Education in Exponential Times: How Technology-Enabled Change is Reshaping Higher Education October 15, 2007 Webcast Society for College and University Planning Michael Rogers, NYTimes Futurist-in-Residence Diana G. Oblinger, Vice President, EDUCAUSE Joel L. Hartman, Vice Provost Information Technologies and Resources, University of Central Florida

“Any space can be a learning space “Any space can be a learning space. By changing spaces, we are changing how learning takes place.” Diana Oblinger: Education in Exponential Times: 2007

Students and Technology They are visually, not textually oriented. They are the first generation to be not just consumers, but also producers of content. Oblinger & Oblinger, 2005 Hartman, Joel L. Education in Exponential Times: 2007.

Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants Today’s students are “native speakers” of the digital language of computers, video games, and the internet. They process information and behave differently than previous generations. Digital immigrants (we) have had to adapt; our “accents” are discernable. Prensky, 2001 Hartman, Joel L. Education in Exponential Times: 2007.

Hart, 2006 Oblinger, Diana. Education in Exponential Times: 2007.