New Communications Technologies module Diploma in Media and Communication Singapore Polytechnic 2012

1. the FUTUREof Learning
NCT CA1 DMC 3B/01 Adib, Jourdain, Jaime, Karmaine

2. !
OVERVIEW!
1. The Current Education System
and Learning!
2. The Future of Learning!
3. Khan Academy - Education of the
Future?!
4. Pros and Cons of Technology!

4. “There’s a very big difference between
access to information, and
school. They used to be the
same thing.” – Seth Godin, author

5. The current education system
and learning

6. How we learn now…
Structured One size fits all
Restricted One way

7. structured
Students are all distributed based on academic scores on
a certain set of subjects
=
memorized, route testing

8. One size fits all
Students have to learn the same subjects regardless of
personal strengths or preferences
=
iinaccurate measurement of success

9. RESTRICTED
Students have a standardized pace of learning based on
their age, not on their intelligence or capabilities
=
disregard for individual strengths and
weaknesses

10. ONE WAY
One-way flow of information from teachers to students
=
passive and rigid learning

13. T h e c l a s s r o o m o f t h e f u t u r e ?

14. How will technology affect the way
we learN?

15. “KNOWING, knowing something,
is probably an obsolete idea. You
don’t actually need to know anything.
You can find out at the point when you
need to know it.”
– Sugata Mitra, professor

16. The future of learning is…
Accessible to all Personal
social mobile

17. Accessible to all
The internet makes the same information available to
anyone, anywhere, with an internet connection
=
More equalized learning worldwide

18. Personal
New technology allows us to track learning patterns,
different strengths and weaknesses
=
learning and curriculums for the
individual

19. social
Various social media platforms and collaborative
information websites allow for daily interaction with a
large group of people
=
informal, combined learning

20. mobile
Increasing smartphone and 3G penetration lets us connect
to the Internet anytime we want, anywhere we are
=
constantly connected learning

27. Demo

29. New Role of the Student
Students are more independent
learners that search for,
evaluate, prioritise and filter
information themselves

30. New Role of the Teacher
Teachers are content experts that
GUIDE STUDENTS in a
more interactive process
of learning

33. Is technology a bane or a boon to
the future of learning?

34. Technology helps students to learn better
• Better stimulation models
• Breadth of information
• Ease of communication
Greater access to information
• Immediate access to information
• Schools implement e-learning to facilitate studies
POSITIVES

35. T e c h n o l o g y b e c o m e s a d i s t r a c t i o n
• S t u d e n t s m a y m u l t i - t a s k ,
h a v e s h o r t e r a t t e n t i o n s p a n s a n d n o t b e
p a y i n g f u l l a t t e n t i o n
T e c h n o l o g y b e c o m e s a p a r t o f u s
• C a n n o t l i v e w i t h o u t t e c h n o l o g y
L a c k o f h u m a n i n t e r a c t i o n
• P e r s o n a s b e h i n d s c r e e n s
NEGATIVES

36. T h e D i g i t a l D i v i d e
• I n f o r m a t i o n o v e r l o a d
• U n e q u a l d i s t r i b u t i o n a n d a c c e s s
T i m e i s k e y
• C o n s t a n t d e v e l o p m e n t i n t e c h n o l o g y
• N e e d s t i m e t o i m p l e m e n t a n d l e a r n
T e c h n o l o g y i s n o t p e r f e c t
• I t b r e a k s d o w n a n d f a i l s
NEGATIVES

37. DISCUSSION