1. Director of Emerging Technologies
ISECON Presentation
Emerging Technologies: What New Students are Expecting in the Classroom
David McDonald, Ph.D.
Director of Emerging Technologies
ISESON 2007
Pittsburgh, PA
November 1-4, 2007

2. Seven New Realities for Educators (Lee Rainie – Director, Pew Internet and American Life Project) Expectations of the Next Generation of College Students

3. Media and Gadgets are a Ubiquitous Part of Everyday Life.
Truth 1
Media and Gadgets are a Ubiquitous Part of Everyday Life.

4. Young Adults (18-29)
43% of young adults listen to radio on devices other than radios. The old perception of media content delivery is forever change −
computers (76%), laptops (34%), iPods, (35%), cell phones (13%)

5. Young Adults (18-29) 20% of young adult TV viewers occasionally watch
shows on something
other than TV sets –
computers (70%),
laptops (36%), cell
phones (16%), iPods
(7%)

6. Young Adults (18-29)
13% of young adult internet users have placed a phone call via the internet
19% have used webcams to connect with others in remote locales

7. New gadgets allow people to enjoy media, gather
Truth 2
New gadgets allow people
to enjoy media, gather
information, and carry on
communication anywhere

8. Mobile Devices Young Adults vs. Us (> 29…Sorry)
73% of adults own cell phones
77% of young adults own them

9. Mobile Devices 55% of adults own digital cameras
62% of young adults own them
51% share photos on the internet

10. Mobile Devices 30% of adults own laptops
53% of college students own laptops
34% log on wirelessly

11. The Internet (especially broadband) is at the Center of the Revolution
Truth 3
The Internet (especially
broadband) is at the
Center of the Revolution

12. Broadband Makes Video a Big Part of the Internet Story
66% of broadband users have watched online video
44% have watched YouTube videos

13. Different People Use the Internet
Truth 4
Different People Use the Internet
in Different Ways

14. Differences by Gender Men > Women • Be online on a typical day
• Use wireless
devices/connections
• Get news/politics
• Search on hobbies
• Browse for fun
• Online banking,
auctions, stock trades
• Job-related research
• Swap music files
• Sports
• Create content
• Use dating sites
• Access adult content
Women = Men
• Use search engines
• Check weather
• Games
• Research/buy products
• Store/display photos
• Use online invitations
Woman > Men
• Appreciate
and instant messaging
• Health information
• Religious information
• Seek online support
• Research travel
• Probe genealogy
• Maps/directions

15. Differences by Generation
Young
• Instant message
• Watch video
• Wireless
• Dating
• Housing
• New jobs
• P2P services
• Play games
• Cultural information
• Rate things
• Adult content
Gen X / Boomers
• Transactions
• Get news / politics
• Health
• Job-related research
• Information for new jobs
• Religious information
• Seek online support
Seniors •
• Weather
• Get maps directions
• Research travel

16. Differences by Race/Ethnicity
Caucasians
• Be online
• Broadband
• Wireless / PDAs •
• Perform most kinds of transactions
• Get news/politics
• Do job-related research
• Create content
• Seek hobby information
• Listen to audio/watch video
African-Americans
• Information for new
jobs
housing
• Browse for fun
• Religious information
• Play games
• Cell phones
Latinos
• Access cultural
content
• Download/share
files
• Instant message
• Get sports
information
• Research travel
• Cell phones

17. Multi-tasking is a Way of Live for the Coming Generation
Truth 5
Multi-tasking is a Way of Live for the Coming Generation
“In the not-too-distant future, many people will find it almost inconceivable to do only one thing at a time” −
The Attention Economy, Davenport & Beck

18. Prepare for the Next Generation NOW
Source: The Kaiser Foundations
Prepare for the Next Generation NOW

19. Source: The Kaiser Foundations

20. Truth 6 Ordinary citizens have a chance to be publishers,
movie makers, artists,
song creators, and story
tellers

21. Content Creation Young Adults vs. Us (> 29…I Already Apologized!)
39% of young adults share their own creations online, such as artwork, photos, stories, or videos
22% of online adults have done this

22. Content Creation
33% have created or worked on Web pages or blogs for others, including those for groups they belong to, friends or school assignments
13% of online adults do this

