When experts define innovation, they talk about staying relevant in changing times, applying bold ideas to address real challenges and adding value—even “magic”—to peoples lives. Innovation is bigger than technology: It is “the future delivered.”
At a time of accelerating change the world over, delivering the future is critical if students are to thrive, participate and contribute throughout their lives. Too often, however, technology is a proxy for innovation in K–12 education, rather than a strategic asset designed to support inspired vision, strategy and human capacity. Without this deeper understanding of innovation, it will be difficult to create meaningful teaching and learning experiences.
The strategic application of technologies is imperative if K–12 leaders truly want to make the digital leap. When schools offer visionary leadership, equip educators with the skills and know how to integrate technology meaningfully into learning, and foster cultures where students can create and experiment, they can engage learners of all kinds. Discerning the megatrends that could help or hinder and teaching and learning, however, can be challenging even for the most technology-savvy leaders.
A FRESHPERSPECTIVEON TECHNOLOGYTRENDS INEDUCATION
Driving K–12 Innovation, this new series of publications from CoSN (Consortium for School Networking), will provide insights into pressing educational challenges and thoughtful, intentional use of technology to address them.
Driving K–12 Innovation is the successor to the New Media Consortiums Horizon K–12 reports, a decade-long series that ended in 2017. CoSN was the co-founder and lead partner. We are honoring the legacy of the Horizon K–12 reports with a fresh perspective. Rather than a single annual report, Driving K–12 Innovation is an annual series of three shorter, focused publications—Hurdles, Accelerators and Tech Enablers—and a culminating toolkit to inform strategic planning and smart technology integration into teaching and learning.
HURDLES
Hurdles are more than pesky obstacles. They are significant organizational and human capacity challenges that force educators to slow down, prepare themselves and—with sufficient practice, knowhow and tools—make the leap to innovation.
ACCELERATORS
Accelerators are megatrends that drive the needs and skills expected of students and educators. Some disruptive shifts are moving rapidly (even suddenly), while others are happening so gradually that their e?ects may not be felt for years.
TECH ENABLERS
Tech enablers are supporting tools that smooth the way to more expansive opportunities and solutions in education.
譯文
當(dāng)專(zhuān)家們定義“創(chuàng)新”時(shí),他們談?wù)摰氖桥c時(shí)俱進(jìn),運(yùn)用大膽的想法來(lái)應(yīng)對(duì)真正的挑戰(zhàn),并為人們的生活增添價(jià)值,甚至可以稱(chēng)之為“魔法”。創(chuàng)新比技術(shù)更重要,它引領(lǐng)著“未來(lái)發(fā)展的方向”。
在全球加速變革的時(shí)代,如果希望學(xué)生在生命里勃發(fā)、參與并做出貢獻(xiàn),那么創(chuàng)造力的培養(yǎng)至關(guān)重要。然而,多數(shù)情況下,“技術(shù)”已成為基礎(chǔ)教育創(chuàng)新的代名詞,而不是旨在支持靈感愿景、方法策略和人力潛能的戰(zhàn)略資產(chǎn)。如果不對(duì)創(chuàng)新有更深刻的理解,就很難創(chuàng)造出有意義的教學(xué)和學(xué)習(xí)體驗(yàn)。
如果基礎(chǔ)教育領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者想要實(shí)現(xiàn)數(shù)字化飛躍,那么技術(shù)的戰(zhàn)略應(yīng)用勢(shì)在必行。如果學(xué)校領(lǐng)導(dǎo)層具有遠(yuǎn)見(jiàn)卓識(shí),為教育工作者提供技能支持,并將技術(shù)有意義地融入學(xué)習(xí),為學(xué)生培育創(chuàng)造和實(shí)踐的文化土壤,他們就可以吸引各種學(xué)習(xí)者。然而,即使對(duì)技術(shù)最精湛的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者來(lái)說(shuō),辨別一種技術(shù)趨勢(shì)是否促進(jìn)或阻礙教學(xué),也是一項(xiàng)挑戰(zhàn)。
技術(shù)教育趨勢(shì)的新視角
《基礎(chǔ)教育創(chuàng)新驅(qū)動(dòng)力報(bào)告》是由CoSN(美國(guó)學(xué)校網(wǎng)絡(luò)聯(lián)合會(huì))最新推出的系列出版物。對(duì)教育面臨的緊迫性挑戰(zhàn),報(bào)告提供了新見(jiàn)解,并有針對(duì)性、有目的地運(yùn)用技術(shù)以解決這些挑戰(zhàn)。
《基礎(chǔ)教育創(chuàng)新驅(qū)動(dòng)力報(bào)告》是《新媒體聯(lián)盟地平線報(bào)告(基教版)》(簡(jiǎn)稱(chēng)《地平線報(bào)告》)的傳承者?!兜仄骄€報(bào)告》系列持續(xù)了十年之久,于2017年結(jié)束,而CoSN是其聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人和主要合作伙伴。我們以全新的視角宣傳《地平線報(bào)告》的傳承者——《基礎(chǔ)教育創(chuàng)新驅(qū)動(dòng)力報(bào)告》,它不是一份年度報(bào)告,而是年度系列報(bào)告,分為三個(gè)短篇專(zhuān)題報(bào)告(挑戰(zhàn)篇、趨勢(shì)篇、技術(shù)驅(qū)動(dòng)篇)及一本工具集寶典(內(nèi)含戰(zhàn)略規(guī)劃、智能技術(shù)與教學(xué)的深度融合)。
挑戰(zhàn)
挑戰(zhàn)不僅在于障礙令人生厭,更重要的是組織和人才能力方面的挑戰(zhàn)迫使教育者放慢速度,做好一切準(zhǔn)備(如充分的實(shí)踐、技術(shù)和工具),從而實(shí)現(xiàn)創(chuàng)新的飛躍。
趨勢(shì)
滿(mǎn)足學(xué)生和教育工作者的需求和技能是大趨勢(shì)。一些破壞性的轉(zhuǎn)變正在迅速發(fā)生(甚至突然發(fā)生),而其他轉(zhuǎn)變正在逐漸發(fā)生,以至于它們的影響力可能多年未被察覺(jué)。
技術(shù)驅(qū)動(dòng)
技術(shù)驅(qū)動(dòng)者不斷地在提供支持工具,以便為教育中更廣泛的機(jī)會(huì)和解決方案鋪平道路。