Take a look at some classroom trends:
We cannot talk about technology if we do not understand how it could progress. As a society, we must continue to progress before we start to move backwards.
It would be best to know what the future holds, but since there is no way to do that, we can predict what could be next.
More Classroom Trends
The “Flipped Classroom”
Many know the “Flipped Classroom” to be devised of blended learning, but it is actually when “…students are required to engage in or complete some form of preliminary learning online in preparation for a structurally aligned learning activity on campus with their instructors and peers,” (Reidsema, 2017, p. 7).
Technology integration is inevitable and because it is everywhere already, it also belongs in our schools. We must be ready for whatever comes.
Review the full chapter of this book here:
Reidsema, C., Kavanagh, L., Hadgraft, R., & Smith, N. (2017). The flipped classroom: Practice and practices in higher education. Springer.
https://link-springer-com.ezproxy.liberty.edu/content/pdf/10.1007/978-981-10-3413-8.pdf
Other Classroom Trends
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Remember, the difference between AR & VR:
In AR, the student needs a screen or lens to view the argumented reality, but in VR, the student is using a headset to be completely submerged in this virtual world.
Here’s a video:
And finally, you can review the current Horizon Trends Report, 2020. This report is packed with information about social trends, technological trends, economic trends, higher education, and political trends related to the entire education system. It is a must read for current and veteran teachers who would like to know what is next.
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