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Emerging Technologies in Education

Emerging Technologies in Education. What Does the Future Hold? The Future is Now!. Existing Technologies. commercial or scientific purposes social or recreational purposes Ubiquitous technology – it’s everywhere. New Technologies . More memory & Faster Processors More features

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Emerging Technologies in Education

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  1. Emerging Technologies in Education What Does the Future Hold? The Future is Now!

  2. Existing Technologies • commercial or scientific purposes • social or recreational purposes • Ubiquitous technology – it’s everywhere

  3. New Technologies • More memory & Faster Processors • More features • Smaller multifunctional products • More cooperative & collaborative • More personal technology • More user generated content • Better mobile telephone technology; 3G; 3.5G ; 4G

  4. Educational Technologies • More sophisticated teaching, learning & classroom management system • SMS or Short Messaging Service; text messaging

  5. Educational Technologies • Handheld Devices • personal computers • Personal Digital Assistants or PDAs • pen scanners • tablet computers (or digitizing tablets) • Personal Projectors • Digital camera; videocorder; audio recorder • Smart phones - multifunctional

  6. Educational Technologies • Virtual Learning Environments Examples: Angel, BlackBoard, WebCT, etc. sometimes also called: • Learning Management System (LMS), • Course Management System (CMS), • Learning Content Management System (LCMS), • Managed Learning Environment (MLE), • Learning Support System (LSS) or • Learning Platform (LP)

  7. Educational Technologies • Context aware environments & devices (dissolves boundries between people and computers) • nanotechnology • Smart objects • RFID chips / tag – Radio Frequency IDentification • QR chips / codes – (Quick Response) • smart or intelligent Rooms

  8. Comparing Trends 2007 to 2010

  9. First 2009 K-12 Horizon Report

  10. Gadgets:Mobile Devices iPods (started the trend) iPhones smart phones wearable computing handheld projectors e-readers / e-viewers Image used by permission under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.o Generic license which may be viewed at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en

  11. Gadgets:Mobile Devices Palm Treo keyboard (wireless workstation)

  12. Gadgets: Handheld Computers netbooks

  13. Gadgets: Handheld Computers eBook readers

  14. More computers…

  15. More computers…

  16. Handheld Peripherals • Handheld scanners…

  17. Rapid Prototyping Machines a.k.a. 3-D Photocopiers

  18. Handheld Projectors Cellphone / projector http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/hands-on-with-texas-instruments-cellphone-projector/

  19. Smart or Intelligent Classrooms

  20. Augmented Reality Mapping • Demo of Augmented-Reality Maps at TED Conference: http://www.ted.com/talks/blaise_aguera.html

  21. Emerging Technologies • Information compiled by Reference Services University Libraries November 2006, Updated October 2010

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