10. Technology Advances, Social Trends
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- Technology is changing the society in which we live. There are many new and exciting innovations introduced each year to benefit the people of the world.
Learning Outcomes
- understand the importance of innovation and creative thinking
- identify areas where technology is advancing
- imagine technologies for future
- Use presentation software to create a presentation
Keywords
- innovation, technology advancement, smart materials, nano-technology, social media, smart...
Augmented Reatity (AR) , Virtual Reality (VR) , Internet of Things (IoT) , wearable , autonomous , e-money , MOOCs , Wikipedia , Data science , “Cloudification” , Smart cities , Sustainability , edge computing
Learning Guide
- What are some of the new and exciting benefits that technology is bringing to society?
- Is there a limit to the innovation in technology to benefit society?
- Do we each have a role to play in ensuring that technology is used for good?
- Are you aware of applications of technology that are causing serious problems? What is being done about these? How can you help?
- What would be a great candidate for a future Tech Award?
Contents
Assignments
- tech awards
- education
- MOOCs
- Wikipedia
- AR / VR
- Before you start the reading and the assignments, take a few minutes to think about what you already know about the topic - Technology Advances, Social Trends . Write a sentence or two about this in the I know... discussion.
- Read the Learning Guide for an overview for the topics that will be covered.
- Read, view, listen to several selections in the Media list.
- Presentations - In preparation for doing 11. Summary Project, review the The Best Free Online Presentation Software Tools for 2018 - 16 free online presentation software packages. Pick 2-3 to "test drive". Use presentation software to create a presentation Make a sample presentation - 2-3 slides and create projects in your selected software tools. Write a review of your experience. Describe each of your selected presentation software tools and point out key features. Explain what you looked for when choosing your online presentation software package. Post to the Presentation Software Tools discussion. Review 2-3 others.
- View the video Future of Technology (Apr 7, 2009). The video is old but well done. There are lots of facts and figures, so we would better understand what is happening with technology. But what is the "big picture" message they are trying to make? What are some questions that you have that will be statistics in the future? Post a comment about what you see as the main message, and a discussion question to the Future considerations discussion forum. Read 2-3 other reviews and comment on their evaluations.
- The Tech Awards honors individuals, non-profit organizations and for-profit companies who are using technology to significantly improve human conditions in 6 awards categories. The technology used can be either a new invention or an innovative use of an existing technology. Read through the information about the awards and recent winners and honorees. Of these, which one do you think will be viewed as making a significant impact for the greatest number of people? Why will that be the case? Post a link to the honoree or award winner and your reasons for making your selection to the discussion Tech Awards with social impact.
- Select one of the discussion topics from any discussion in previous modules (modules 1-9). Read through the posts. In your own words, write a short summary of the important ideas discussed. Now that you have read the whole discussion, what questions do you have about the topic that were not answered? Try to give the reader one or two important points that are made in the discussion. Was there something new and interesting that came up in the discussion? Post your 2-3 sentence summary to Discussion Summaries discussion.
- Have you seen some new and exciting technology that we haven't talked about? Looking to technology today and beyond, there are new applications, new software tools and new directions in information technology. Select a web site that is an example of where we are going. Is there some new application that you and your friends have just started using? Is there new software that has been in the news as the hot new thing? Are there uses of technology that you would like to see? How will this have a big impact our lives and our use of technology? Post a link to the site and describe your selection in the What's new and important? discussion forum.
- Review Collaboration and Group Projects and complete the Group Project preparation Quiz.
- I wonder... revisited - Revisit your previous I wonder... assignments. Pick one topic that you want to research a bit more. Find at least one additional source of information that addresses your questions. Summarize you findings and post it along with the link to I wonder revisited discussion.
ALSO submit to I wonder... assignment.
- The Best Free Online Presentation Software Tools for 2018 - 16 free online presentation software packages. We'll describe each and point out key features. We'll also explain what to look for when choosing your online presentation software package. Finally, we'll share resources you can use with some online presentation software.
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