{"id":12882,"date":"2010-12-27T16:47:56","date_gmt":"2010-12-27T21:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=12882"},"modified":"2010-12-27T16:52:09","modified_gmt":"2010-12-27T21:52:09","slug":"elearning-predictions-for-2011-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2010\/12\/27\/elearning-predictions-for-2011-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"eLearning predictions for 2011 and beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"

eLearning predictions for 2011 and beyond<\/a><\/strong> — from Web Courseworks.com\u00a0by Jon Aleckson<\/p>\n

Excerpts:<\/strong><\/p>\n

This summer I attended the 2010 Distance Teaching and Learning Conference in Madison, Wisconsin. Some very interesting topics came up in the facilitated Think Tanks, and I wanted to share some of the predictions that were developed from these active group discussions regarding where eLearning will go in the next ten years.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

Below you will find a table that summarizes the different opportunities and challenges that were predicted to arise in the next ten years by the participants in the conference Think Tanks and by [Jon Aleckson].<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nOpportunities<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nChallenges<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Learner<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  1. Bridging informal and formal education<\/li>\n
  2. Movement between schools to obtain courses needed for custom degrees<\/li>\n
  3. Increase in shared knowledge among students and learners<\/li>\n
  4. Networking and learning from each other<\/li>\n
  5. Resumes will include informal and formal learning experiences acquired via the Internet<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
\n
    \n
  1. Developing standards to gauge education and competency from multiple sources<\/li>\n
  2. Providing an authoritative, reliable source for information (e.g. not just Wikipedia)<\/li>\n
  3. Physical and psychological distance from other learners and instructors.<\/li>\n
  4. Quality measures for informal and formal professional development attained on the Internet.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
K-12 Instruction<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  1. Reducing barriers to funding, certification, credit and accreditation<\/li>\n
  2. Increase access to quality education for all students<\/li>\n
  3. Open “course” concept to new blends of delivery and teaching<\/li>\n
  4. Providing for more game-based learning experiences and techniques for a variety of learning styles<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Using new technology in the classroom<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
\n
    \n
  1. Defining online and blended education<\/li>\n
  2. Development of technical infrastructure, internet access and equipment<\/li>\n
  3. Maintaining the custodial function of school<\/li>\n
  4. Acquiring funding for bold Internet delivered experiences for the classroom<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Allowing use of new technology in the classroom<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Corporate Training<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  1. Just-in-time learning<\/li>\n
  2. Greater access to information<\/li>\n
  3. Peer coaching<\/li>\n
  4. Cloud training<\/li>\n
  5. Ability to reach those previously unreachable<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
\n
    \n
  1. Intellectual property rights<\/li>\n
  2. Resistance to using open content<\/li>\n
  3. Peer review of resources<\/li>\n
  4. Unknown impact of open universities<\/li>\n
  5. Technical challenges related to size of offerings and rapidly changing technology<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Content<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  1. Tools allowing for easier collaboration and interaction<\/li>\n
  2. Richer media experience (videos and simulations)<\/li>\n
  3. Content repositories & Learning Object distribution and searchability <\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Movement away from static textbooks as primary resource<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
\n
    \n
  1. Growing tension between standard core content and differentiation of content<\/li>\n
  2. Where will content for curriculum come from?<\/li>\n
  3. What part will student-generated content play?<\/li>\n
  4. More copyright issues<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Learning Environment<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  1. Customized learning spaces, i.e. personal learning environments (PLEs)<\/li>\n
  2. Customization of content presentation and access<\/li>\n
  3. eReaders and eBooks providing better and more interactive content (just in time<\/em>)<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Changing paradigm of “bounded courses” to unbounded courses where learning is a continuous process that can occur anywhere and at any time<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
\n
    \n
  1. Determining fit and purpose of new tools and pedagogical approaches<\/li>\n
  2. Standards for smart phones\/mobile apps<\/li>\n
  3. Issues with accreditation, privacy and copyrights<\/li>\n
  4. Universal access to technology, equipment, and the internet<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Faculty<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  1. More involvement and collaboration<\/em> <\/span>with online and distance learning initiatives<\/li>\n
  2. More part-time faculty teaching for several institutions<\/li>\n
  3. Faculty practices and entrepreneurs<\/li>\n
  4. Changing role of faculty and PD instructors<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
\n
    \n
  1. What will the primary role of faculty be?<\/li>\n
  2. Faculty segmentation into master teachers, mentors, researchers, tutors, etc.<\/li>\n
  3. Changing of promotion and tenure to accommodate different roles<\/li>\n
  4. Changing pay structure<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Administration
\n&
\nManagement<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n		\n
    \n
  1. Continued growth of open education with some program stabilization<\/li>\n
  2. Improved learner focus<\/li>\n
  3. Increased blending\/blurring of traditional on-campus with online options<\/li>\n
  4. More collaboration with other administrators to influence policy makers<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
\n
    \n
  1. Managing and maintaining growth<\/li>\n
  2. How to blend on and off campus learner programs<\/li>\n
  3. Regulatory and accreditation issues<\/li>\n
  4. Student accountability issues (plagiarism\/doctoring)<\/li>\n
  5. Improving faculty\/ instructor readiness<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
International Perspectives<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  1. Providing access to education even to remote, rural, and developing areas<\/li>\n
  2. Promote intercultural mixing and diversity through education<\/li>\n
  3. Improving educational access in segregated societies<\/li>\n
  4. Sharing resources and co-producing content to reduce cost<\/li>\n
  5. Serve new growing customer groups<\/li>\n
  6. Informal learning, sharing own learning with others via internet (e.g. blogs, wiki)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
\n
    \n
  1. Technological infrastructure of societies<\/li>\n
  2. Understanding of different people and places<\/li>\n
  3. Eliminating the “we and they” thinking<\/li>\n
  4. Illiterate audiences<\/li>\n
  5. International\/cultural conflicts<\/li>\n
  6. Developing culturally aware curricula<\/li>\n
  7. Differences in cost of education and fees<\/li>\n
  8. Selecting suitable types of content delivery<\/li>\n
  9. Refiguring content for different learner communities<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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