emerging trends in educational technology nashae lumpkin technology as teaching & learning tool
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Emerging Trends in
Educational Technology
Nashae Lumpkin
Technology as Teaching & Learning Tool
Hardware, Software, and System Development Trends
Ubiquitous mobile computing
o Enabled by cloud-based storage and communications.
o Mobile devices in education.
More sources of open content
o More courses and educational materials that were previously proprietary will now be free and available to everyone online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs)
o Makes education cheaper and available to anyone anywhere in the world.
Increased e-book/e-text presence
o Replacing paper books with electronic books that can be accessed online.
Hardware, Software, and System Development Trends (cont.)
Tablet computing
o Portable device that is easy to handle and can access internet as well as e-texts.
Augmented reality systems
o Computer-generated environment where a real-life scene is overlapped with information that improves our uses of it.
Wearable technologies
o Devices used to monitor movements or vitals.
Gesture-based computing
o Interacting with a computer with body movements using a camera or sensor.
Hardware, Software, and System Development Trends (cont.)
Games and gamification
o Incorporating the most motivational aspects of games into nongame activities.
Learning analytics
o The ability to detect trends and patterns from sets of performance data across a large number of students.
3D printing
o Devices used to print models or actual products when a 2-D image is supplied.
Educational Application Trends
Flexible learning environments
o Students are able to take notes outside of classroom with the assistance of wireless communications and portable devices.
Personalized learning
o Computer-based management programs that access the students learning needs and provide customized learning experience matched with the student.
New instructional models
o Students watch downloaded lectures online before attending class.
Reliance on learning at a distance
o Students are taking virtual classes and learning through virtual programs.
Increased educational options for students with disabilities
o Advances in technology for increased opportunities for people with disabilities.
Increased Educational Options for Students with Disabilities
• Physical immersion systems and intelligent programs that help people with sensory impairments.
• Virtual reality is used for people with visual impairments.
• Assistive technology (AT) is available to assist with many different disabilities
• Students with difficulty writing can use a AT to write their paper and convert to text.
• A student with Dyslexia can have a book read to them.
References
Roblyer, M. D. (2013). Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching (7th ed.). Boston: Pearson.
Staff, G. (n.d.). Great Kids. Retrieved from Assistive technology for kids with LD: An overview: http://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/assistive-technology-for-kids-with-learning-disabilities-an-overview/