A technology trend presentation for activities professionals. Includes a brief introduction to Red Rover, a new piece of web software embodying the ideas presented in the session.

1. Technology and Activities
Current
and
Future
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2. Orientation:
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3. How much room for improvement is there
in your orientation process?
Bunches We’re doing
very well.
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4. How would you change it?
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5. hello?
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6. Changing Students
• Diversity
• Expect Personalization
• Increasing use of technology
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7. Changing Practices Changing Students
• Learning Reconsidered • Diversity
• Assessment and “Data Don’t Drive” • Expect Personalization
• 21st Century Learning: Empowerment • Increasing use of technology
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8. Changing Practices
• Assessment and “Data Don’t Drive”
“Focus
on
under-engaged
students.”
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9. How comfortable are you with technology?
Bill Gates
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10. How comfortable are you with technology?
Leenhouts Bill Gates
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11. Changing Practices Changing Students
• Learning Reconsidered • Diversity
• Assessment and “Data Don’t Drive” • Expect Personalization
• 21st Century Learning: Empowerment • Increasing use of technology
YOU
Changing Technology
• Digital Identity / Social Networks
• Web 2.0: API’s, Data Streams, Folksonomy
• Smaller, Faster, Simpler, Cheaper
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12. Everything clickable is trackable.
Changing Technology
• Digital Identity / Social Networks
• Web 2.0: API’s, Data Streams, Folksonomy
• Smaller, Faster, Simpler, Cheaper
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13. Facebook Activity on Thursday Nights
Activity by Minute
380 K
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360 K
350 K
# of Users 340 K
330 K
320 K
310 K
300 K
4:00 11:00
5:00 6:00 7:00 9:00 10:00
Time
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14. Your Institution:
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15. Your Institution:
Administration
Advisors
Students
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16. Administration
Advisors
Students
Technology Change
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17. Technology Change
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18. Scared of it
Just heard of it Love it
Technology Change
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19. Just heard of it Scared of it Love it
Technology Change
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20. Just heard of it Scared of it Love it
Technology Change
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21. Just heard of it Scared of it Love it
Technology Change
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22. Meet the future
Text
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24. Mass
Personalization
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25. Students
are the
center
“The focus of education must shift to identity development.”
-Learning Reconsidered
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26. Students
are the
center
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Social

29. l
a
r
u
t
l
u
C
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30. Spiritual
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ca
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32. Special
Interest
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33. A
ca
de
m
ic
s
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34. Athletics
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35. Diversity
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36. If you don’t introduce
them around something
positive -
They will
meet
over beer.
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37. Institutional Context
Social Context
+
+/-
You
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38. All about
Connections
Soccer (Around +’s)
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39. Filters:
Marketing
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42. Ma
rke
tin
g
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43. Changing Practices Changing Students
• Learning Reconsidered • Diversity
• Assessment and “Data Don’t Drive” • Expect Personalization
• 21st Century Learning: Empowerment • Increasing use of technology
YOU
Changing Technology
• Digital Identity / Social Networks
• Web 2.0: API’s, Data Streams, Folksonomy
• Smaller, Faster, Simpler, Cheaper
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44. Changing Practices Changing Students
• Learning Reconsidered • Diversity
• Assessment and “Data Don’t Drive” • Expect Personalization
• 21st Century Learning: Empowerment • Increasing use of technology
YOU
Changing Technology
• Digital Identity / Social Networks
• Web 2.0: API’s, Data Streams, Folksonomy
• Smaller, Faster, Simpler, Cheaper
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45. hello?
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46. welcome!
welcome!
welcome!
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47. 1 Orientation is activities’ chance to be essential.
student profile.
2 Facilitate and organize the
3 gateway for everything.
Identity profiles will become the
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48. 1 Orientation is activities’ chance to be essential.
student profile.
2 Facilitate and organize the
3 gateway for everything.
Identity profiles will become the
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56. Institutional Context
Social Context
+
+/-
You
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57. Changing Practices Changing Students
• Learning Reconsidered • Diversity
• Assessment and “Data Don’t Drive” • Expect Personalization
• 21st Century Learning: Empowerment • Increasing use of technology
Changing Technology
• Digital Identity / Social Networks
• Web 2.0: API’s, Data Streams, Folksonomy
• Smaller, Faster, Simpler, Cheaper
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