23. Content Creation
27% of young adults report keeping their own personal webpage
14% of online adults have their own page

24. Content Creation
55% of young adults have created their own profile on a social network site like MySpace or Facebook
20% of online adults have such profiles

25. Content Creation by Age

26. Everything Will Change
Truth 7
Everything Will Change
Even More in the
Coming Years

27. The J-Curve Laws Computing power doubles every 18 months Moore’s law
Storage power doubles every 12 months – disk law
Communications power doubles every 2-3 years with improvements in fiber optics and compression – Gilder’s law
Spectrum power is enhanced with efficiency improvements in spectrum allocation and use

28. What Does All This Mean? − What the New College Student Expects…
Web 2.0
Podcasting (video)
Ubiquitous computing
Virtual Worlds
High bandwidth networks

29. There’s Portals, Then There’s Web 2.0 Portals
A collaborative environment that connects people, teams, and information
A social network designed for viral growth
Supports blogs and podcasts for each course
Allows students to easily create their own Web content and design easily with “wikis,” “web parts,” and “widgets”

30. Web 2.0 Portals Support two-way “alerts” and “invitations”
Students are notified when faculty make a change to their course Web sites
Faculty are notified when a student uploads an assignment
Students may invite others to join the portal community
Group support
Students within a group may share the same opened document
Version control for static docs
Vidoip and Voip
Document libraries for case studies, assignments, etc.

31. Approaches Taken by Universities Who Have Adopted Web 2.0
Vendor-driven
(e.g., MS Sharepoint Portal)
Pros • Cons
Support • Initial expense
Rigorous testing • Resistance by your IT Dept.
Familiarity by students • Generic, not specifically designed for
Used in the business world higher educational institutions
Integrates easily with the
applications currently in-place
Johns Hopkins, Emory, Wake Forest, Stanford, Berkeley and UNC

32. Approaches Taken by Universities Who Have Adopted Web 2.0
Open-Source Organizations
Pros • Cons
Free • No such thing as a “free lunch,”
Contains most of the 2.0 features • Requires costly programmers to maintain
Use by other higher education sites • Comes with no training
Familiar to many transfer students • No warranty or QOS guarantees
Support an open-source version of • Not used in the business community
MS Office
Harvard, Dartmouth, U. of Mich., MIch. St, U. of Arizona, ASU, (U. of California (various campuses), and many others

33. PodCasting Today Means Video
Apple Computer has the first mover advantage
Although iPods are not necessary
iTunes U – a good alternative
PodCasts – Best Practices
Keep them short (5-10 Minutes)
Off-load the work to students
Remove boundaries
Do not allow faculty to have individual ownership of Podcasts. Do not allow for the copyrighting of materials
Start Small
Podcasting is not ClassCasting

34. Ubiquitous Computing
Embedded computer chips are smaller and more powerful
Their growth is an exponential corollary of Moore’s Law
Increase power has led to a number of new interface devices
iPods & iPhones
Mobile phone w. video capability
Computing devices in cars
“Smart” homes
Video in elevators, airports, etc.

35. Virtual Worlds
Business Week, ComputerWorld, Wall Street Journal, N.Y.T., The Economist, CNN, MSNBC, ABC, NBC, and CBS (big commitment) all extolled the virtues of Second Life

36. Virtual Worlds
Students create “Avatars” allows for inexpensive global navigation
Easy-to-use interface
Fun/easy to use
Free to students
Sparks students’ imaginations
Excellent for teaching problem-solving

37. High-bandwidth Networking
The U.S. Government has mandated they will conduct all business through the “new” Internet by 2008 (realistically, this will slide to 2010)
The 100 GigBps Ethernet will be fully deployed by 2010 (ComputerWorld, Jan. 29)
Speeds are currently 2000 times that of the current Internet
The backbone networks are in-place
The “last-mile” will ultimately determine adoption rate
Fiber eventually will come to the desktop

38. What Are the Implications?
Time and space no longer become an issue
“Live” connections with anyone/anywhere in the world
Synchronous connectivity will no longer have latency issues
Wireless technology is keeping pace
IBM research has developed a 600+Mbps chip for wireless communication
Interfaces will radically change
Voice and video recognition will be commonplace
3D content becomes a reality

39. Questions?