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Agenda
The iPod – introduced in
October 2001
The iPod Changed Everything
iTunes & Netflix take
Blockbuster down
Blockbuster on verge of
bankruptcy – March 2009
Blockbuster stock price –
as of August 10, 2009
Journalism is yet another
industry turned on its head
Journalism is yet another
industry turned on its head
Higher Ed is next in line…
Academic Earth
U of People
iTunes U
YouTubeEdu
Education-Portal.com
Open Education
Open Education - Various
6th International Open Ed Conference
The World is Open
Learning Space
Wawasan Open University
Duraspace
The iPhone is highly disruptive!
Serious games & simulations
GoogleWave will also be
highly disruptive!
Online exchanges –
findmeateacher.com
Ask Online: Online Tutoring
Online Music Lessons
Online Language Lessons
K-12 Changes
ABC News – Kids Go Online to Learn
Virtual Schools
Utah Education Network
Edutopia: Welcome to the Digital
Generation
Just a sampling of changes in the
corporate world
Chief Learning Officer – 5 Learning Trends
for 2009
Evolution of Corporate Learning
Learning in the Enterprise
Learning in the Enterprise – Part II
Learn.com – learning on demand
My24x7Learning.com – get certified
for ½ the price
The
“Forthcoming Walmart of Education”
Lifelong relevancy, marketability = lifelong learning
The need for teams &
specialization within higher
education
~3000 Tools for
Learning
Jordan by himself could not
beat the Detroit Pistons
Status quo – it has to go!
Some items to keep on our radars
Some possible ideas &
directions
Online learning: Even but no
longer odd!
The Benefits of Online
Learning--2
The Benefits of Online
Learning--1
We all learn differently
Deliver content in
multiple ways
Personlized,
customized education
1:1 Resources
Disrupting Class
The Benefits of Online
Learning (cont’d)
The Benefits of Online
Learning--3
The Benefits of Online
Learning (cont’d)
Alternative pricing
methods
Legislation: We may be required
to provide online learning
Current seedings as of
2009
Need to blend the faceto-face and online
learning worlds
The need to be
connected
Power of a network
Some ideas
What it means to be
literate