TEACHING STRATEGIES
Three Trends That Will Shape the Future of Curriculum
What we as adults experienced in school , as educators and students , will bear little resemblance to what lies ahead . Here ’ s a look at current trends , their implications , and changes to watch for .
The Three Key Trends 1 . Digital delivery
No longer shackled to books as their only source of content , educators and students are going online to find reliable , valuable , and up-to-the-minute information . Sites like Shmoop ’ s funfocused content on everything from SAT prep to the Civil War ; Google ’ s Education apps and sources that teachers can use as teaching tools , such as the Sketch-Up design software and Google Earth are just a few of the free , easily accessible sources available online .
Add to that sites like the Khan Academy , a collection of thousands of YouTube videos that teach everything from calculus to the French Revolution , Teacher-Tube ’ s collection of content , books that have been turned into YouTube videos , as well as sites from museums and art institutions , sites like NASA and the Smithsonian , TED Talks and the thousands of other educational resources available , and you can start to see how online content will be used as a primary resource .
The open-source movement has further pushed online content to include learners and educators in the actual content-creating process . Wikipedia was one of the first open-source sites , and though many still question the accuracy of Wikipedia entries ( note the 2005 study showed that