One resource to see about the possibilities of the future is a report created by the New Media Consortium and it is called the Horizon Report. It is an annual report that goes over key trends, challenges, and predictions for the future of technology in education. I was made aware of this report in one of my summer graduate classes this year. Here is the link to the 2013 k-12 report.
http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2013-horizon-report-k12.pdf
I found the report very interesting for it really made me analyze where my school is at in the technology spectrum and let me see what the possibilities are for the future. Some of the key points that stood out to me were:
Key trends:
- online learning and hybrid learning
- social media and the effects it is having on the way people communicate and interact
- open content/open resources/sharing/collaborating
- Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
- Role of the teacher changing with the increase of online resources and internet accessibility
With these trends come the challenges of implementing new technologies:
- lack of ingoing professional development for educators to keep them trained on the latest technology
- the resistance of administrators and educators to make changes and step out of comfort zone
- the increase in MOOC's and online learning is competition to the traditional model of schooling
- lack of personalized learning in the traditional model
The report finishes out by detailing trends that are on the horizon for the next year to potential trends for the next five years. I would recommend ever teacher check the report out-it will open your eyes to what the future might hold and help you embrace the great potential that technology has with education.
Thanks for the link!
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