A presentation I gave on 20 September 2010 in the LearnIT strand of the World Computer Congress (http://www.wcc2010.com/) held in Brisbane, Australia.

1. Vision of the Future:
Where will eLearning be in 2020?
Carol Skyring
LearnTel, Australia
cskyring@learntel.com.au

2. “…the future has been a
disappointment”
John Gardner
Queen’s University, Belfast 1995
Cited in http://hdl.handle.net/2428/8061

3. Video removed see
Mr Winkle Wakes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm1sCsl2MQY

4. Where have we been?
Where are we now?
Where is it heading?
Effect on education?
Key factors for success

5. Where
have we
been
?

6. Thaumatrope: 1825 Phenakistoscope: 1832
Zoopraxiscope: 1879

7. Mid 1800s prediction
Frustrated and enraged at
obtaining so many crossed
visual lines, a man hurls his
chair at le tele. An
observation by Robida that
while tremendous strides may
be made in technology, human
behaviour changes not in the
slightest.

8. Late1900s

9. Where
are we
now
?

10. 2000-2010
http://www.flickr.com/photos/foxypar4/2124673642/

15. Telepresence
Telepresence refers to a set
of technologies which allow
a person to to feel as if
they were present, to give
the appearance that they
were present, or to have an
effect, at a location other
than their true location.
Wikipedia

16. (Tele)Presence
• A group of 'presence'
technologies &
standards that let
applications know:
- where you are
- what you're doing
- what kind of communications
you're prepared to receive.

17. Virtual Worlds
Second Life:
- Total accounts: over 18 million
- Users last 60 days: 1,366,528
- Online 1pm today: 54,526
- Over 700 universities have campuses
- New institutions just in 2nd life

18. PLNs
http://www.flickr.com/photos/courosa/2922421696/
Warlick, D. (2009). Grow your personal learning network: New technologies can keep you
connected and help you manage information overload. Learning & Leading with Technology, 36(6) p. 15

19. Where
is it
heading
?

20. In 2020
• Children currently in Year 1 will be entering
the workforce
• Some parents of Year 1 students are
currently finishing school
• More over 65s than under 16s*
• Younger, less experienced teachers*
* in 2020 Vision: Report of the Teaching and Learning in 2020 Review Group, Department for Education and Skills, UK

21. Video removed see
Joe’s Non-Netbook:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkhpmEZWuRQ

22. eLearning
PLN Mobile Virtual Worlds

23. Personalised Learning
• Learner centred
• Knowledge centred
• Assessment centred (formative & summative)
2020 Vision: Report of the Teaching and Learning in 2020 Review Group
http://www.decs.sa.gov.au/learningtechnologies/files/links/2020_Vision.pdf.

24. The mobile device will be the
world’s primary connection tool
to the Internet in 2020.
From ‘Did You Know 4.0’: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ILQrUrEWe8

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26. Videoconference from real life to 2nd life

27. Video removed see
MPK20 - Sun's Virtual Workspace:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K_yLMMHTmE

28. Effect
on
education
?

29. What does this
mean for students?
• Rich learning environment
• Lots of interaction
• Instant responses to
queries
• Anywhere & anytime

30. Higher Ed
• Today students choose:
- The courses they study
- The campus they attend
• Tomorrow courses will be
accessible from anywhere
• In the future students will
choose with whom they
study NOT where

31. Schools
• Global connections with
other classes
• Content from sources
around the world
• Virtual excursions

32. What does this
mean for teachers?
• New ways of teaching
• New ways of structuring
learning
• Always on?
- Anywhere
- Anyone
- Anytime
- 24/7

33. Key
factors
for
success
?

34. • Appropriate and effective use:
- Is this the RIGHT tool
- A combination
• Pedagogical issues:
- How can I BEST teach this
- Instructional design
• Environment
- Ease of use
• Support for instructors and students:
- Professional development

35. • Provide learning solutions
NOT technological ones
• Technology is your slave -
not your master
• Design great learning
experiences

36. We are currently preparing
students for jobs & technologies
that don’t yet exist.....
in order to solve problems we
don’t even know are problems yet.

37. We can’t solve problems by using
the same kind of thinking we
used when we created them.
Albert Einstein

38. Video removed see
A Brave New Worlds Wide Web:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyPQ4Qr8xks

39. Be brave!
http://videoconference.edublogs.org
cskyring@learntel.com.au