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Putting the NMC/CoSNHorizon Report to Work
YWIES Yantai PD: April 28, 2017
David DeedsVinicius Scofield
Putting the Horizon Report to Work
2017 edition will be ready in August, but get your free copy of 2016 edition today:https://www.nmc.org/publication/nmc-cosn-horizon-report-2016-k-12-edition/
Chinese and Korean versions available!
Putting the Horizon Report to Work
The download page also has link to the Digital Toolkit (available only in English).
Putting the Horizon Report to Work
Limited time today, so we’ll do an abbreviated Toolkit exercise. Later, we can discuss how to use the Toolkit in your department or other PD.
Putting the Horizon Report to Work
The New Media Consortium (NMC) is a community of hundreds of leading universities, colleges, museums, and research centers.
The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) is the premier professional association for school system technology leaders.
Putting the Horizon Report to Work
Educational Technology Developments• Time to adoption: Four to five years• Time to adoption: Two to three years• Time to adoption: One year or less
Key Trends Accelerating Tech Adoption• Long-term trends: Five or more years• Mid-term trends: Three to five years• Short-term trends: One to two years
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Challenges Impeding Tech Adoption• Solvable – We understand and know
how to solve• Difficult – We understand but will be
hard to solve• Wicked – Hard to define, even harder
to solve
Putting the Horizon Report to Work
Process:Divide into at least Primary and Secondary groups. Maybe later by grade and/or subject. Use the report as a framework for your group’s discussions. Start with the developments, trends or challenges identified by the report.Substitute your own if necessary.Then see if you can reach a consensus on action steps, timelines, etc.
Putting the Horizon Report to Work
Process:Maybe you’re going to come up with completely different lists! And/or different timelines.
The point is to get you thinking about:• Educational technology in general• How educational technology is going
to impact you and especially your students
• What you should/must/can do
Putting the Horizon Report to Work
Start with the Technology Developments.
One year or less: • Makerspaces• Online LearningTwo to three years:• Robotics• Virtual RealityFour to five years:• Artificial Intelligence• Wearable Technology
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Next, discuss the Trends.
One to two years: • Coding as a Literacy• Students as Creators (vs. Consumers)Three to five years:• Collaborative Learning• Deeper Learning ApproachesFive or more years:• Redesigning Learning Spaces• Rethinking How Schools Work
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Then discuss the Challenges.
Solvable: • Authentic Learning Experiences• Rethinking the Roles of TeachersDifficult:• Advancing Digital Equity• Scaling Digital InnovationsWicked:• Achievement Gap• Personalizing Learning
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Elect or otherwise choose a spokesperson to summarize your discussions.
Remember to consider action steps, timelines, etc., re: different levels:• What you should/must/can do• What your grade or department (or
other division) should/must/can do• What the entire school
should/must/can do
