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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 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 • Smaller multifunctional products • More cooperative & collaborative • More personal technology • More user generated content • Better mobile telephone technology; 3G; 3.5G ; 4G
Educational Technologies • More sophisticated teaching, learning & classroom management system • SMS or Short Messaging Service; text messaging
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
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)
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
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
Gadgets:Mobile Devices Palm Treo keyboard (wireless workstation)
Gadgets: Handheld Computers netbooks
Gadgets: Handheld Computers eBook readers
Handheld Peripherals • Handheld scanners…
Rapid Prototyping Machines a.k.a. 3-D Photocopiers
Handheld Projectors Cellphone / projector http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/hands-on-with-texas-instruments-cellphone-projector/
Augmented Reality Mapping • Demo of Augmented-Reality Maps at TED Conference: http://www.ted.com/talks/blaise_aguera.html
Emerging Technologies • Information compiled by Reference Services University Libraries November 2006, Updated October 2010