I can't help feeling that this report belongs to the 'technozealot' category that one of our papers referred to. For example, "people expect to work wherever and whenever they want to". I don't think that has been most people's experience!
I found a different version of the report, based on pre-university education. Interestingly it had the same trends but in a different order. The short term technology for the classroom was:
+ BYOD (Bring your own device) programmes and tablets + tablets
Medium term: game-based learning + PLEs
4-5 years: AR (augmented reality) and natural user interfaces (computers responding to gestures, voice etc)
There was some attempt to justify all of this by assuring us that "students are increasingly evaluated on the success of the group dynamic". Again, I'm not sure where that actually happens.
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Guy Cowley question
I am investigating blogging as part of my EMA. I want to establish how many H800 students maintain their blog on an active basis. Checking whether you see this message among comments to your recent blog seemed a good way to do this.
Please at least confirm that you have read this message by emailing me on guy@jugu.org.
If you have time, could you please comment on the following questions:
· How often do you blog?
· What is the main purpose e.g. reflective, study information, public statement?
· As a learner, have you found blogging helpful as a learning tool?
· If you are a practitioner, do you have experience of using a blog as a teaching resource?
Thanks for your time. Let me know if I can help you in any way.
Guy Cowley