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The Information Revolution - Innovations, Issues and Impacts

The Information Revolution - Innovations, Issues and Impacts. Steve Wheeler University of Plymouth, UK. In this presentation. Technology Supported Learning Student Centred Approaches Diffusion of Innovations Adoption of Technology Current Research Areas in ICT.

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The Information Revolution - Innovations, Issues and Impacts

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  1. The Information Revolution - Innovations, Issues and Impacts SteveWheeler University of Plymouth, UK

  2. In this presentation... • Technology Supported Learning • Student Centred Approaches • Diffusion of Innovations • Adoption of Technology • Current Research Areas in ICT

  3. Information and Communication Technologies • Computers • Telecommunications • Internet and WWW • Software • Networks • Teaching and Learning!!!

  4. Technology Supported Learning • Any Time Any Place • Student Centred • Resource Rich • Personalised • Teacher as a Resource

  5. Student Centred Learning • Flexible learning: • at own pace • variable timescale • location independent • variable workspace • Teacher as a resource • Personal technologies • Variety of learning modes • Learning preferences catered for

  6. To reach 50 million users... • Radio - 38 Years • Television - 13 Years • Internet - 4 Years

  7. Internet Use • 267 Million users worldwide (March 2000) • 1 Billion Web pages (87% in English) • 17 Million users in the UK • Internet connections double in number each year

  8. Adoption of Innovations Early Majority Late Majority Early Adopters Laggards Innovators 2.5% 13.5% 34% 34% 16% Source: Rogers, E. (1983) Diffusion of Innovations

  9. Adoption of Technology Techno-Realists Techno-Sceptics Technophiles Techno-Luddites Techno-Romantics Wheeler (2003) Adapted from Rogers (1983)

  10. Moore’s Law Source: Downes & Mui (2000) Unleashing the Killer App. p 22 Transistors per chip 1 000 000 000 100 000 000 10 000 000 1 000 000 100 000 10 000 1000 1286 886 Every 18 months computer power will double whilst prices will remain stable. Pentium i486 i386 i286 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

  11. Metcalf’s Law Utility Generally, as more users buy into a new product, so the costs of manufacturing decrease, and prices fall, in turn encouraging more buyers. Utility = Users2 Source: Downes & Mui (2000) Unleashing the Killer App. p 25 Users

  12. Internet host computers (Millions) Birth of aNetwork 25 20 15 10 5 Nov1997 “Computer hardware, software and networks had been building up their user bases for decades, using closed standards… The Internet on the other hand, has always been based on public, open standards”. July 1997 Sep 1996 Apr 1996 Jan 1995 Source: Downes & Mui (2000) Unleashing the Killer App. p 27 July 1989 (130,000 ) Timeline

  13. Current Research Areas in ICT • Transactional distance theory • Cognitive load theory • Benefits analysis • ‘Telepresence’ and distributed social interaction • Student motivation • Individual differences in learning • On-line moderation • Creativity

  14. The Future... • Integrated technology • Mobile personal technologies • Tele-collaboration • Digital books / paper • Wearable computers • Tele-immersion • ? Any-time any-place learning

  15. Integrated Technology

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