Technology and the Education Industry

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Ever since the SnakeOil post a lot of us have been watching and waiting for the inevitable changequake to occur in the education business.

Ever since the SnakeOil post a lot of us have been watching and waiting for the inevitable changequake to occur in the education business.

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Content is king

Content is king

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The medium is NOT the message

The medium is NOT the message

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Analagous to the way technology - digitasl technology - has changed whole industries seemingly overnight

Analagous to the way technology - digitasl technology - has changed whole industries seemingly overnight

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The changquake in the recording industry - the music is what they want not the package you force them into buying

The changquake in the recording industry - the music is what they want not the package you force them into buying

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music on demand

music on demand

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music consumers vs music producers

music consumers vs music producers

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The changequake in the photography industry

The changequake in the photography industry

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Edwin Land was right

Edwin Land was right

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People want the picture and they want it now

People want the picture and they want it now

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90% of film development labs have gone out of business

90% of film development labs have gone out of business

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Kodak, an iconic company, almost went out of business (and still might) as they swing entirely away from the old analog model pf picture taking to the new digital photography

Kodak, an iconic company, almost went out of business (and still might) as they swing entirely away from the old analog model pf picture taking to the new digital photography

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This is extending into the film industry in ways not yet known until broadband big pipes become more widespread

This is extending into the film industry in ways not yet known until broadband big pipes become more widespread

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the telephone industry is in the crosshairs at the VOIP crossroad.

the telephone industry is in the crosshairs at the VOIP crossroad.

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same about to happen in the television industry

same about to happen in the television industry

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technology again is changing everything

technology again is changing everything

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television on demand

television on demand

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without commercials

without commercials

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television consumers versus television producers

television consumers versus television producers

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control of time - time shifting - anytime

control of time - time shifting - anytime

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control of space - location shifting - anyplace

control of space - location shifting - anyplace

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content control - on demand

content control - on demand

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when will technology channge the education industry to give us on demand learning anytime and anywhere? The pieces are in place. When will the information consumers tell the information producers what they really want? The technology will become part of the background. As musicians and producers are learning in the recording industry and television writers and producers and directors are learning in the broadcasting industry, it's not the station that counts, it's the show. It's not the CD label or artist that counts, it's the tune.

when will technology channge the education industry to give us on demand learning anytime and anywhere? The pieces are in place. When will the information consumers tell the information producers what they really want? The technology will become part of the background. As musicians and producers are learning in the recording industry and television writers and producers and directors are learning in the broadcasting industry, it's not the station that counts, it's the show. It's not the CD label or artist that counts, it's the tune.

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So it's not the educational technology that will count, it's the content. And some of the gates will be - Interactivity and Engagement; Relevance; Timeliness; Ease of Absorption - Adopt and Adapt; Collaboration and Community of Practice; eMentoring and eTutoring (to carry the content from the formal end of the contuinuum to the informal side (where 80% 0f the learning occurs). What will help me learn to do my job when I need it the most? How can I access the knowledge right now? Who can give me the know-how when I will be on the job and need it by tomorrow?

So it's not the educational technology that will count, it's the content. And some of the gates will be - Interactivity and Engagement; Relevance; Timeliness; Ease of Absorption - Adopt and Adapt; Collaboration and Community of Practice; eMentoring and eTutoring (to carry the content from the formal end of the contuinuum to the informal side (where 80% 0f the learning occurs). What will help me learn to do my job when I need it the most? How can I access the knowledge right now? Who can give me the know-how when I will be on the job and need it by tomorrow?