the FUTUREof Learning

N C T C A 1 D M C 3 B / 0 1 A d i b , J o u r d a i n , J a i m e , K a r m a i n e

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OVERVIEW !1.  The Current Education System

and Learning!2.  The Future of Learning!3.  Khan Academy - Education of the

Future?!4.  Pros and Cons of Technology!

“There’s a very big difference between

access to information, and

school. They used to be the same thing.” – Seth Godin, author

The current education system and learning

How we learn now…

Structured One size fits all

Restricted One way

structured

Students are all distributed based on academic scores on a certain set of subjects

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memorized, route testing

One size fits all

Students have to learn the same subjects regardless of personal strengths or preferences

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iinaccurate measurement of success

RESTRICTED

Students have a standardized pace of learning based on their age, not on their intelligence or capabilities

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disregard for individual strengths and weaknesses

ONE WAY

One-way flow of information from teachers to students

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passive and rigid learning

T h e c l a s s r o o m o f t h e f u t u r e ?

How will technology affect the way we learN?

“KNOWING, knowing something,

is probably an obsolete idea. You don’t actually need to know anything.

You can find out at the point when you need to know it.”

– Sugata Mitra, professor

The future of learning is…

Accessible to all Personal

social mobile

Accessible to all

The internet makes the same information available to anyone, anywhere, with an internet connection

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More equalized learning worldwide

Personal

New technology allows us to track learning patterns, different strengths and weaknesses

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learning and curriculums for the individual

social

Various social media platforms and collaborative information websites allow for daily interaction with a

large group of people

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informal, combined learning

mobile

Increasing smartphone and 3G penetration lets us connect to the Internet anytime we want, anywhere we are

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constantly connected learning

Demo    

New Role of the Student

Students are more independent learners that search for,

evaluate, prioritise and filter

information themselves

New Role of the Teacher

Teachers are content experts that GUIDE STUDENTS in a

more interactive process

of learning

Is technology a bane or a boon to the future of learning?

Technology helps students to learn better

•  B etter st imu lat i o n mod e l s

•  Br eadth o f i n f ormat i o n

•  Eas e o f c ommun i cat i o n

Greater access to informat ion

•  I mmed i at e acc ess to i n f ormat i o n

•  Schoo ls i mp l ement e - l earn i n g to fac i l i tate stud i e s

POSITIVES

T e c h n o l o g y b e c o m e s a d i s t r a c t i o n

•  S t u d e n t s m a y m u l t i - t a s k ,

h a v e s h o r t e r a t t e n t i o n s p a n s a n d n o t b e

p a y i n g f u l l a t t e n t i o n

T e c h n o l o g y b e c o m e s a p a r t o f u s

•  C a n n o t l i v e w i t h o u t t e c h n o l o g y

L a c k o f h u m a n i n t e r a c t i o n

•  P e r s o n a s b e h i n d s c r e e n s

NEGATIVES

T h e D i g i t a l D i v i d e

•  I n f o r m a t i o n o v e r l o a d

•  U n e q u a l d i s t r i b u t i o n a n d a c c e s s

T i m e i s k e y

•  C o n s t a n t d e v e l o p m e n t i n t e c h n o l o g y

•  N e e d s t i m e t o i m p l e m e n t a n d l e a r n

T e c h n o l o g y i s n o t p e r f e c t

•  I t b r e a k s d o w n a n d f a i l s

NEGATIVES

DISCUSSION