Blog U.: Black Swans and Ed Tech in 2011 - Technology and Learning - Inside Higher Ed

Blog U.: Black Swans and Ed Tech in 2011 - Technology and Learning - Inside Higher Ed

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• Black Swans and Ed Tech in 2011

  By Joshua Kim January 2, 2011 8:45 pm EST

  All of us love to think about the future. What ed tech trends will emerge in 2011? What new technologies will be introduced? What tech companies will merge? What new ed tech businesses will form?

  Some good ones:

  --Top 10 Ed Tech predictions for 2011 By Christopher Dawson
  --Ed Tech Forecasts for 2011 by Robert French
  --2011: My Predictions for Ed-Tech by Audrey Watters

  Can you add some more?

  My 2011 ed tech predictions come courtesy of Nassim Nicholas Taleb. CIO's of the world - please buy a copy of the The Black Swan for your direct reports, and schedule an hour over breakfast some time to bookclub. Ask everyone to come with the following two questions for discussion: