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Implications of Shifting Technology in Education

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This article examines the implications of shifting technology trends by looking at what we’ve lost or are losing, where we are, and where we need to go for making the needed transitions in knowledge and skills. Areas of growth within new media and the tech industry are good indicators of our growing interests in mobility, improved quality, and personalization, all happening within our increasingly global community. With the tremendous technological shifts, we need to consider the potential gaps or missing bits of knowledge slipping through the cracks. Then, determine where we need to go while forging ahead to provide the meaningful integration of new technologies through the selection of quality tools aligning to current best research based instructional practices to foster powerful, meaningful, engaged learning opportunities.

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Holland, J., Holland, J. Implications of Shifting Technology in Education. TECHTRENDS TECH TRENDS 58, 16–25 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-014-0748-3

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