2020 Vision: Experts Forecast What the Digital Revolution Will Bring Next
What does the future of schools look like? That is what was asked of three top educational technology leaders to various experts in the field of education. Their answers were all the same: personal technology for every student. In 1993, surfing the net and wireless ability were scarcely common household terms. Now, wireless ability can even be found at the local McDonalds. According to these technological leaders, the two most important technological developments are the internet and mobility. When these two are combined, they will shape the future of education. Computers should be in the hands of every student, not in computer labs down the hall. Schools are behind the times when it comes to technology. Schools must combine “the use of these technologies that they [students] live in their private lives and make use of them for learning.” Not all of the technological advances have happened as leaders would have hoped. These three educational technology leaders hoped that the technology would personalize instruction to student’s individual needs and learning styles. This has not completely happened. However, instead of wasting money on research proving what we already know, students need to use the technology so that we can see if it is working or not. It becomes a trial and error process. By the students using it, the data is quickly gathered, modified, and then corrected. Technology can also be used in assessment to help students and teachers. Broadband must be funded to be used in the schools to support the technology. When asked what can be seen in the future? The response was, a digital classroom- no textbooks, social networking among students and teachers, smartphones and iPads.
THE Journal. (2010). 2020 Vision: Experts Forecast What the Digital Revolution Will Bring Next. Retrieved from http://thejournal.com/Articles/2010/11/01/Talkin-about-a-Revolution.aspx?p=1
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