W3 - TRENDS

• Trend


  A general development or change in a situation or in the way that people are behaving.
• Current and future trends in media and information

  Massive open online content, wearable technology, 3d environment, ubiquitous learning
• Massive open online content (MOOC)


  Online courses available for anyone to enroll. It provides an affordable and flexible way to learn new skills, advance your career, and deliver quality educational experiences and skill
• Characteristics of massive open online content

  No classroom setting, no face to face interaction, no standard timeline of progress, no standard timeline of progress, and lessons and assessments are embedded
• Wearable technology


  The mobile electronic devices that are comfortably worn on the user's body or attached to their clothes. These devices are often called wearables for short.
• Samples of wearable technology

  Smartwatch, google glass, fitness trackers, smart jewelry, smart clothing, head mounted displays
• 3d environment 


  A computer-controlled digital setting. It is explored to mimic the physical world in media.
• 3d visualization


  The best way of representing creative ideas from various fields and industries.
• 3d printer


  It designs and builds 3d models. It creates the end product by directly building them using computer-aided design (CAD) or software-creates 3D design diagrams. Allows touching and feeling the visualized texture.
• Ubiquitous learning


  It is labeled as U-Learning because of its advantages in digital content. It delivers teaching-learning experiences to users at anytime, anywhere, anyway.
• Characteristics of ubiquitous learning

  Adaptability, permanency, accessibility, immediacy, interactivity, situating of instructional activities