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Page 1: Emerging Trends in Educational Technology Nashae Lumpkin Technology as Teaching & Learning Tool

Emerging Trends in

Educational Technology

Nashae Lumpkin

Technology as Teaching & Learning Tool

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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/


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