines information from various
systems and databases◦ Updated in real-time◦ Graphical display
Decision Support SystemsTrack institutional performance/support planning & decision making.
administration
Decision Support SystemsTrack institutional performance/support planning & decision making.
If you have time to read one articleI would suggest this one ….
Incredible Shrinking Technology
•Technology is pervasive in today’s world
•Technology is intuitive to newer generations
•Technology is integrated more than ever into the culture and operations of an institution
•Information is processed in snippets and may not be completely absorbed
Future Trending of Technology Convergence- voice,
video and data networks are all one network
Ubiquitous- technology permeates the campus, on-demand, always on, always ready
Connected- campuses can connect via wide-area networks and pool resources and talent
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMXm3fvktjU
Future Technologists Technologists must
become partners with faculty and administration
Technologists are savvy in a number of areas
Technologists must influence teaching and learning
Wireless mesh VOIP Video over IP Mobile computing Cloud computing Free applications (Gmail, etc.) What else?
What Will Change Your Campus
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