Perceptions of Technology

Helpful Reports The Horizon Report The Gartner Hype Cycle Report Changing Course: Ten Years of Tracking Online Education in the United States, by The Babson Survey Research Group & The Sloan Foundation The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology EDUCAUSE Core Data Survey Report The Campus Computing Project The Chronicle of Higher Education September 17, 2018

Student Success Defined The following seven processes are offered as the most potent principles of student success because they are well supported grounded in research and theory: personal validation self-efficacy sense of purpose active involvement reflective thinking social integration, and self-awareness September 17, 2018

Technology in the Classroom Students’ relationship with technology is complex. They see the value but look to instructors for guidance when planning to use it for academics Students are ready to use their mobile devices for education, but they look to instructors for encouragement and opportunities to do so Students prefer a blended learning environment while they are still experimenting with fully online courses and MOOCs September 17, 2018

Technology in the Classroom Survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education Chronicle of Higher Education 2013 survey September 17, 2018

Technology in the Classroom Survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education Chronicle of Higher Education 2013 survey September 17, 2018

Significant Challenges Faculty training still does not acknowledge the fact that digital media literacy continues to rise in importance as a key skill in every discipline and profession. The emergence of new scholarly forms of authoring, publishing, and research outpace sufficient and scalable modes of assessment. Too often it is education’s own processes and practices that limit broader uptake of new technologies. From the 2013 Horizon Report September 17, 2018

Significant Challenges (continued) The demand for personalized learning is not adequately supported by current technology of practices. New models of education are bringing unprecedented competition to the traditional models of higher education. Most academics are not using new technologies for learning and teaching, nor for organizing their own research. From the 2013 Horizon Report September 17, 2018

Technology in the Classroom

Gartner Hype Cycle for Education August 2013 September 17, 2018

Gartner: New Emerging Technology Mashware Adaptive E-Textbooks E-Book Readers Open Microcredentials Education Tablets Citizen Developer September 17, 2018

Gartner Priority Matrix Benefit years to mainstream adoption Less than 2 years 2 to 5 years 5 to 10 years more than 10 years transformational ∙ Tablets ∙ Cloud HPC/SaaS ∙ MOOC ∙ Adaptive Learning ∙ Big Data ∙ Citizen Developers ∙ Enterprise Architects ∙ Quantum Computing Source: Gartner (July, 2013) September 17, 2018

Connected Learning A highly connected ecosystem of technologies that support sharing, collaboration, and global links to specialists and students in every area. Emphasis on integration, enabling all participants (students, instructors, and specialists) to assemble components in unique ways to construct the pathways needed to accomplish educational goals. Individual learners organize resources, collaborations, and technology tools in unique and personal ways to accomplish particular goals September 17, 2018

Collaborative Learning Spaces Group-friendly seating at tables for 4-12 students. Whiteboards and projection displays are mounted on multiple walls of the room. Instructor or students can lead the class from anywhere in the room, providing assistance or advice to individual students, learning teams, or the entire class. September 17, 2018

Microlecture Often used with the Flipped Classroom A short recorded audio or video presentation on a single, tightly defined topic. The result is uploaded to the LMS, a dedicated media server, or a public site like YouTube, Vimeo, or iTunes U. The title of each microlecture can be specific to the concepts discussed to ensure students are able to locate the lectures they need, and keywords and metatags can to increase searchability September 17, 2018