Professional Documents
Culture Documents
● 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: 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
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
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
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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(2016). NMC/CoSN Horizon Report: 2016 K-12 Edition. Austin, Texas: The New
Media Consortium
CUE Inspiring Innovative Learners. (2013, June 12). Retrieved January 21, 2018,
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Culnan, M. J. (1983). Environmental Scanning: The Effects Of Task Complexity And Source Accessibility On
Allen, E. & Seaman, J. (2014). Grade Change tracking online Education in the United States.
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.
Education Commission. (August 2013). Who Pays the Tab for K-12 Education?: How state allocate their share of education
Education Commission. (August 2011). Higher Education Reform: Next-generation model to success and control cost. The
The Lawlor Group. (2014). Tips and Tools for a New Era of Lead Generation. (Topic: Higher Education Enrollment Trends)