MegatrendsPart the 3rdWhere to?Impact on teaching and learning Some examples“All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances And one man in his time plays many parts.”(William Shakespeare As You Like It 2/7)Ĥ.3m users*does not include War games etc
4th Generation (4G)Currently under developmentIncludes Avatars as personal guides and multi user potential.Carey, 2001 3rd Generation (3G)Simple Scenario basedPrograms such as ARED and Quandary are useful. Generations of e-learning1st Generation (1G)Shovel-ware -Simple uploading of prepared course notes Saving documents in html using MS Word has been most popular.2nd Generation (2G)Simple Comprehension/ Quiz/ Cloze activitiesPrograms such as Hot Potato are useful. In 3 DIMENSIONS?This is a future offered by Virtual Worlds Is the future of teaching and learning : developing COLLECTIVE knowledge MegatrendsPart the 2nd Where are we?Impact on teaching and learning The computer is moving into THREE DIMENSIONS (3D). Mega trends The COLLECTIVE sharing and generation of knowledge The CONNECTION of people through the network There is no longer a font of Knowledgebut a cloud of datathat must be seeded to give up life giving rain
The Horizon ReportThe New Media ConsortiumeduCause Learning initiative (an eduCause Program) Will the processing of knowledge result in the Age of Wisdom?Telling the future by looking at the past assumes that conditions remain constant.This is like driving a car by looking in the rear view mirror. The DreamIf the processing of data results in an Information AgeĪnd the processing of information results in a Knowledge Society Lifelong Education 1990-2030Where have we been? Pre-IndustrialIndustrialInformationLanguageLatin and GreekNative languagesEnglishThe learnersYoung of the richYoung peopleEveryoneAge of the learners6 to 20 years6 to 16 yearsAny ageWho paysParentsThrough taxesUser paysProvidersChurchStateCorporationsWhere availableSites of knowledgeTowns and citiesAnywhereWhen availableArranged timesSet timesAnytimeEconomic systemTraditionalismTaylorismNeo-liberalismSource of curriculumTeacherStateLearner's needs(Tiffen and Rasingham, 1995, p 85) MegatrendsPart the 1st (with apology to Handel)Where from ?Impact on teaching and learningĪges of Education (Jones 1996)Four stages of education in the Western World:Universal Primary Education 1870-1900 Where from ?Where are we?Where to?Impact on teaching and learning Links and references See (Virtual Worlds)There is no longer a font of knowledgebut a cloud of data that must be seeded to give up life giving rain Mega trends in emerging learning technologies Greg Care圜anberra: ACTSeptember 2008
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