Educational Technology Trends for 2014

What’s new and what’s next for educational technologies? iLibrarian Ellyssa Kroski recently complied a list of 7 Ed Tech Trends to Watch in 2014. The list includes technologies that are impacting both higher ed and K-12 classrooms. As these technologies continue to make an impact on education, librarians should also consider how the use of these technologies will impact learning styles. These new educational technology trends may also help librarians transform their own teaching styles. The seven trends include: 3D Printing MOOCs Big Data Digital Textbooks Gamification The Flipped Classroom Mobile Learning Several of these trends have been discussed in previous Blogadillo posts but the discussion provided in blog post linked above provide more in-depth information about each of these trends. Many of these trending topics having been gaining attention over the course of 2013 and are expected to be more widely implemented this year. Several were listed as part of the New Media Consortium’s (NMC) 2013 Horizon Report. Are you seeing these technologies impact medical librarians and health professionals? If so how? Share your experiences in this comments section below.
Source: Network News - Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Tags: General (all entries) Technology 3d printing big data edtech education educational technology horizon report librarian medical librarian mooc Source Type: news