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  • 1. Emerging Technologies October 2013 Showcase

2. 5 Trends Impacting Technology Growth 1. People expect to work, learn and communicate wherever they are. -time and location should not be a hindrance2. People expect to access their stuff wherever they are. Cloud computing has become inexpensive, reliable and mainstream. 3. Interest in data and analytics has promoted adaptive or personalized technologies. 4. Progression in technology is still increasing rapidly and production costs is staying steady or decreasing 5. New avenues of research and investment 3. MOOCs Massive Open Online Courses Several variations https://www.udacity.com/ https://www.edx.org/ https://www.coursera.org/Photo from UOFL Center for Teaching and Learning Blog MOOC.org, a future one-stop-shop for anyone trying to create an educational experience from scratch Georgia Tech is offering a cheap online masters degree through a MOOC 4. Mobile Devices HTML5 Smartphones group textingPhoto by East Georgia State College (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) Tablets Alert systems Apps 1:1Photo by East Georgia State College (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) 5. BYOD Bring Your Own Device There are advantages and disadvantages Quickly becoming an expectationPhoto by jan zuppinger (CC BY-NC 3.0) 6. Games & Gamification Simulation of real life situations Medical dummies used Health, nursing, emt Second-life http://www.scvngr.com/ Dartmouth College and Webster University gamified their new student orientation http://www.edutopia.org/blogs/beat/game-based-learning Amazing Nursing Race Our nursing program runs a paraody of the nursing race as the final exam http://gamingtheclassroom.wordpress.com/syllabus/ http://www.knewton.com/gamification-education/ 7. Badges Get recognition for learning that happens anywhere. Then share it on the places that matter. Mozilla OpenBadges: http://openbadges.org/about/ Khan academy uses a badge system 8. Learning Analytics Collection and analysis of usage data associated with student learning Big Data is a BIG deal http://www.educause.edu/library/learning-analytics 9. Adaptive Learning Use of technology to assess users skillset and adapt learning Customized or personalized learning intelligent tutoring system Next-Generation LMS Examples: KhanAcademy MyMathLab McGraw Hill Photo from: http://edtechreview.in/dictionary/174-whatis-adaptive-learning 10. Internet of Things Objects are becoming connected RFID, Nearfield Communications, WiDi, Miracast 11. User Interfaces are Changing! Augmented Reality Natural User Interfaces (NUI) No-Touch Interfaces Leap Motion: https://www.leapmotion.com/ Lumitrack - Carnegie Melllon University & Disney Research 12. Wearable Technologies Google Glass http://www.google.com/glass/start/ Glass Explorer program 2,000 initial beta testers Disney Magic Band (Radio Frequency Technology) http://mashable.com/ category/wearable-tech/ 13. 3-D scanning analyzes a real-world object or environment to collect data on its shape and possibly its appearance (i.e. color). The collected data can then be used to construct digital, three dimensional models. 3D scanners for the home: http://www.nextengine.com/ 3D scanner for your ipad 14. 3-D printing Printing 3-dimensional objects Additive Manufacturing Medical Arts Home GE, the worlds largest Desktop 3-D Printer manufacturer, is on the verge of by Form Labs $3,000 using 3-D printing to make jet parts.MIT Technology Review 15. Crowd-Sourced Projects Crowdfunding www.kickstarter.com http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/occipital/struct ure-sensor-capture-the-world-in-3dPhoto from http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/crowdfunding-sites/ 16. Quantum Computing Weve been progressing to smaller spaces with double the processing ability about every 18 months. Physical limit predicted around 2020. Next phase of computing: Quantum Google is putting significant investment into quantum computing Amazon, Jeff Bezos 17. Keeping Up Apps like Flipboard and Readability. Use these apps to follow the technology news sites and expert blogs Podcasts/Vodcasts Use Social Media Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook, Google+ connect with experts Determine a way to collect the information and keep your own notes: evernote Image by Cambodia4kids.org: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cambodia4kidsorg/1343334854/ 18. A few good articles The New Intelligence: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/01/25/arizonast-and-knewtons-grand-experiment-adaptive-learning Gamification In Leadership Development: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeannemeister/2013/09/30/gamification-inleadership-development-how-companies-use-gaming-to-build-their-leaderpipeline/ How Badges Really Work in Higher Education: http://campustechnology.com/Articles/2013/06/20/How-Badges-Really-Work-inHigher-Education.aspx?Page=3 Google X Display Guru Says Wearable Computing Is Unstoppable: http://www.technologyreview.com/view/520231/google-x-display-guru-sayswearable-computing-is-unstoppable/ Wearable Tech: Try it on!: http://www.moxieinteractive.com/blog/2013/04/23/wearable-tech-try-it-on The Next Digital Paradigm: http://www.forbes.com/sites/gregsatell/2013/02/02/the-next-digital-paradigm/ 19. Resources Educause Series, Seven Things You Should Know About. http://www.educause.edu/ELI7Things Technology Review (Published by MIT) http://www.technologyreview.com/ Tech&Learning Online Magazine: http://www.techlearning.com/index Mashable Tech http://mashable.com/tech/ Google Mobile Blog http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/ Google Think Insights: http://www.google.com/think/ TechCrunch http://techcrunch.com/ PCMAG http://www.pcmag.com/ ZDNet: http://www.zdnet.com/ PewInternet: http://pewinternet.org/ This Week In Technology Network: Think with Google: http://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/insights/ New Media Consortium (NMC) Technology Outlook (Two-Year Colleges 2013-2018) http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2013-technology-outlook-community-colleges.pdf New Media Consortium (NMC) 2013 Higher Education Report http://www.nmc.org/publications/2013-horizon-report-higher-ed