The document discusses key trends, challenges, and technologies for Nordic schools. It identifies 5 themes: 1) advancing progressive learning requires cultural transformation; 2) real-world skills are needed to deepen learning; 3) lifelong learning is essential; 4) online, mobile, and blended learning are becoming standard; and 5) more engaging experiences and personalization are rising. It also outlines important developments in educational technology over the near, mid, and long term, including 3D printing, mobile learning, adaptive technologies, mixed reality, and virtual laboratories. The document provides an overview of emerging technologies and their potential impacts on Nordic education systems.

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Trends + Challenges + Tech
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Samantha Adams Becker, NMC | @sambeckertweets

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Education. The Centre’s generous support has
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12. THEME1
Advancing progressive
learning approaches
requires cultural
transformation.

13. Real-world skills are
needed to deepen
learning outcomes,
better preparing
students for university
and the workforce.
THEME2

14. THEME3
Lifelong learning is the
lifeblood of education.

15. THEME4
Online, mobile, and
blended learning are
foregone conclusions.

16. More engaging
learning experiences
and personalisation
are on the rise.
THEME5

19. SHORT-TERM
STUDENTS
AS
CREATORS

20. go.nmc.org/hultsfredPhoto via Hultsfred gymnasium

21. MID-TERM
CODING
AS A
LITERACY

22. LONG-TERM
REDESIGNI
NG
LEARNING
SPACES

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26. SOLVABLE
BLENDING
FORMAL +
INFORMAL
LEARNING

27. www.skilli.com

28. WICKED
SYSTEMIC
POLICY +
SYNGERGI
ES
FOR
BETTER

29. go.nmc.org/norway-digi

30. Learning Technologies
Adaptive Learning Technologies
Badges/Microcredit
Learning Analytics
Mobile Learning
Online Learning
Open Licensing
Virtual and Remote Laboratories

31. Consumer Technologies
3D Video
Drones
Electronic Publishing
Quantified Self
Robotics
Telepresence
Wearable Technology

32. Digital Strategies
Bring Your Own Device
Flipped Classroom
Location Intelligence
Makerspaces
Preservation & Conservation
Technologies

33. Social Media
Technologies
Crowdsourcing
Online Identity
Social Networks
Internet Technologies
Cloud Computing
Networked Objects
Semantic Web and Linked Data
Syndication Tools

34. Visualization
Technologies
3D Printing/Rapid Prototyping
Augmented Rneality
Information Visualization
Visual Data Analysis
Volumetric and Holographic Displays

35. Enabling Technologies
Affective Computing
Electrovibration
Flexible Displays
Machine Learning
Mesh Networks
Mobile Broadband
Natural User Interfaces
Near Field Communication
Next-Generation Batteries
Open Hardware
Speech-to-Speech
Translation
Virtual Assistants
Wireless Power

38. NEAR-TERM
3D PRINTING

39. go.nmc.org/roth

40. NEAR-TERM
MOBILE
LEARNING

41. go.nmc.org/aarhus

42. MID-TERM ADAPTIVE
LEARNING
TECHNOLOGI
ES

43. go.nmc.org/campmat

44. MID-TERM MIXED
REALITY

45. go.nmc.org/minnes

46. MID-TERM ROBOTICS

47. go.nmc.org/noiso

48. FAR-TERM
VIRTUAL +
REMOTE
LABORATORI
ES

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