TEN EMERGING

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGYTRENDS TO IMPACT

SIGNIFICANTLY ON EDUCATION IN

2016BY JUNIA MARIN

1. EDMODO

• EDMODO IS A WEBSITE THAT ACTS AS A SOCIAL LEARNING

PLATFORM FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.

• IT FACILITATES AN ONLINE CLASSROOM SETTING.

• BY 2016 IT WOULD BE AN INDISPENSABLE RESOURCE.

• ALLOWS PARENTS TO MONITOR CHILDREN’S PROGRESS.

• HAS ASSESSMENT TOOLS EG. SNAPSHOT

1. EDMODO

Click inside box to play video on EDMODO.

2. VIRTUAL ASSISTANTS

2. VIRTUAL ASSISTANTS

2. VIRTUAL ASSISTANTS

• Virtual Assistants are the latest and advanced versions of Digital Assistants.

• Students in 2016 would operate their Virtual Assistants by voice recognition.

• The improvement in Artificial Intelligence would allow students to interact through conversations..

• Virtual Assistants would support and determine the individual needs of the learner.

• SIRI, GOOGLE NOW and CORTANA are three examples of Virtual Assistants for mobile devices.

3. WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY

3. WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY

Three types that would be integrated in education by 2016.• Connected : Person to person

eg. A Physical Education teacher can monitor heart rates of active students.• Tailored Eco-system . Person to computer.

Eg. A computer can determine whether a Science student is in a dangerous environment.

• Co-evolved possibilities: person-as-computer. Eg. Blinking to operate electronic items in the 2016 classroom.

4. LEARNING ANALYTICS.

4. LEARNING ANALYTICS.

A Field associated with deciphering trends and patterns from educational big data, or huge sets of student-related data.

By 2016 Learning Analytics would be used to advance personalized, supportive systems of education.

5. MOBILE LEARNING

5. MOBILE LEARNING

By 2016 m-learning would allow individuals to engage in learning when interacting with, or creating information, mediated through a compact digital portable device.

The connectivity and access to mobile devices in 2016 would allow for integration in all educational pursuits.

6. 3D PRINTING

6. 3D PRINTING

• Students by 2016, will be able to analyze and solve design problems by printing tangible prototypes.

• It allows for Hands-on learning through 3D models.

• Teachers can create tangible aids and stimulate interaction.

7. FLIPPED CLASSROOMS

7. FLIPPED CLASSROOMS

• Flipping involves changing the focus of the learning from the teacher to the students…….

• Students construct their own learning through interaction of online resources.

8. GAME BASED LEARNING

8. GAME BASED LEARNING

• The principles of game design would be applied to the learning process.

• Learners would be engaged.• It would provide another medium for learners to be

assessed.• It would encourage problem solving skills in real life

simulations.

9. CLOUD APPS

9. CLOUD APPS

• By 2016, would redesign the teaching/learning process through the widespread availability and accessibility of interactive multimedia learning environments.

• They would provide students with digital storage for class notes, papers and projects.

10. AUGMENTED REALITY

10. AUGMENTED REALITY

• A real world environment that is augmented by the use of computer generated inputs.

• Inputs that augment reality: sounds, video, graphics, animations and GPS data.

• By 2016 would be widely used in education to enhance students’ creativity and design skills.

EMERGING TRENDS THAT WOULD AFFECT INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN 2016

1. Edmodo.2. Virtual Assistants.3. Wearable Technology.4. Learning Analytics.5. Mobile learning6. 3d Printing7. Flipped classrooms.8. Game based learning.9. Cloud Apps.10. Augmented Reality.

References

3D Printing for Education http://www.lpfrg.com/applications/3d-printing-for-education

Alexander, B. (2014).Gaming the future of higher education

http://www.academiccommons.org/2014/07/24/gaming-the-future-of-higher-education/

Brauer, C. (2014). Beyond Siri, Google Now and Cortana: What is the future of virtual assistants?

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2014/10/27/beyond-siri-google-now-cortana-future-virtual-

assistants/

Delgado, R. (2014). Imagining the Classroom of 2016, Empowered by Wearable Technology

http://www.emergingedtech.com/2014/04/imaging-the-classroom-of-2016-empowered-by-

wearable-technology/

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning.

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/05/awesome-new-flipped-learning-graphic.html

Utopia Game-Based Learning http://www.edutopia.org/blogs/beat/game-based-learning

Learning Analytics http://www.educause.edu/library/learning-analytics

Lepi, K. (2013). The Future of Higher Education and Cloud Computing.

http://www.edudemic.com/higher-education-and-cloud-computing/

See you in 2016