Futureproofing: Technology for the future

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Futureproofing Technology for the future

• Tom FranklinFranklin Consulting
• tom_at_franklin-consulting.co.uk
• http//www.franklin-consulting.co.uk

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Which technology?
For this invention will produce forgetfulness in
the minds of those who learn to use it, because
they will not practice their memory. Their trust
in this technology, will discourage the use of
their own memory within them. You have invented
an elixir not of memory, but of reminding and
you offer your pupils the appearance of wisdom,
not true wisdom, for they will read many things
without instruction and will therefore seem to
know many things, when they are for the most part
ignorant and hard to get along with, since they
are not wise, but only appear wise.
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Plato
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"Freshers who've majored in eBay"
THES 2 June 2006
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Ubiquitous computing
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Mobile computing
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Mobile computing
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Wireless networking
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Web 2.0
'an attitude not a technology.'
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Blogs
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Wikis
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Flikr
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Del.icio.us
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Personal learning environments
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e-portfolios
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Convergence
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Input technologies
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Speech
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Handwriting
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Displays
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Display wall
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3D glasses
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VR glasses
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Drivers
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Funders
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Assessment agencies
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Students
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Conclusion

• Many of these changes will happen
• Embrace them or fight them
• Plan for them
• Think of how they can enhance teaching and
  learning - nothing else really matters.