This presentation takes a look at factors that influence and have influenced education with a vision for tomorrow.

1. Innovation in Education, Aren’t the Old Ways Working? The Future Classroom Learning Applications Innovations Workgroup Reducing Barriers Digital Immigrants Millennial Learners Digital Learning Objects Virtual Learning Environments Challenge and Opportunity for the New Faculty High Impact Solutions Visualized Learning Online Strategies Student Engagement Jamie Justice, KCTCS Director of Visualized Learning and Innovation

3. Technological Advancement – A Generational Context Grandpa 1896-1981

4. Technological Advancement – A Generational Context 19 30 Classroom Dallas and Josie Justice 1988 and 1996

5. Technological Advancement – A Generational Context 1960’s Classroom Jamie and Vanessa Justice 1961 - Forward

6. Technological Advancement – A Generational Context 1990’s classroom Katelyn and Emily Justice

7. What Drives the Need for Innovation? Workplace World Economy Technology Education Systems

8. The Challenge How to Respond to Economic Change and Emerging Careers Engaging the New Generation of Learners Emerging Occupations and Training Developing Adaptive Expertise

9. The Learning Convergence Hardware Software Expectation Modality Simulation Based Learning

10. Innovation, Opportunity, Vision and Action New Engagement Learning Strategies A Real-time Response to Workforce Needs Applications of Technology and Innovation A Means to Jump Technology Gaps A New Approach to Instruction Online and Face to Face Application Development

11. Innovation and the Future Virtual World Environments Revolutionary Online Education Jumping the Technology Gap New Devices and Interactive Technology Multi-modal Interfaces Gesture Based Interactions Serious Games

12. KCTCS Interactive Digital Center A System Initiative since 2007 and ranging back to 2002 to develop and identify innovations and proof of concept projects. An Innovations and Content Creation Center Hosted by Bowling Green Technical College as Lead College. The IDC is self funded with charge to generate additional revenues to support overall KCTCS Mission and be a resource to all KCTCS colleges The IDC is the first System driven center in the US in partnership with EON Reality and the IDC Consortium

13. 3D Visualization Technology – A Journey in Innovation Vision, Risk and a Challenge A few Business Models Technology Advancements New Partners A New Vision A Dynamic Plan

14. Visualized Learning Innovation driven solutions that engage and immerse learners in the virtual world to shorten the learning cycle. Interactive Simulation Based Training to support industry and technical training by integrating real time instruction developed from existing client-owned digital assets. Technology solutions that enhance and expand the teaching and learning experience in real time, online or in the virtual world experience.

15. KCTCS IDC Success Stories

16. SYSTEM Vision for Visualization Strategies for Impacting Learning and Workforce Creation of 16 College Innovation Teams focused on identification of new applications for 3D visualization and virtual reality innovations to improve student engagement Use the System lead Interactive Digital Center to support colleges and workforce development applications with custom content creation services, research and leadership Support and Develop Capacity for the KCTCS Online and related online initiatives to integrate and apply leading edge 3D visualization technologies for online learning The KCTCS Interactive Digital Center as an international leader with content creation and applications of 3D visualization to support our mission to identify and generate content and cost recovery for KCTCS Create an innovations lab at the System Office to engage interested faculty with hands-on training and development opportunities.

17. KCTCS Innovation in Education Summit Three Days to Solve the Problems of the Education World – Well not Really but it is………. A real opportunity to collaborate with peers from all KCTCS Colleges An opportunity to research new options to enhance and improve our system A relaxed environment to explore, consider, provide leadership and input on future uses of technology A means to examine current practices and think collaboratively on improving student engagement A opportunity to think about factors outside of our environment that may impact what we do and how we do it. A way to expand upon the original vision and expand applications of visualization technology and other innovations

18. More Information? Contact: Jamie Justice KCTCS Director of Visualized Learning and Innovation 300 North Main St. Versailles, KY 40383 859-256-3295 Jamie.justice@kctcs.edu