What’s on the Horizon?
On Friday last week, at the Emerging Technologies and Education Symposium in Brisbane the Australian and New Zealand Horizon 2009 report was launched.
I’ve blogged before about the Horizon reports and their role in making us aware of what could be on our doorstep.
Key Trends
The perceived value of innovation and creativity is increasing
Technology continues to impact how people work, play, gain information, and participate in communities.
Technology is increasingly a means for empowering students, a method for communication and socialising, and a ubiquitous, transparent part of their lives.
The way we think about learning environments is changing.
Critical Challenges
Practices for evaluating student work will evolve in response to the changing nature of learning and student preferences for receiving feedback.
Ageing learning environments do not easily allow for embracing the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs), or enable the sorts of learning support systems being promoted by modern theorists.
There is a growing need for formal instruction in key new skills, including information literacy, visual literacy, and technological literacy.
There is a growing recognition that new technologies must be adopted and used as an everyday part of classroom activities, but effecting this change is difficult.
Six technologies to watch
Mobile internet devices – one year or less
Private Clouds – one year or less
Open Content – 2 to 3 years
Virtual, Augmented, and Alternate Realities – 2 to 3 years
Location-Based Learning (GPS aware mobile devices) – 4 to 5 years
Smart Objects and Devices (QR codes, embedded microchips) – 4 to 5 years
The full report is available for download.
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