Horizon Response

The horizon report states that "Education paradigms are shifting to include online learning, hybrid learning and collaborative models" (pg. 4). This shift in education is going to pose new challenges not only for the students, but for the teachers. This year's upcoming students are growing up with the new technologies of iphones, ipads, new software for computers, etc. This is essentially their "home turf" and teachers, consisting of baby boomers mostly, are not as familiar with these technological changes as students are therefore there will be an even greater emphasis on new teaching styles in the classroom. These new teaching styles will implement these technologies and be more student-centered; teaching with programs and items that the students are more familiar with and are used daily. The reading states, "The hope is that if learners can connect the course material with their own lives, their surrounding communities, and the world as a whole, then they will become more excited to learn and immerse themselves in the subject matter" (pg. 5).