January 1st, 2006 | RESEARCH
Over the next 10 years, we anticipate that personal, portable, wirelessly-networked technologies will become ubiquitous in the lives of learners — indeed, in many countries, this is already a reality. We see that ready-to-hand access creates the potential for a new phase in the evolution of technology-enhanced learning (TEL), characterized by "seamless learning spaces" and marked by continuity of the learning experience across different scenarios (or environments), and emerging from the availability of one device or more per student ("one-to-one"). One-to-one TEL has the potential to "cross the chasm" from early adopters conducting isolated design studies to adoption-based research and widespread implementation, with the help of research and evaluation that gives attention to the digital divide and other potentially negative consequences of pervasive computing. We describe technology-enhanced learning and the affordances of one-to-one computing and outline a research agenda, including the risks and challenges of reaching scale. We reflect upon how this compares with prior patterns of technology innovation and diffusion. We also introduce a community, called "G1:1," that brings together leaders of major research laboratories and one-to-one TEL projects. We share a vision of global research, inviting other research groups to collaborate in ongoing activities.
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Tak-Wai Chan, Author, National Central UniversityJeremy Roschelle, Author, SRI International
Sherry Hsi, Author, Exploratorium
M. Kinshuk, Author, Massey University
Mike Sharples, Author, Nottingham University
Tom Brown, Author, University of Pretoria
Charles Patton, Author, SRI International
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Publication: Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning
Volume: 1
Number: 1
Page(s): 3
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Audience: Educators | Teachers | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Computing and information science | Education and learning science | Technology
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Informal | Formal Connections | K-12 Programs | Media and Technology | Websites | Mobile Apps | Online Media