This is the second annual blog post from ‘The eLearning Coach’ where the author, Connie Malamed, gives her predictions of which educational technologies will really take off in the upcoming year. \u00a0The article is perhaps meant as casual reading and provides some ‘food for thought’ but her predictions are fairly conservative and there is nothing\u00a0particularly\u00a0surprising on the list for anyone who is familiar with her blog or works in the educational technology industry for that matter.<\/p>\n
This year’s list includes topics such as using a ‘backchannel’ in the classroom, and ‘content curation’ which have been common features in the classes of tech-savvy teachers for years. \u00a0Similarly, last year’s list suggested that simple videos made with portable handheld devices were about to make a big splash. \u00a0Many practitioners, and not just the tech crowd, have been using video in their classes for over a decade. \u00a03D virtual worlds, which made her list last year, appeared in the Horizon as far back as 2007.<\/p>\n
While she offers a few hyperlinks for further reading on a given subject, Ms. Malamed provides no sources of research to support her selections. \u00a0She gives a brief overview of each technology on her list, but offers very little in terms of suggestions for best practice. \u00a0This being said, it is difficult to identify her target audience. \u00a0Experienced educational technologists are likely to be well aware of everything she has listed while those who are just beginning to expand their horizons in terms of integrating technology into their classrooms may find the article inadequate.<\/p>\n
If, on the other hand, the viewer is looking for some casual reading to supplement other materials that they use to keep abreast of new trends, this makes for a nice, easy read.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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