Education Technology Horizon Map

 

At the end of the Clinton administration the US Department of Education funded a project with The Grove and The Institute for the Future to create a Storymap of the Educational Technology Horizon. Technology research from IFTF was blended with input from two focus groups with educational thought leaders to create this map. It's not readable here, but is an example of the kind of map that a group will use to learn about a new field, by reading over the various areas of information and discussing key questions. The map was designed in layers. The silhouettes along the bottom represent various classes af stakeholders. The next layer of roadways are the various technologies, grouped in five categories. They were definited in a border area to the right. The bubbles above the horizon depict storyies about possible uses of these technologies. Half the bubble is a real story and the bottom half is a projection of what is possible. These were organized around "free play," "group exploration," "individual instruction," and "orchestrated learning," corresponding with four learning arenas identified by the Institute for Research on Learning. This map is available through The Grove store. I led the project, facilitated the thought leader gatherings, and was a lead conceptual designer along with the Grove and IFTF team. The final map was created in Adobe Illustrator by Tiffany Forner on The Grove staff.

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