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Slides used during talks given at Fordham University:
In a world where technology is changing faster than ever it's important not to just keep up with what's currently available, but to be thinking ahead. The New Media Consortium just released their 2013 Horizon Project Short List report that includes 12 coming technology trends in higher education.
2. The NMC Horizon Report: 2013 Higher Education Edition is a collaboration between
the New Media Consortium and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, an EDUCAUSE Program.
4. These trends and challenges
are a reflection of the impact of technology
that is occurring in almost every aspect of our lives
They are indicative of the changing nature of the way
we communicate, access information, connect with peers and colleagues,
learn, and even socialize
of the 50 were chosen
through successive rounds of ranking;
they are detailed in the main body of the report
9. Flipped Classrooms
The flipped classroom is a
.
The notion of a flipped classroom draws on such concepts as active learning, student
engagement, hybrid course design, and course podcasting.
The value of a flipped class is in the
11. Flipped Classrooms
They are about putting greater responsibility
for learning in the hands of students
and equipping them with the tools to succeed.
The teacher becomes the coach/mentor/guide,
and students research, collaborate, create, and share what
they have learned.
15. Flipped Classrooms
Bottom line:
It’s not always the right instructional choice,
it’s only one tool in our educational repertoire.
But it can be a powerful one.
18. Mobile Apps
Some of the most popular apps have a wide variety of uses such as scanning
documents on the go, collecting data, sharing real time information, and social learning
34. The Internet of Things
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the network of physical objects that contain
embedded technology to communicate and
sense or interact with their internal states of
the external environment
36. The Internet of Things
Number of things
connected to the internet
>
people on earth
37. The Internet of Things
Number of things
connected to the internet
>
50 billion
51. Flexible Displays
Flexible screens can easily be attached to objects or
furniture, regardless of their shape, and can even be
worn — making them far more adaptable and portable
than standard computer screens and mobile devices.
52. Flexible Displays
Prototypes for flexible displays in the form of “e-paper”
that can be crumbled up and discarded just like real
paper may cause e-book manufacturers
and others to rethink the
construction and applications
of digital textbooks and
e-readers.