#3 Notes on NMC Horizon Report

NMC Horizon Report

A) Key Trends in Accelerating Education Technology Adoption in Schools

            1) Rethinking the Roles of Teachers

                        -Driving educational technology adoption in schools over the next one or two                                years

                        -Switch instruction to student center learning, different function of teachers

                        -Greater accessibility to the Internet sparks changes

                        -Teachers no longer the primary source of information.

            2) Shift to Deeper Learning Approaches

                        -Driving Ed. technology over the next one to two years.

                        -New emphasis in classroom on deeper learning approaches

                        -Project-based learning, problem based learning, inquiry based learning,

                        challenge-based learning

                        -Tablets and smartphones more readily accepted

                        -Learning by creating and doing will engaged

                        -Self directed projects where students think critically are mastering core content                            and beyond

                        -Leverage technology to produce products and extend learning experience beyond                        classroom

            3) Increasing Focus on Open Educational Resources

                        -Driving ed. technology adoption in schools within 3-5 years.

                        -OER-Open Educational Resources

                        -OER is growing in availability and quality

                        -Sharing is part of the philosophy of open content, alternative licensing so that                               teachers could share

                        -Resolving intellectual property issues has been critical to supporting movement                             to OER

                        -CK-12 Foundation created free online-based app for educational material, that                             can be accessed by anyone

            4) Increased Use of Hybrid Learning Designs

                        -Next 3-5 years

                        -Teachers and students become more familiar with using the Internet

                        -Hybrid models when designed enable students to use school for groups and                                  projects and access readings and videos on their own time

                        -Report concludes that elementary and secondary students living in the US prefer                          hybrid

            5) Rapid Technology in Intuitive Technology

                        -Long Range: 5 or more years

                        -Idea of learners being able to have a natural interaction with their devices

                        -Nothing gets between the user and the information

            6) Rethink How Schools Work

                        -Long Range 5 or more years

                        -Focused movement to reinvent the traditional classroom and rearrange school                               experience

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