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Trends, challenges, and developments for higher education’s next 5 years

Bryan Alexander

The New Media Consortium’s Horizon Report for higher education* just derived eighteen concepts for its upcoming report. A quick note before approaching these: remember that the technology items are only 1/3rd of the current report. Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). Learning Analytics & Adaptive Learning.

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What Education Technology Could Look Like Over the Next Five Years

MindShift

The NMC Horizon 2015 K-12 report offers a snapshot of where ed tech stands now and where it is likely to go in the next five years, according to 56 education and technology experts from 22 countries. Exposure during teacher training would help seed good practices early and ingrain digital literacy as an important skill for students to learn.

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The Changing Role Of The Teacher In Personalized Learning Environment

TeachThought - Learn better.

Technologically-based tools provide opportunities for students to learn both in and out of the classroom. The use of technological innovations such as cloud computing, mobile learning, bring?your?own?device Adaptive learning platforms provide instruction that is specific to individual students’ needs in a cost-effective manner.

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Trends to watch in 2015: education and technology

Bryan Alexander

I’m building on previous posts about trends in technology and educational contexts , plus my FTTE report, naturally. Online learning, or the teaching formerly knows as “distance learning” Will this keep growing? The forthcoming Horizon Report thinks BYOD is one of the two major tech trends for 2016.

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Ed Tech News, a New Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The recordings of recent FutureofEducation.com shows are posted: David Loertscher on Library 2.0 , Gina Bianchini on Mightybell , Tim Wilson on Redirect , Peter Cookson on a Children''s Education Bill of Rights , and an iPads in the Classroom report. Launches Rated JPG reports that beloved toy-maker LEGO is building its own social network.

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

techlearning

This program adds full home access for students, custom curriculum alignment, performance reporting, professional development, and more. Amplify Fractions covers math standards in grades 3–6 and uses adaptive learning, interactive storytelling, and a personalized digital tutor to help students conquer fractions.

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