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Education professionals and institutions must recognize that the environments in which we work are changing. Online technologies are part of that change. As the technologies change as well as what we know about teaching and learning, we must be prepared to adapt or suffer the consequences.

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The future of online learningScott B Johnson

Illinois Online Network –

University of Illinois Online

Friday Forum September 23, 2011

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What was online learning?

Webpages Individually written pages, hosted wherever The Age of Lone Rangers

What was online learning?

Web board, documents, PDF,Applets? PPT

What was online learning?

Highly bandwidth dependent, Access

What was online learningHigher EdA small part

What was online learning

Replication of the classroom

What is Online Learning?

Programs and degrees, Whole institutionsCourse management systems and PLEsMobiles, tablets, full-screen devices, labs, centers

Online Learning is Growing

http://s2.hubimg.com/u/193945_f520.jpg

Jun 2003 to Jan 2008

Illinois Virtual Campus data

http://www.ivc.uillinois.edu/report/pdf/Spring11.pdf

Sectors Matter

http://www.ivc.uillinois.edu/report/pdf/Spring11.pdf

Headcount Enrollment by Sector

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Public UnivCCIndepend

http://www.ibhe.state.il.us/Board/agendas/2010/December/Item%20V-20.pdf

K-12 Perspective

http://www.blackboard.com/getdoc/887f3892-f18a-4f16-8c9b-78c84774a31f/K12_Vitural-Education_2011.aspx

What is Online Learning?

YouTube, About.com, “Google University”

Implementations range F2F -- WS -- BL-- OLHigher Ed, Virtual HS, Free Schools, Anti-Schools

Disclosure: Online Learning is usually considered to address only one aspect of the mission.

KHANACADEMY http://www.khanacademy.org/

MITOPENCOURSEWAREhttp://ocw.mit.edu/

OpenCoursewareConsortiumhttp://www.ocwconsortium.org/

What will Online Learning Be?

A new foundation of educationIncreased access to learning

What will Online Learning Be?

Ubiquitous Learning “People are accessing the internet more from mobile

devices than desktops, and some people only access the internet via mobile!  And when a small company like Google says that they’re designing for mobile first and the desktop is an afterthought, it is safe to say mobile is on the move.” Clark Quinn Learnlets 2011

What will Online Learning Be?

5G digital mediationSight, Sound, Haptics, Olfaction, Proprioception +?

More “immersive” than everDevice Independence

The Economist Intelligence Unit (2008)

Technological innovation will have a major influenceOnline learning is gaining a firm foothold

Corporate-academic partnerships will form an increasing part of the experience

The Economist Intelligence Unit (2008)

Largely positive impactGlobalization

The Economist Intelligence Unit (2008)

The Real Questions

1. What will online tools look like in the future?2. What will learning look like in the future?3. How will these situations impact public

education?

e.g. Illinois Online Network

Past: Faculty development face-to-face

Teaching online teachers online teaching online

Future: More just-in-time, customized and performance support training for teachers

Future online tools3-D video?Learner generated contentHigh resolution portable/flexible displaysE-booksImproved high-efficiency user interfacesAugmented reality - Layar

Online toolsLearner generated content and inquiryWesch illustrates Visions of Students Today (YouTube mwesch)1. 35 hrs/min13M hrs in 201060 days>US networks in 60 yrs70% of traffic outside USLocalized in 25 countries, 43 languagesBase age 18-54

Online toolsE-books

Open OSTI CNX

For profit

Apple knows of more than 600 districts launchingone-to-one iPad programs

Online toolsImproved high-efficiency user interfaces

http://sixrevisions.com/user-interface/the-future-of-user-interfaces/

Image source

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BCI AR Wearable/HUDBiometrics TrackingDigital Paper and Glass MultitouchAI adaptive Mobile

Online toolsAugmented reality - Layar

What will the future of Learning Be?

More…..Open Mobile

FreeCompetition

Convergence

The Disrupted University

Christensen, Aaron, and Clarknet.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ffpiu013.pdf Destruction vs. ConstructionPeople who couldn’t play beforePeople interested in simpler & cheaperAsynchronous, non-customers, lower cost

The future of public education online

Economically squeezedStudent centeredLearning driven

ExamplesArtificial intelligence presence in the interaction space –One Two Analytics driven involvementConsortia/Partnerships economic systemsMash ups and crowd sourced materials

The point on the horizon

Continued pursuit of more closely-knit matrix of learning contingenciesRange of learning styles, modes, approaches

The school model is evolving

Factory-model schoolingIndividually guided/directed

Will online learning replace the brick-and-

mortar institution?

ContactScott B. Johnson sbjhnsn@uillinois.edu 217.333.4393 217.689.1307 mobilehttp://www.ion.uillinois.eduFB Illinois-Online-Network

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