This document discusses the opportunities and challenges of incorporating technology and virtual learning tools into education. It argues that virtual tools allow for a more flexible, personalized approach where students can learn at their own pace and have ubiquitous access to content. However, simply adding these tools without a clear strategy could lead to disorder. While technology is here to stay, families, schools and organizations must define a strategy for how to best blend virtual and physical learning environments to reimagine education. The goal should be allowing students to take control of their own learning.

1. Mechanize or Innovate ?!
Jornada ESPIRAL-DIM 2014!
(Abril, 8)!

2. Mechanize or Innovate ?!
or!

3. Innovate ?!
Or …..!
…go behind !
the leaders!

4. Quality
educa,on
of
people
is
closely
linked
to
the
prosperity
and
progress
of
the
socie,es
to
which
they
belong.
MATGRAN
develop
ICT
and
AI
based
tools
with
the
aim
to
contribute
to
the
growth
of
our
society.

5. In traditional classrooms, students
complete a lesson and move on to the
next when is it time for the whole class
to do, regardless of whether they have
mastered it or they are already well
ahead.!

6. We
should
no
aim
to
replace
the
physical
classroom.
Instead
we
have
an
opportunity
to
blend
the
virtual
with
the
physical
and
reimagine
educa9on
en9rely.
(Arne
Duncan)

7. Virtual
tools
are
providing
an
opportunity
to
rethink
this
methodology.
(Salman
Khan)

8. In
this
“blended
learning”
reality,
the
professor’s
rule
is
moved
up
the
value
chain:
-­‐ Time
of
lecturing,
wri9ng
exams
and
grading
them
VS.
Interact
with
students
-­‐
Enforcing
sit
and
listen
passivity
VS.
mentor
and
challenge
the
students
to
take
control
of
their
own
learning
(perhaps
the
most
important
skill
of
all)
(Salman
Khan)

9. • Content adaptable to the needs,!
• Different students different slopes, which means: !
flexibility for students with more difficulties !
(iterative consolidation concepts) and flexibility for !
advantaged students (lifelong learning),!
• Ubiquitous access anywhere using gadgets diversity,!
• Self correcting exercises,!
• Continuous assessment in an easy way!
• Teacher has data to monitor individual and group,!
• Allows parental monitoring of the student!

10. Nobody knows the future …!
… but !
technology is !
here to stay.!

11. But one thing is true: !
Families, Schools, Companies,!
Country, must define a !
strategy for the future.!

12. Although,!
Many tactics without!
Strategy = DISORDER !!
Much strategy without!
Tactics = DREAM !!

13. ICT is not just a tool,!
Is a force to provoke !
the change!

14. If the challenge!
is innovation,!
we accept it.!
And you ?!

15. Thanks a lot for your attention.!
And find more at:!
www.matgran.com!