Some Visions of the Future of Educational and Communications Technologies

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Some Visions of the Future of Educational and
Communications Technologies
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Where are we now?

• 14 of households have broadband access
• Internet is 20 invented (The Futurist, 2001)
• Bane of Textbooks
• 7 years from discovery to publication
• 2.5 years to publish one
• Schools only order every 2-5 years (U. of
  Georgia Learning Lab, 1997)

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Where are we Now?

• Tablet pcs are the evolution of the laptop. They
  allow information to be inputed via stylus and
  connect wirelessly to your desktop/laptop.
• At least 6 major companies are making tablet pcs
• Microsofts Tablet Computing Site

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Where are we Now?

• http//www.1-800-555-tell.com/
• Call the number (1-800-555-tell). Dont worry,
  its free and contains appropriate content
• Get news, stock, travel, weather, entertainment
  information, driving directions, and more. All
  without touching your keypad!
• Voice recognition is becoming more mainstream as
  the technology gets better. Many other businesses
  such as Sprint and Amtrak are adopting voice
  agents for a more friendly approach to customer
  service.

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Where do 19 Year Olds Get What they Know?

• Print (10)
• Audio (15)
• Peers (25)
• Video, Television, Movies (50)

(1997, Center for Education Leadership
Technology)
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Predictions for the Future

• 2004 - Video Conferencing
• 2006 - Distance Learning
• 2007 - 75 of magazines and books online
• 2008 - Electronic notebooks overtake paper, voice
  and handwriting recognition

From GWU Forecast, 2002
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Predictions for the Future

• 2009 Intelligent Agents
• Apples The Knowledge Navigator (1987) CLIP1,
  CLIP2, LONG CLIP
• Microsofts Jenna Video (2001) VIEW
• 2012 Foreign Language Translation
• http//www.tranexp.com2000/InterTran
• 2019 85 of workforce telecommutes, Factory
  jobs fall to 10 of market

From GWU Forecast, 2002
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What does This Mean?

• Ubiquitous Computing
• Widespread Use of Pocket PCs
• Wearable Computers
• Large Storage Capacity
• Flourescent Multilayer Disc (140GB)
• Colossal Magnetoresistance (10 TB)
• Holographic Molecular Disc (1 PB)

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Class Activity
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Themes from the Online Discussion

• Changes the way you access info
• Teacher is not the only one with info
• Simulations become easier to find and more
  realistic
• Multimedia component (not just read it, see it
  too)

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Groups

• Science
• Aman, Mike, Danah
• English/Grammar
• Eduardo, Chun, Shenglan
• History/Humanities
• Scott, Yun
• Mathematics
• Khusro, Amy

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Once you have been split up, the groups will take
20-25 minutes to prepare a short presentation for
the class (use paper, blackboard, powerpoint,
etc.) on the past, present and future technology
of their topics. Take a look at the site linked
from the Bruce article http//www.lis.uiuc.edu/
chip/projects/timeline/Make a timeline between
the following periodsStart date 1900End
date 2030Then groups will present their
timeline to the class.