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Anticipated ICT futures and education: Background info for a scenario construction exercise.
This essay is part of the preparatory phase for a scenario construction exercise regarding ICT and education. It looks at future developments of ICTs and how they will affect education. Sorry about the missing references. I will add the reference … Continue reading
Scenario planning: considering long-term impacts of decisions made in the present
In previous posts I said that I would, at some point, start posting some things here regarding methods used in technology foresight. Here is the first of these. It might make more sense to start with delphi methods, which really … Continue reading
Allow ICT in exams? Denmark’s simple approach
As information and communication technology (ICT) use has increased in education, there has been some discussion in recent years concerning the use of ICT during school exams. One of the main concerns regarding the use of ICT in education in … Continue reading
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Technology foresight in educational policy and planning
One of the problems that plagues educational and other social policy regarding technology, is that it tends to chase technology in a hopeless game of cat and mouse. Policy is formulated based on currently existing technology (or what is in … Continue reading
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Augmented reality and education
Earlier this summer I co-developed and co-led a seminar at the University of Minnesota with Dr. Arthur Harkins about augmented reality and the future of classroom-based education. My presentation is here: “Learning in augmented reality”. Augmented reality is the capability … Continue reading
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Becta’s closing: Loss of an important leader in research
If anyone wants to retain copies of the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency’s (Becta) excellent research and reports, they might think about hurrying over to the website. As a result of cutbacks in the UK, the agency will stop … Continue reading
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