a future community of independent learners
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A Future Community of Independent Learners
By Ryan MacDougallAugust 6th, 2010
Ed 6620Memorial University
FUTURE LEARNING TRENDS??
LEARNING WITHOUT
TIMELEARNING WITHOUT DISTANCELEARNING
WITHOUT TEACHER
The Emergence of Self-Paced Learning
Self-Paced Learni
ng
Interactive
Engaged “Pull” Strate
gy
Active Learner
4
5
THEN
NOW
Self Paced Learning = Time for
Collaboration
Problems = Distraction + Plagiarism?
6
Expectations
Too high
What does the future
hold?
More research needed
Expect technology to
do it all
$$$ $$$
$$$
EDUCATION COMPANIES =
PROFITS
7
THE EMERGENCE OF PERVASIVE LEARNING
Minimal user
distraction
Collaborative interaction
User mobility
Improved
communicatio
n
Removal of time and
space constra
ints
Benefits?
8
BECOMING A REALITY?
9
NEXT STEP – IN THE CLASSROOM?
10
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13
13THE EMERGENCE OF INFORMAL
LEARNING
14
1
•Collaboration
2
•Trust
3
•Informal Learning
INFORMAL LEARNING = WITHOUT A
TEACHER
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