Preschool teacher education:Why it’s time for educational technology

to live up to the promise

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A short history of the future of education

A 19th century vision of the year 2000

The History of the Future of Education – Audrey Watters, hackeducation.com (Feb 2015)

‘The Push-Button School of Tomorrow’ (from 1958)

Popular Science (1961)

Early visions from Silicon Valley of the personal computer in the classroom (1982)

So how have thingschanged in reality?

The ‘2004 home computer’ in 1954

The ‘home computer’ in 2014

Taking notes: 20th century

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

Virtual life is real life

They have norecollection of life B.G.

Low cost ‘phablets’

The global story

Source: Global Mobile Economy Report 2015

Source: Global Mobile Economy Report 2015

• 2nd highest ownership globally• Fastest growing in Asia-Pac• Most addicted users globally

So what can educationaltechnology deliver?

Being a geek is not a prerequisite

(2015)

www.busybeesasia.com

Case study: Preschool teacher education in India

Media-rich content

• Facilitators are experts but new content comes thick and fast

• Learners need to be encouraged to share materials they find

• Acting as co-contributors to the curriculum increases engagement

• Learning is creation, not

consumption.

• Knowledge is not something a learner absorbs, but something a learner creates

• Learning

is collaborative

Authentic assessment … the bridge between theory and practice

Technology … creating authentic

learning environments

Evidence based assessment

What I used to think, what I think now, and how I will do things differently in the future

Why is preschool teacher education so important in the

Indian context?

Uttar PradeshBihar

MaharastraMadhya Pradesh

West BengalAndhra Pradesh

Tamil NaduRajasthanKarnataka

GujaratOrissaKeralaAssam

PakistanBangladesh

IranVietnam

PhilippinesEthiopia

ZaireThailandMyanmarTanzaniaSudan

CanadaIraq

Child population in millions

Population: 1.21 billion Children 0-6 yrs:158.8 million (13.1%)0-18 yrs: 380 million (37%)

Child populations in Indian states cf. nation states

Source: Census, 2011

20 20 40 604060 0

Source: flickr.com/photos/photojon/483113931

There are 3 lakh standalone private pre-schools in India employing around 15 lakh teachers and enrolling 1.5 crore students

The demographicdividend

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Hobart, Tasmania, 7 Dec 15

There are 1.6 crore anganwadis; state-run pre-schools, primarily child care centres, attending to basic nutrition and healthcare that employ 3.2 crore

Quality ECE teacher education can bring

transformative change in society

Technology as an enabler:

Professionalisation of the ECE industry is of critical importance for

societal well-being

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