Advances in Technology

Robbie K. Melton, Ph.D.

Associate Vice ChancellorTennessee Board of Regents

Educational TechnologiesRegents Online Degree Programs

“Bringing College to You Any time ~ Any Place”

Technology Changes

Every 90 days there is a new innovation in

technology that will directly impact you.

Technology Impact

At Least 25% of the jobs today

will be replaced by technology within

the next two - three (2 – 3) years

Think Back Five Years Ago: Postal Service (E-Mails / Text Messaging) Communication Companies (Internet Phones) Road Service Agencies (AAA / Map Quest) Photo Companies (Digital Cameras) Editing Companies (Paint Shop) Music Industry (MP3 Downloading Music) Entertainment Movies (On Demand & animations) Travel Industry (Orbitz) Real Estate (Buying & Selling Property)

June 2009 Major Event……

So You Think You Know AboutTechnology?

What Time is it?

What is Personal Computing?

Cell Phone Technology

TAKE OUT YOUR CELL PHONE

Technology Assessment Are You Obsolete?

Assessment of Technology

1973 - Cell phone created by Martin Cooper of Motorola

1993- First SMS (text) message sent by Nokia engineering student

1996- Ringtones created, true ringtones were launched in 2002

Assessment of Technology

2002-Camera phones made available to the US market

2004-Bluetooth technology made available

2005-Internet browsing begins

Assessment of Technology

2007- Cell phone can be used as wireless modem, video streaming for music/movies

2008- 3G technology pushes mobile computing; user-driven applications

So What Is Next?

Cell Phone as a Teaching Tool

Cell phone technology has leaped forward with staggering speed. Applications exist merging cellphones with PowerPoint, media display, interactive voting, instantaneous web postings, instructional broadcasting, and more.

Cell Phones as a Teaching Tool

·jott.com - voice to text (call from cell phone and it posts to Twitter, blog, or to an e-mail account) - sends a text message to confirm - instant transcription serviceo imagine voice to text - text translation

Engage Your Audience: Text the Mob

http://textthemob.com/

The easiest and most entertaining way to collect feedback from your audience:Project polls or message boards on a large screen, have everyone send their input via their cell phones and see results instantly!

Cell Phone Technology

Telephone, text messenger, still camera, video camera, video player, GPS device, podcaster, music player, etc. = these are all the apps that most modern cell phones have as standard tools.

How do the Generations Differ?How do the Generations Differ?Baby BoomersBaby Boomers Generation XGeneration X Generation YGeneration Y

Born 1946-1964 Born 1965-1976 Born 1977-1994

Ages 40-58 Ages 28-39 Ages 10-27

78 Million 43 Million 73 Million

Diversity as a cause Accept diversity Celebrate diversity

Idealistic Pragmatic/cynical Optimistic/realistic

Mass movementSelf-reliant/

individualisticSelf-inventive/individualistic

Conform to the rules Reject rules Rewrite the rules

Killer job Killer life Killer lifestyle

Became institutions Mistrust institutionsIrrelevance of institutions

TV PC Internet

Have technology Use technology Assume technology

Task-focused Multitask Multitask fast

Ozzie and Harriet Latch-key kids Nurtured

Other boomers Friends - not family Friends = family

Important Trends in TechnologyImportant Trends in Technology

Internet Spending Trends 2000 to 2005 ($45B to $270B) 500% growth rate

Penetration of Broadband 1999 to 2008 (2.8M to 52M installations) 1,757% growth rate

Online Education 2001 to 2004 (1,796 to 10,410 enrollments) 480% growth rate

RODP received the 2008 Platinum was rated as one of the top three virtual programs in nation by The Center for Academic Transformation Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2003

Online Certificates Online Associate Degrees Online Bachelor Degrees Online Master Degrees Online Workforce Development & Training

www.rodp.org

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FLVS Mission Statement:

The mission of Florida Virtual School is to provide students with high quality, technology-based educational opportunities to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in the 21st century.

