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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.
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 tools3-D videohttp://techcrunch.com/2011/08/22/kno-turn
s-textbooks-3d-video/#ooid=0yeHlxMjr47dmj-g731JuYRiHoSPq0VX
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
Image Source
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 [email protected] 217.333.4393 217.689.1307 mobilehttp://www.ion.uillinois.eduFB Illinois-Online-Network
