4 Fascinating Trends in Education Technology

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4 Fascinating Trends
in Education Technology

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There is a divide between teachers who embrace the future of
education technology and teachers who fear it. This is because
the role of technology in the classroom is often dramatized.
Whether it’s the irrational fear of an AI takeover, as if teachers
will be replaced by robots, or the panic about the role of cy-
ber-bullying in the classroom, people generally don’t under-
stand the positive role that technology can have on education.
EDUCATION EXPERT
Kelly Walsh agrees that most of the fears are over-
blown. Walsh is the Chief Information Officer at
The College of Westchester in White Plains, and we
asked him to share his thoughts on the relationship
between teaching and technology.
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Kelly Walsh
“Technology has made collaboration possible
in ways far beyond our imaginations in
the 20th century, and done so in ways that
are often highly affordable.”
Right now, teachers are taking advantage of different digital tools.
For example, Walsh singles out collaboration tools that allow users
to create and edit documents, worksheets and presentations.
These“powerful free tools,” he believes, can revolutionize education.
EmergingEdTech.com

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“20 Fun Free Tolls for Interactive Classroom Collaboration,” Walsh
calls attention to a number of free collaboration tools, from video tools
to interactive online whiteboards, to prove his point. The future of the
teacher-student relationship is collaborative, and digital tools will help
create an interactive classroom space.
“The widespread availability of digital technologies has enabled teachers
to begin to move learning content outside of the classroom and deliver
it in a format that allows for easy review, which in turn has freed up time
in the classroom for more active and more individualized learning.“
In his article...

Thanks to digital technology, teachers can upload learning materials to
the Cloud, which can be accessed by students anytime, anywhere. Walsh
sees this as a huge advantage, as teachers can use valuable class time to
create meaningful face-to-face encounters with students. This concept of
“individualized” or “personalized” learning allows teachers to converse
directly with students. Gone are the same boring lectures, repeated ad
nauseam to a sea of tuned out students!

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4 Ed Tech Trends:
1. Video in the Classroom
What are the benefits of this? For a start, if teachers want to send a
message to students about class, they can record a video that can be saved
and accessed at a later date. It’s easy for students to forget about a teacher’s
important reminder, especially if it is made in passing at the end of class.
However, if this reminder is shared with students in video form,
they’ll be more likely to remember.

2. Virtual and Augmented Reality Tools
Although it seems like it would be straight out of a science fiction movie,
Walsh sees virtual and augmented reality playing a major role in education.
There are a plethora of augmented reality apps being developed on a
daily basis. Walsh thinks that teachers can use these apps and other
augmented reality tools to enhance the learning experience for students.
Walsh acknowledges that virtual reality has moved from “its infancy
to more of an adolescent phase,” but he sees great potential for
“immersive learning experiences.” He cites the Samsung Gear VR and
the Oculus Rift as examples.

3. Growth of the Flipped Classroom Movement
Let us not forget: One of the reasons why technology has been integrated into
the classroom at all is what Walsh describes as the “grassroots movement” to
disrupt traditional education. The traditional classroom, with its emphasis on
lectures and rote memorization, didn’t take into account the experiences of
the students. It was all about discipline and punish. The flipped classroom, by
contrast, helps students take control over the learning process. Technology can
play an essential role in the flipped classroom, as it allows students and
teachers to collaborate in a productive and interactive environment.

4. Competency Based Education (CBE)
Perhaps most importantly, digital technology has changed how teachers assess
students. Rather than just focus on test scores, which has historically been the
metric, teachers can use digital tools to track student progress. Walsh contends
that teachers should evaluate a student’s mastery of a subject, not whether
or not that student can pass a state-wide exam. Competency Based Education
doesn’t necessarily require technology, but Walsh refers to CBE “pioneers”
like Western Governors University as a way technology and CBE can
successfully come together.

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When we think about the ways technology can impact the future
of education, it’s truly amazing to see how far we’ve come,
and how much further we can go.

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