Stage 2 Determination

The inaugural Australian Educational Technologies Trends (AETT) report for 2018 has a fantastic team of 114 educators, 100 Australian and 14 international, contributing to the project.

The AETT is building upon the traditions established in the New Media Consortium Horizon Reports to explore technologies, trends and challenges, with the inclusion of curriculum, and a broader reporting on all possibilities instead of just the top 6.

The report will not be a preferred futures thinking exercise on what we would like to see, but what we do see occurring now, and reasonably believe will be occurring in the next 5 years. This is difficult as we all have our preferences and advocacy, but participants try to be as objective as they can.

Participants will however be providing examples and exemplars that will highlight best practices in the many topics explored, and these will naturally advocate for different approaches, and the nature of the report is that it will presage what is possible, but the survey itself is on the trends occurring in Australian schools and how these are changing, not necessarily what Educational Technology and school/pedagogy reform advocates would like to see occurring.

Technologies

These surveys relate to technologies involved in the teaching of the Digital Technologies (F-10) and Senior Computer Science (CS) Curriculum.

Educational Technologies

These surveys relate to ICT General capabilities (used in general by students), instructional (used in general by teachers), and organisational (used in general by schools) Technologies .

Trends

This survey relates to the trends in Educational Technologies.

Challenges

This survey relates to challenges associated with Educational Technologies.

Categorisations

Within each survey, various elements are considered by project participants using standardised criteria.

Technologies

Each Technology related to the Digital Technologies and Computer Science education is assigned criteria on which it will be considered:

• Typical use of this technology in schools (5 years ago, currently, and in 5 years from now)
• Typical popularity of this technology with parents / community (5 years ago, currently, and in 5 years from now)
• Typical popularity of this technology with students (5 years ago, currently, and in 5 years from now)
• Popularity of this technology with teaching staff (5 years ago, currently, and in 5 years from now)
• Typical initial cost of this technology per item/install. (Nil ($0), Very Low (<$50 per item/install), Low ($50-$99 per item/install), Moderate ($100-$199 per item/install), High ($200-$299 per item/install), Very High ($300-$499 per item/install), or Extreme (>$500 per item/install).
• Typical ongoing cost of this technology per item/install. (Nil ($0), Very Low (<$10 per item/install), Low ($10-$19 per item/install), Moderate ($20-$49 per item/install), High ($50-$99 per item/install), Very High ($100-$199 per item/install), or Extreme (>$200 per item/install).
• Typical time required for professional development to use at a proficient level. Nil ($0), Very Low (<1 hour), Low (1 to 2 hours), Moderate (3-5 hours), High (6-10 hours), Very High (11-20 hours), or Extreme (>20 hours).
• Most supported Pedagogy. Instructivist (e.g. direct instruction, structured learning), Behaviourist (e.g. stimulus-response, motivational), Constructivist (e.g. inquiry, project based learning), Cognitivist (e.g. metacognitive, situated learning), or Connectivist (e.g. networked, collaborative learning).
• Most supported Content/Use. Knowledge and understanding of information system components of data (Digital Technologies); Knowledge and understanding of digital systems (hardware, software and networks) (Digital Technologies); Collecting, managing or analysing data (Digital Technologies); Defining, designing or evaluating digital solutions (Digital Technologies); Implementing digital solutions (Digital Technologies); Applying social and ethical protocols and practices when using ICT (ICT General Capability any subject, including Digital Technologies); Investigating with ICT (ICT General Capability any subject, including Digital Technologies); Creating with ICT (ICT General Capability any subject, including Digital Technologies); Communicating with ICT (ICT General Capability any subject, including Digital Technologies); and Managing and operating ICT (ICT General Capability any subject, including Digital Technologies).
• Exemplar example(s) of technology use (include website if possible).
• Further comments about this technology.

Educational Technologies

Each Educational Technology is assigned criteria on which it will be considered:

• Typical use of this technology in schools (5 years ago, currently, and in 5 years from now)
• Typical popularity of this technology with parents / community (5 years ago, currently, and in 5 years from now)
• Typical popularity of this technology with students (5 years ago, currently, and in 5 years from now)
• Popularity of this technology with teaching staff (5 years ago, currently, and in 5 years from now)
• Typical initial cost of this technology per item/install. (Nil ($0), Very Low (<$50 per item/install), Low ($50-$99 per item/install), Moderate ($100-$199 per item/install), High ($200-$299 per item/install), Very High ($300-$499 per item/install), or Extreme (>$500 per item/install).
• Typical ongoing cost of this technology per item/install. (Nil ($0), Very Low (<$10 per item/install), Low ($10-$19 per item/install), Moderate ($20-$49 per item/install), High ($50-$99 per item/install), Very High ($100-$199 per item/install), or Extreme (>$200 per item/install).
• Typical time required for professional development to use at a proficient level. Nil ($0), Very Low (<1 hour), Low (1 to 2 hours), Moderate (3-5 hours), High (6-10 hours), Very High (11-20 hours), or Extreme (>20 hours).
• Most supported Pedagogy. Instructivist (e.g. direct instruction, structured learning), Behaviourist (e.g. stimulus-response, motivational), Constructivist (e.g. inquiry, project based learning), Cognitivist (e.g. metacognitive, situated learning), or Connectivist (e.g. networked, collaborative learning).
• Most supported Content/Use. Applying social and ethical protocols and practices when using ICT (ICT General Capability any subject, including Digital Technologies); Investigating with ICT (ICT General Capability any subject, including Digital Technologies); Creating with ICT (ICT General Capability any subject, including Digital Technologies); Communicating with ICT (ICT General Capability any subject, including Digital Technologies); and Managing and operating ICT (ICT General Capability any subject, including Digital Technologies).
• Exemplar example(s) of technology use (include website if possible).
• Further comments about this technology.

Trends

Each Trend is assigned criteria on which it will be considered:

• Significance of this trend (How important do you consider this trend?). (5 years ago, currently, and in 5 years from now)
• Typical interest in this trend by educational systems (5 years ago, currently, and in 5 years from now)
• Typical interest in this trend by school leaders (5 years ago, currently, and in 5 years from now)
• Typical interest in this trend by school technology staff (5 years ago, currently, and in 5 years from now)
• Typical interest in this trend by teachers (5 years ago, currently, and in 5 years from now)

Challenges

Each Challenge is assigned criteria on which it will be considered:

• Understanding and progress on the challenge (5 years ago, currently, and in 5 years from now)
• Typical concern about this challenge with school leaders (5 years ago, currently, and in 5 years from now)
• Typical concern about this challenge with parents / community (5 years ago, currently, and in 5 years from now)
• Typical concern about this challenge with students (5 years ago, currently, and in 5 years from now)
• Typical concern about this challenge with teachers (5 years ago, currently, and in 5 years from now)