Shift from Students as Consumers to Creators

Shift from Students as Consumers to Creators

Mid-Term Impact Trend: Driving Ed Tech adoption in K-12 education for three to five years

Key Points: The action of creating content over consuming content a growing trend New mobile technology supporting content creation Social media apps on the rise → quick informal sharing of stories Game development and programming key to creation trend Digital tools support creativity and production skills Apps streamlining the process of creating, editing, and publishing for tutorial making Creating can make a complex concept easier to explain Video tutorials allow teachers to share content → teachers need the confidence to create them

Implications: With increased content creation, issues around intellectual property more prevalent Need to educate schools, students and teachers in copyright and fair use Acceptable use policies need to protect student creations

Further Suggested Reading: 10 Must Have Resources to Teach about Copyright and Fair Use Multichannel Teaching Integrated Program Helps Kansas City-Area Students Create Technology, Not Just Use It The Benefits of Students Teaching Students Through Online Video Students As Creators: How To Drive Your Students To Be More Than Just Consumers Student-Created App to Guide Shoppers around Downtown Summerlin

Reference: Johnson, L., Adams Becker, S., Estrada, V., and Freeman, A. (2015). NMC Horizon Report: 2015 K-12 Edition. Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium. Retrieved from: http://cdn.nmc.org/media/2015-nmc-horizon-report-k12-EN.pdf