Virtual Shopping

Virtual Mall Shops is Tops for Brand Name and Specialty Stores. The bargains are fantastic and in many cases the shipping is Free! Plus there's no sales tax... Enjoy safe and secure one-stop shopping!

http://www.virtualfreesites.com/shop.html

On-Demand Book Publishing*Ingram Publishing in TN

Publishing a book is easy, quick, and free.

Make your book available in paperback or ebook format through the Lulu.com marketplace for free.

State-of-the-art print-on-demand technology allows each book to be manufactured as it is purchased.

Publishing a book requires no set-up fee, no minimum order, and no exclusivity.

Set your own royalty. You earn the full amount of your royalty for every book sold.

Computer Smell : Digital Scents

Well, how about e-smelling? A new computer device is about to bring a digital experience to your nose.

A computerized fragrance device is being developed by a company called Digi-Scents, with help from Stuart Firestein, an expert on the sense of smell at Columbia University.

Impact on TV & Movie Industries?

HULU.com

FANCAST.com

Smart Kitchen

The "smart kitchen" of the future has the potential to revolutionize the industry by making production more efficient, streamlining labor-and-training demands, enhancing food safety and simplifying equipment repair.

Order Your Pizza…and your History

Had an upper GI lately? Capsule takes 2 flash pictures a

second for up to 8 hours.

~ 50,000 digitalized color images are sent from a transmitter to a belt-mounted receiver.

Disposable pill passes harmlessly out of the intestine. *Pam Taylor

Virtual World Wide Live Educational Cams

Virtual Church

Virtual worship:Created as part of a scheme to reach people who would not normally step inside an actual church. The preacher, congregation and prayers will be real enough. Only the building will be virtual - but this 3D church could be a taste of things to come

Tie the KnotCeremony - Exchange of Vows

Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here to join together this woman and this man in virtual matrimony which is an honorable estate. If anyone should show just cause, why they may not virtually be joined together in virtual matrimony, speak now, or forever hold your peace.

http://www.mycgiserver.com/~livewed/wedding1.jsp

Funerals on the Web

Want to pay your respects but the funeral is just too far away? An emerging Web site promises to help those who just can't make the trip.

"People who can't make it to the service for whatever reason can just log online and check out their loved one's service," explains Justin Curtis, founder and president of Chapelview Online, of Rapid City, S.D.

To send a FREE virtual bouquet, simply choose a floral arrangement, fill in all fields and click the "send bouquet" button.

Virtual Medicine

WebMD

Virtual Surgery

Virtual Check-Ups

Virtual Casinos

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Need to Know: Quickly

Search Engines:

Google (www.google.com)

Research Comes to YOUGoogle Alerts

Searchme.com(www.searchme.com )

Old Innovations

Cyber cash.

Electronic money will be used for everything from buying soda in a vending machine to making an international transaction over your computer…Credit card-sized smart cards begin to replace cash, as well as house and car keys.

Future Innovations Anti-aging and Beauty Products. Though

technology the Fountain of Youth is on the horizon, technology will make aging a little less traumatic. New Face New Body Parts Enhancements Re-creation

Future Innovations

Smart maps and tracking devices. Getting "there" will be decidedly easier with the widespread use of Global Positioning Systems-"smart" maps that will show travelers, boaters, and hikers their exact position and direction. Global positioning systems also will be used to help prevent crime by tracking the exact location of cars and other valuables. People also will be able to track the exact location of their children and even their pets

Future Innovations

Affordable, Digital, High-Definition Television. Digital HDTV is here now, but the breakthrough will come in making it affordable to a mass market. Battelle researchers predict that future digital HDTV sets will incorporate home videoconferencing, computing, and networking. To hold down costs. Currently at WalMart $999.

Predictions

Schools will require the use of a lap top computer (P – 16)

Wireless Technology (Wi-Fi) all public buildings

Mobile Devices (iPods, MP3, cell phones)

Paperless Society

Virtual Schools (Preschool - Phd)

Global Curriculums RIGHT NOW!

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