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Future of education

RETHINKING the role

of technology

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Tom Hall

@tomjhall

VP Education Technology Partnerships, Pearson

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“65% of today’s grade school kids will end up in jobs that haven’t been invented yet.” Dept. of Labor

http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2012/08/envisioning-future-educational-technology/

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This is the first generation of people that work, play, think and learn differently than their parents. They are the first generation to not be afraid of technology. It’s like the air to them.

— Don Tapscott

Experiences

Rapid Delivery

User Focused

Collaborative

Always Evolving

Digital Experiences

Slight Delay

Device Focused

Closed

Final Product

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One Screen

Limited

Hardware

Rigid

For the Classroom

Serious

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One Screen

Limited

Hardware

Rigid

For the Classroom

Serious

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Multiplatform

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Multiplatform textbooks

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Connected devices

One Screen

Limited

Hardware

Rigid

For the Classroom

Serious

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Multiplatform

Accessible

Declining price points

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Pearson MX Touch

Applications can be built in a few days

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We’re making today’s classroom truly global

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One Screen

Limited

Hardware

Rigid

For the Classroom

Serious

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Multiplatform

Accessible

Cloud

New Education Technology Stack Cloud Based

One Screen

Limited

Hardware

Rigid

For the Classroom

Serious

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Multiplatform

Accessible

Cloud

Adaptable

For the individual, there can be a 1:1 experience

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One Screen

Limited

Hardware

Rigid

For the Classroom

Serious

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Multiplatform

Accessible

Cloud

Everywhere

Adaptable

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What's the best app in education? "A web browser."

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Open education

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UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

One Screen

Limited

Hardware

Rigid

For the Classroom

Serious

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Multiplatform

Accessible

Cloud

Adaptable

Everywhere

Fun

Learning by playing

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They start early these days

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Making learning to program fun

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http://letsc.de/

One Screen

Limited

Hardware

Rigid

For the Classroom

Serious

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Multiplatform

Accessible

Cloud

Adaptable

Everywhere

Fun

Experiences

Rapid Delivery

User Focused

Collaborative

Always Evolving

Digital Experiences

Slight Delay

Device Focused

Closed

Final Product

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Thank you for listening! Continue the conversation on Twitter @tomjhall

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