The following presentation was created for my virtual presentation “Global Trends in the eLearning Industry” at the International Congress on eLearning 2013 organized by the Philippine eLearning Society.
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1. International Congress on eLearning 2013 (ICE2013)
Philippine eLearning Society
Future eLearning Trends and Technologies
In the Global eLearning Industry
2. Christopher Pappas
Founder of the eLearning Industry's Network
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•eLearning Consultant and Analyst in various USA and
EU organizations.
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•M.B.A. & M.Ed. from BGSU, Ohio, USA.
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3. “Universities won’t survive.
The future is outside the traditional campus,
outside the traditional classroom.
Distance learning is coming on fast.”
Peter Drucker, 1997
5. The future of the eLearning Industry is brighter than ever
According to Education Sector
Factbook 2012, eLearning is
expected to grow at an
average of 23% in the years
2013-2017
Top 10 e-Learning Statistics for 2014
6. Section 1
Top 8 Future eLearning trends
of the eLearning Industry
7. Based on what we know now and by closely
following the new technologies that keep evolving,
I believe the following eLearning trends will be
established or further developed in the near
future:
8. 1.1. | Massive Open Online Courses
• Online videos of real-life
lectures
• Ivy Leaque Universities:
Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Berkely
• Blended Learning - Flipped
Classroom Model
9. 1.2. | Credits & fees for MOOCs
• Presence of Instructor
• Use of educational technologies
• Official grades/credits
• Georgia Tech unveils 1st all-MOOC computer
science degree
• Business opportunities around MOOC
• Corporate MOOCs
10. 1.3. | Micro-Learning
• Mini bytes of learning content
• Small chunks of information
• Focused lessons
• Busy learner’s daily life
• Corporate learning
• mLearning
11. 1.4. | The importance and greater recognition of informal learning
• Social Media
• Plethora of free learning resources
• Podcasts, videos, blogs, webinars
• Content curation
12. 1.5. | The role of the instructor will change
• Open Educational Resources
• Often written by world’s best
authorities
• This knowledge should be used
wisely, creatively and effectively
• Support learning in or outside
classroom
13. 1.6. | The concept of research will be upgraded
• Active learning
• Students’ participation in knowledge
building is the new comparative
advantage to stand out in the
education field
• Let your students create knowledge
autonomously
• Encourage student-generated
content
•Involve and engage them in active
learning
14. 1.7. | The majority of students will be overseas
• No need to study in another
country
• Distance Learning from Ivy
League Universities
• Cost savings will be substantial
15. 1.8. | Growing influence of learning communities
• Extenting classroom practice
• Curriculum enhancement
• Engagement
• Support learning
• Promote collective creativity and
shared leadership
• Unite learning groups with shared
values, vision, and practice in a
global perspective
16. Section 2
Top 7 Future eLearning technologies
of the eLearning Industry
17. As well put by many field experts, there are four forces that will rock the
waters of eLearning in the future: Cloud, Social, Mobile and Information.
These forces will drive change and create demand for advanced IT
infrastructure that subsequently will profoundly affect the sector’s path,
trends, initiatives, plans and programs. Let’s see the most influential
eLearning technologies of tomorrow:
18. 2.1. | mLearning
• Not eLearning in a mobile device
• Skillful Instructional Design and
Development skills
• Native app
• BYOD trend
• Mobility will lead eLearning to a
whole new level
19. 2.2. | Cloud-based learning
• Cloud-stored individual eLearning
modules or even full eLearning
courses
• Purchased and downloaded on
demand
• Cloud-based technology for
affortable learning
• Tailor-made solutions
20. 2.3 | Use of game-play mechanics for non-game
applications, aka Gamification
• Technological innovation
• Develops student/learner skills
• Crafts behavios and enhances
problem solving
• Improve learner performance
• Upgrade education
• Customer engagment
• Personal development
• Endless possibilities
21. 2.4. | SaaS authoring tools
• Enterprise software hosted in a
cloud
• Easily downloadable software
• Virtual updates
• Massive savings in costs and time
22. 2.5. | Notification systems in LMS
• Core of distributed mobile and
omnipresent learning support
• Draw attention to important
learning events
• Raise awareness in various
learning activities
• Give instructions and information
to user’s training/learning material
23. 2.6. | HTML5
•HTML5 and the browser as a
mainstream enterprise application
development environment (Gartner)
• Better performance, multimedia and
connectivity
• Favorite platform of mobile
developers
• Better maintainability and quicker
updates
24. 2.7. | Tin Can API, aka xAPI
• Collection of data about a wide
range of learning experiences a person
goes through
• Learning Record Store
• Overcomes SCORM’s limitations
• Revolutionizing the way we learn
• More personal and richer learning
environments
• Individualized learning plans?
25. Conclusion
All these can mean one thing only. The future of eLearning is bright. All we
have to do is encourage new eLearning methods to flourish and older
eLearning techniques to evolve.
26. Free eLeanring Resources
Top 10 e-Learning Statistics for 2014 You Need To Know
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Awesome e-Learning Course Guide
http://elearningindustry.com/awesome-e-learning-course-guide
The Free eBook: How to become an eLearning Professional
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27. Questions and Answers
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