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Running head: AVISION OF EDUCTION IN 2020 1A Vision of Education in 2020:A Constructivist and Connectivist ApproachDanika Barker University of Ontario Institute of Technology
 
A VISION OF EDUCATION IN 20202AbstractThis paper presents a vision of education in 2020 from the perspective of a fifteen year-old student. The paper explores the potential influence of the ideas of constructivism andconnectivism on an education system where students are immersed in technology. After illustrating a “day in the life” of a 2020 student, the paper identifies and justifies the picture presented by making reference to current research and trends in education.
 Key words
: connectivism, constructivism, technology
 
A VISION OF EDUCATION IN 20203A Vision of Education in 2020:A Constructivist and Connectivist ApproachIt’s 7:00 AM on a typical Monday morning and by now Elizabeth has woken upthanks to the new “daylight” app on her handheld device that gradually floods her roomwith simulated daylight. It’s much nicer to wake up to than the her old alarm app. Beforegetting of bed she flips through different touch sensitive screens on her handheld,checking the weather, pop culture news, and her digital organizer to remind herself of her  plans for the day. Today she’ll have to log in to her virtual learning class. She’s studyingan interdisciplinary class that combines social justice, history, and geography. The courseisn’t offered at her local high school, and Elizabeth appreciates the fact that living in asmall town hasn’t prevented her from taking such an engaging class. Then after lunchshe’ll head in to school for her English and Math classes. She’s heard her teachersdiscussing the possibility that soon traditional subject divisions will disappear alltogether, pointing to the rise in popularity of multidisciplinary classes like Elizabeth’svirtual class.Elizabeth gets dressed, grabs her handheld and heads down to the kitchen to grabsome breakfast. Her mother is already “at work” in her home office, and her father is probably out for his morning run. She sets her handheld down next to her and slips her tablet into its cradle at her kitchen table and logs in to her virtual class. She could use her handheld for this but the screen is bigger on her tablet which frees up her handheld for  backchanneling.
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She pauses for a moment to fix her hair as her face pops up on the
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Backchannel is a term used to describe the communication that happens amongaudience members during a presentation. Some presenters choose to make thiscommunication public to help enrich the presentation and provide feedback to the presenter. (Rowell, 2009)

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