Major trends in education

Major Trends in EducationPresentation for Mongolian State University of Education (MSUE) 1Learner-Centered ApproachFocus is on both students and instructorFocus is on language use in typical situations (how students will use the language)Instructor models; students interact with instructor and one anotherStudents work in pairs, in groups, or alone depending on the purpose of the activity

Learner-Centered continuedStudents talk without constant instructor monitoring; instructor provides feedback/correction when questions ariseStudents answer each others questions, using instructor as an information resourceStudents have some choice of topicsStudents evaluate their own learning; instructor also evaluatesClassroom is often noisy and busy

NMSUs College of EducationFoundation and PhilosophyStudent Centered EducationLearning Takes Place When DoingThe Student/Learner is an Active Participant Teacher is a Facilitator one who Provides Guidance and Opportunity to LearnTechnology Innovation is Changing Education

Key Trends in TechnologyTechnology is transforming educationUniversity access is available worldwide Technology Delivery Models are increasing

Massive open online courses (MOOCs)Example Corsera https://www.coursera.org/ Example edX https://www.edx.org/

Bringing MIT Course Content to High School Students in Developing Countries: 6.002x in Mongolia

MOOC example - Coursera

Key Trends in Technology continuedTechnology TrendsElectronic Books/Mobile Devices/Internet AccessGame Based Learning/Augmented RealityExample - Summer in Smallywood (http://summerinsmallywood.ca/)

Key Trends ContinuedGesture Based ComputingSixth Sense/MIT Media Lab LinkFull Video http://video.ted.com/talk/podcast/2009/None/PattieMaes_2009.mp4

Key Trends ContinuedNeed To Transform Schools/LearningCollaborationAgents of ChangeCommunication and InformationSatellite Airplane Travel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gkJTJIPWqo

Key Trends ContinuedLearning/Results/PerformanceDisruptive Innovation Student Uses Telepresence Robot to Attend Schoolhttp://geekbeat.tv/student-uses-telepresence-robot-to-attend-schoolhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taFd2nERQos

ExpectationsTechnology is catalyst that fosters innovation and changeExample - Kahn Academy http://www.khanacademy.org/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gM95HHI4gLk

ExpectationsWe must modify how we educate our students Technology is the tool, but change is hereWe need to model/invent/explore/change