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Merging Trends in Technology
Your Resources this week included a report on emerging trends in educational technology for adult learners. In your work as an adult educator, it will be vital to stay current in your knowledge of content and concepts that guide the early childhood field, as well as instructional innovations in the field of adult learning. The ongoing developments and refinements in the world of technology promise to make staying abreast of emerging trends a constant requirement. Your reading of The Horizon Report this week provides a valuable introduction to a useful source of emerging trends to revisit in the future.
For this Discussion, you will evaluate the trends presented in The Horizon Report. To prepare, review the report and consider the following:
Two or more trends that apply the most to working with adult learners in the early childhood field
How you could incorporate those technologies into learning experiences
Implications of those technological developments for adult learners in your field and your own future practice as an adult educator
To expand this Discussion, search online and/or in the Walden Library to identify information and resources that can benefit you and your colleagues with regard to emerging trends in technology applied to education. You may:
Choose one technology trend that interests you most from The Horizon Report and research to find additional information that clarifies or elaborates on this trend.
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Identify an emerging trend in technology not covered in the report and consider the significance of the trend for adult educators and adult learners.
In addition, identify a website to recommend to your colleagues as a source of information on current and emerging trends in technology. You will find a several sites to consider in the Optional Resources, or you may locate a site on your own. Browse the site and be prepared to introduce it to colleagues. Make sure to include the URL(s) in your post so your peers can visit the website as well.
Post your thinking and research on emerging trends in technology, including:
Your description of one emerging trend from The Horizon Report that has the most implications for your future work with adult learners and your reasoning
A summary of your research on this trend-or another trend you examined-in the Walden Library and/or online that includes at least two or three related ideas about the trend, additional information, and/or new sources
A website you recommend for information on current and/or emerging trends in technology and the URL address(es) for visiting the site.