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The Future Of

Virtual Reality and


Online Learning
Amethyst Rice
Post University
Technology
10 Major Technology Trends in Education ( Riedel 2014)
● Personal access to mobile devices
● Internet connectivity
● Use of Video for Classwork and Homework
● Mobile Devices for Schoolwork
● Using Different Tools for Different Tasks
● Paying Attention to the Digital Footprint
● An increased Interest in Online Learning
● Gaming is Growing, and the Gender Gap is Closed
● Social Media in Schools
● What Devices Belong in 'The Ultimate School?
Scenarios

● Pro: Identify and develop research needs.

● Pro: Use of information gathered.

● Pro: Structured approach to new ideas .

● Pro: Enhances the flexibility of the approach to ideas and overcoming any blind spots that can happen.

● Con: Takes up alot of time if not using more than one scenario.

● Con: After all the research, may still be a fail.

● Con: Will cost a lot of money and personal time from researcher.

● Con: Can simplify a idea that is more complex and needs more attention.
Scanning

Scanning is a futuring technique used by most researchers when collecting

data, their findings & notes, the potential impact it may have, and the

implication & importance of it all. Scanning is useful for keeping all research

organized, to stay on top of the trends, and to keep track of their own scenario

building.
Scanning
Data Collection

Implication &
Importance

Potential Impact Findings and Notes


Educational Technology Trends
● “Specifically, said Evans, 89 percent of high schools students have access to Internet-connected smart phones,

while 50 percent of students in grades 3 through 5 have access to the same type of devices. High school student

access to tablets tops out at 50 percent and laptops come in at 60 percent” ( Riedel, 2014)

● “ This year’s results showed 60 percent of students using laptops as a gaming device. Cell phones and game

consoles tied with 54 percent use, while tablets clocked in at 44 percent” ( Riedel, 2014) .
Economic/budgetary and public policy trends
● “Students living in property-wealthy communities have received a significantly higher level of educational

resources than students living in property-poor areas” (Education Commission, 2013, p. 1).

● “ Up to 82.7% of local funding for education still is derived from local property taxes—and in some states, 100% of

local revenue comes from property taxes” (Education Commission, 2013, p. 2).

● “By not taking taxpayer income into account when measuring a school district’s ability to pay, high property-

wealth/low- income (HPW/LI) districts may be considered to have a greater tax capacity than the local community

believes it can afford” (Education Commission, 2013, p. 3).


Demographic trends
● . Demographic economics or population economics is the application of economic analysis to demography, the

study of human populations, including size, growth, density, distribution, and vital statistics.

● The second demographic is homeschooling, which is the education of children at home by their parents.

● Homeschooling went from 15000 students to over a few million in the 2000's. This may be a great alternative for

students that can't learn at the same time, at the same piece, and with the same material for the classroom

discussion.
References
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JARRETT, K. (2016). Makerspaces and Design Thinking: Perfect Together!.


Education Digest, 82(4), 50.

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Public Schools -- Research Starters Education, 1.
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Information Gathering Behavior Decision Sciences, 14: 194–206.

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Statistic Brain. (2017). Technology & Computers in Classroom Statistics.

Jennifer Snelling. (2016).Virtual Reality in K-12 Education: How Helpful Is It?

Bhim Chimoriya. (2017). Environmental Scanning: Types, Importance, Process, Methods/Techniques


References
Riedel, C., (February 3, 2014). 10 Major Technology Trends in Education.

Leer, R., & Ivanov, S. (2013). Rethinking The Future Of Learning: The Possibilities And Limitations Of Technology In

Education In The 21st Century. International Journal Of Organizational Innovation, ( April 2013). 5(4), 14-20.

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