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Some Visions of the Future of Educational and Communications Technologies

Explore the current state and future potential of educational and communications technologies, including the rise of broadband access, tablet PCs, voice recognition, video conferencing, and telecommuting. Discover how these advancements are reshaping learning, communication, and work.

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Some Visions of the Future of Educational and Communications Technologies

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  1. Some Visions of the Future of Educational and Communications Technologies

  2. Where are we now? • 14% of households have broadband access • Internet is 20% invented (The Futurist, 2001) • “Bane of Textbooks” • 7 years from discovery to publication • 2.5 years to publish one • Schools only order every 2-5 years (U. of Georgia Learning Lab, 1997)

  3. Where are we Now? • Tablet pc’s are the evolution of the laptop. They allow information to be inputed via stylus and connect wirelessly to your desktop/laptop. • At least 6 major companies are making tablet pc’s • Microsoft’s Tablet Computing Site

  4. Where are we Now? • http://www.1-800-555-tell.com/ • Call the number (1-800-555-tell). Don’t worry, it’s free and contains appropriate content • Get news, stock, travel, weather, entertainment information, driving directions, and more. All without touching your keypad! • Voice recognition is becoming more mainstream as the technology gets better. Many other businesses such as Sprint and Amtrak are adopting voice agents for a more friendly approach to customer service.

  5. Where do 19 Year Olds Get What they Know? • Print (10%) • Audio (15%) • Peers (25%) • Video, Television, Movies (50%) (1997, Center for Education Leadership & Technology)

  6. Predictions for the Future • 2004 - Video Conferencing • 2006 - Distance Learning • 2007 - 75% of magazines and books online • 2008 - Electronic notebooks overtake paper, voice and handwriting recognition From GWU Forecast, 2002

  7. Predictions for the Future • 2009 – Intelligent Agents • Apple’s “The Knowledge Navigator” (1987) CLIP1, CLIP2, LONG CLIP • Microsoft’s “Jenna” Video (2001) VIEW • 2012 – Foreign Language Translation • http://www.tranexp.com:2000/InterTran • 2019 – 85% of workforce telecommutes, Factory jobs fall to 10% of market From GWU Forecast, 2002

  8. What does This Mean? • “Ubiquitous Computing” • Widespread Use of Pocket PC’s • Wearable Computers • Large Storage Capacity • Flourescent Multilayer Disc (140GB) • Colossal Magnetoresistance (10 TB) • Holographic Molecular Disc (1 PB)

  9. Class Activity

  10. Themes from the Online Discussion • Changes the way you access info • Teacher is not the only one with info • Simulations become easier to find and more realistic • Multimedia component (not just read it, see it too)

  11. Groups • Science • Aman, Mike, Danah • English/Grammar • Eduardo, Chun, Shenglan • History/Humanities • Scott, Yun • Mathematics • Khusro, Amy

  12. Once you have been split up, the groups will take 20-25 minutes to prepare a short presentation for the class (use paper, blackboard, powerpoint, etc.) on the past, present and future technology of their topics. Take a look at the site linked from the Bruce article: http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/~chip/projects/timeline/Make a timeline between the following periods:Start date: 1900End date: 2030Then groups will present their timeline to the class.

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