(From EDD 7914 Blog#4)
Today, technology and media permeates every aspect of society. Technology and media impacts student interaction by extending human communication abilities in time and space. They also substitute social activities that previously took place face-to-face and instigate an amalgamation of activities. What is more, they require actors in different sectors to adapt their behavior to accommodate the media’s valuations, formats, and routines (Katz, Felix, & Gubernick, 2013). With such an integrated society, there is little question that curriculum will follow suit.
Today, technology and media permeates every aspect of society. Technology and media impacts student interaction by extending human communication abilities in time and space. They also substitute social activities that previously took place face-to-face and instigate an amalgamation of activities. What is more, they require actors in different sectors to adapt their behavior to accommodate the media’s valuations, formats, and routines (Katz, Felix, & Gubernick, 2013). With such an integrated society, there is little question that curriculum will follow suit.
In the future, curriculum, the cloud, and mobile learning will be woven together so deeply such that it becomes second-hand and taken for granted. Today we use running water, electricity and gas without questioning its processes, purposes or even potential. Education in the cloud will come to be considered in the same respect. We will no longer “go” online, and instead will “be” online. There will never be an offline moment. Online environments will be integrated into our daily lives such that we think of it as commonplace as water and electricity. It will be a utility that we come to take for granted, and along with it, educational opportunities.
The future looks more like a Mooc, a collaborate session, and a social media site, and less like four-walls and a chalkboard. Learning will be less dependent on parents and teachers and be more open to social media, peer collaboration, and social learning. Textbooks will succumb to the times as eTextbooks and other learning resources will become integrated into the course room. Libraries will continue to be accessible online. An internet-enabled education will provide more learning opportunities around the world (Roscoria, 2011). What is more, change will not only come to the way that students learn, but also how learning is assessed and rewarded (Roscoria, 2011).
Adolescent behavior forecasts future consumption of digital information, which will be a more socially integrated environment where learning involves more interaction and critical questioning (Katz, Felix, & Gubernick, 2013). Current educational structures, particularly for higher education, is at a breaking point. To be successful and competitive in the future, and also to meet the needs of the future learner, technology and media must advance, grow, and become readily available to the broadest population of learnings in the world.
References
Katz, R.I., Felix, M., and Gubernick, M. (2013, May 4). Technology and adolescents: Perspectives on the things to come. Educational Information Technology, 19. 863-886. doi: 10.1007/s10639-013-9258-8
Roscoria, T. (2014, March 11). Internet-enabled education will provide universal access to knowledge, futurists predict. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
The future looks more like a Mooc, a collaborate session, and a social media site, and less like four-walls and a chalkboard. Learning will be less dependent on parents and teachers and be more open to social media, peer collaboration, and social learning. Textbooks will succumb to the times as eTextbooks and other learning resources will become integrated into the course room. Libraries will continue to be accessible online. An internet-enabled education will provide more learning opportunities around the world (Roscoria, 2011). What is more, change will not only come to the way that students learn, but also how learning is assessed and rewarded (Roscoria, 2011).
Adolescent behavior forecasts future consumption of digital information, which will be a more socially integrated environment where learning involves more interaction and critical questioning (Katz, Felix, & Gubernick, 2013). Current educational structures, particularly for higher education, is at a breaking point. To be successful and competitive in the future, and also to meet the needs of the future learner, technology and media must advance, grow, and become readily available to the broadest population of learnings in the world.
References
Katz, R.I., Felix, M., and Gubernick, M. (2013, May 4). Technology and adolescents: Perspectives on the things to come. Educational Information Technology, 19. 863-886. doi: 10.1007/s10639-013-9258-8
Roscoria, T. (2014, March 11). Internet-enabled education will provide universal access to knowledge, futurists predict. Retrieved November 7, 2014.