David deForest Keys. David deForest Keys has invested in, or consulted with, a number of leading educational tech companies, ranging from Brainscape to MeeGenius. He has also released a new statement to the press, commenting on the findings in the NMC report.
"All of these trends are being modeled in the corporate learning space, including Healthcare, which is famously slow to adopt technology," notes deForest Keys, in his new statement to the press. "Companies are trying to deliver more education with less investment--that is, relying less on educators and more on technology. This is very effective especially in the 'flipped classroom model' where all of the pre-requisite learning is delivered via digital devices and then the classroom serves as a master class. In other words when professionals (sales reps or even surgeons) come into the classroom or lab they have attained the baseline knowledge and then the classroom experience becomes interactive and high level instruction rather than lecture-based. This is the future."
As for the trends noted in the NMC report, there are several worth noting, beginning with the increased presence of the Internet in students' lives outside of the classroom--and in particular on mobile devices. This allows for more and more online and blended learning models to be implemented in schools, the report notes. This trend is also bolstered by an increased tolerance--and even increased zeal--among educators to use mobile devices and tablets as learning tools. As mobile devices become less and less costly, they become more and more commonplace in America's classrooms, and are increasingly recognized to be powerful educational resources.
The report also notes that print and digital textbooks are getting more and more competition from open-source content; educators love this, as it allows them to draw from content beyond the traditional textbook realm.
Additionally, more and more educators are finding encouragement through social networking. While teachers can sometimes feel isolated in their profession, the advent of social media has made it easier than ever for them to locate new lesson ideas, teaching techniques, or simple words of advice and encouragement from fellow educators.
With these new trends and opportunities there also come some challenges. One of the most significant challenges that today's teachers face is that there simply are not enough professional development opportunities for teachers who are not particularly tech-savvy, or who are not entirely comfortable using technology in their classrooms.
Additionally, there are more and more students, parents, and educators who are pushing for personalized learning technology--but while the demand is there, the technology itself is not.
One of the concluding points made by the report is that, in the year to come, mobile learning could reach a milestone--20 percent saturation in America's classrooms.
David deForest Keys is a passionate advocate of educational technology, and also a leading investor.
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David deForest Keys is an investor and consultant whose passion is for educational technology. He has worked with, or invested in, such unique products and endeavors as Brainscape and MeeGenius, and is also the CEO of the medical education company 3PS Partners Inc.
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