The democratisation of education: Will technology live up to the promise?

Five trends changing the face of education

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The next 40 mins or so The promise of technology

The economics of higher education

The emerging mobile economy and new digital ecosystem

The new world of international higher education

The impact on student services

The promise of technology

A 19th century vision of the year 2000

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Norwich City Council takes delivery of its first computer (circa 1957)

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The History of the Future of Education Audrey Watters, hackeducation.com (Feb 2015)The Push-Button School of Tomorrow (from 1958)

Popular Science (1961)

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Early visions from Silicon Valley of the personal computer in the classroom (1982)

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Isnt there an app for that?

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Maslows hierarchy of needs






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In the United States:

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So technology has had a transformative effect in higher education, right?

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Or is it old wine in new bottles?

Tweaking the old paradigm?

Are learners more engaged?

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Does this resemble any real world setting?25

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In summaryPredictions about future technologies have tended to focus on the machine, rather than the human

Huge advances in ICTs have yet to fully impact upon the education sector

Technology is a means not an end in itself. The conversation needs to be about how technology can enhance pedagogy

A parallel conversation needs to focus on how technology can expand access to high quality, affordable education.

The economics of higher education

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10-04-14UK student debt

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Pressure on higher education funding in Australia

Source: Doubtful debt: the rising cost of student loans, Grattan Institute, April 2014

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http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/unis-told-to-act-to-meet-demand-of-asias-middle-classes/story-e6frgcjx-1226498125207

Mr Robb, a former vocational and further education minister, raised eyebrows in May when he said Australia could be teaching 10 million international students within a decade -- up from about 700,000 at present. His office stood by the prediction, saying he had revised his original estimate of three to eight million following industry feedback.

He said "strangling red tape" and a "one-size-fits-all approach" were preventing Australian institutions from capitalising on extraordinary demographic change in the Asia Pacific, which would boast two-thirds of the world's middle class by 2030 -- up from just 28 per cent in 2009.33

Online Education in the Asian Century: The Australian Opportunity

Speech to the Online Education Forum Brisbane, 17 October 2012Rt Hon Andrew Robb, Minister for Trade and InvestmentHas argued Australia should have 10 million international students in 10 years (from