The Top Trends in Education

TRENDS IN EDUCATIONby Dru Macasieb

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Worldwide Smart Connected Devices Market Forecast Unit Shipments (Millions), 4Q 2012

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Source: IDC Corporate USA

The Death of Desktops and the Rise of Mobile

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Social Network Users Worldwide 2011-2017

% Change Social Network UsersSource: eMarketer

One in 4 people worldwide use social media

Maybe it’s not a bad idea to jump on the bandwagon

How can use social media to engage our students?

Source: Market Info Group

Cloud Computing will be the standard

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More Colleges will embrace online learning and have more classes online as well as full programs online

This helps solve overcrowded classrooms

as well as increase profit margins/reduce cost

Flipped classrooms inverts traditional teaching methods by utilizing technology to instruct outside

of the class and moving homework and application into the classroom

environment.

Embracing Flipped Classrooms

EvidenceBecause this concept is new, research and statistical evidence

is scarce. However, in theory, flipped classroom should improve education out comes. Based on personal experiences, the flipped classroom has worked.

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Average Exam Scores for Week 1, MAN 104 by Mod

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As I slowly integrated the flipped method in each iteration , there is an increase in exam scores.

Conclusion

Will you embrace the changes ahead

or be left in the dust?