Today is the future of yesterday; What is the future of today?

H. Jaakkola, J. Henno, J. Mäkelä, B. Thalheim

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    Abstract

    In the educational context, understanding the future is important for two reasons. First, we are educating people for future tasks, which need skills that are useful in the future. Secondly, educators have to be able to select the most promising tools and technologies to apply in their work. The problem is that there is no clear way to weigh the importance of the alternatives - what the real importance of a certain technology will be in the near future and especially in the long term. In our paper, we focus on analyzing selected technologies. Our approach applies the framework developed by the authors. The promising technologies are reviewed by a systematic literature study, focusing on and restricted to the information and communication technology (ICT) sector. The findings are classified according to their importance and the time span of their effectiveness. The question we answer is What should every educator know about changes in technology?

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication2017 40th International Convention on Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics, MIPRO 2017 - Proceedings
    PublisherIEEE
    Pages635-643
    Number of pages9
    ISBN (Electronic)9789532330922
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 10 Jul 2017
    Publication typeA4 Article in conference proceedings
    EventInternational Convention on Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics -
    Duration: 1 Jan 1900 → …

    Conference

    ConferenceInternational Convention on Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics
    Period1/01/00 → …

    Publication forum classification

    • Publication forum level 1

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Computer Networks and Communications
    • Information Systems
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    • Instrumentation

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