Future of Technology in Education 2013
The University of London's Senate House was the venue of this years Future of Technology in Education, and what a venue it was. It didn't take long to feel as if I'd walked into an episode of Ally McBeal, apart from FOTiE reception and the mingling crowds drinking their morning cup of rocket fuel. But I digress, there were quite a few topics brought up throughout the very rammed day but I want to focus on two key themes which seemed to weave throughout the day. Bits round the edge need to be 'Easy' MOOCs and engagement. Nicola Millard from BT spoke about crowds clouds and consumers with an agenda of how students should be treated like consumers, and like any other business, they are the key to our survival. She mentioned that feedback from customers about what they are looking for, 'ease of use' came out on top. This needs to be applied to our student base as well. We can't let over-complex ambiguous and convoluted terms/tech/processes overshado