Collaborative and active learning will dominate the educational world

Innovation #1: Collaborative and active learning will dominate the educational world
educational institutions around the world are realizing the importance of teaching students projects that are based on collaborative learning styles and involve active learning. this is because many business organizations are demanding workers who can collaborate and participate to achieve business projects. to further support and enforce this idea of active and collaborative learning methodology; schools have started utilizing open source software tools that students and their respective teachers can use to implement the theories and practices. open source tools are becoming an integral part of many schools curricula because they have proven to be useful in preparing students for jobs that require practical knowledge and experience. for example, in Pen. State University, they offer a software engineering degree that uses open source software tools to teach project management, software development, and other software engineering practices. other Universities are teaching web development technologies using free open source software such as word press. 


Innovation #2: People expect to be able to work, learn, and study whenever and wherever they want to: I do believe that this key trend will become a reality in the next five to ten years due to the fact that we live in an increasingly interconnected world that removes all the geographical barriers to both work and school. access to higher education is no longer a challenge to busy working professionals as they can do their homework assignments from the convenience of their finger tips. furthermore; the asynchronous nature of the online education allows people from around the globe to participate in online forums and contribute to teaching and learning in an unprecedented manner. by the same token, people can work from home or anywhere with an internet connection thus eliminating the transportation barriers and enabling the workforce to become more productive and more efficient in the way the conduct daily business operations.

One force that could enhance or further define the two key trends is the Technological one which is the Internet. with this revolutionary technology, people can communicate and share information instantly and stay up to date with the latest news that concern their business or education. 
The other force is the economical force, as we continue to live in a global economy, business increasingly require their units to be geographically dispersed and yet still be able to communicate with other units in a timely manner. with the new networking technologies such as VPN, employees can stay connected to their business resources using the Internet as a tool to keep them productive no matter where they are. 

I think the effect was that they were able to ensure that they obtain a fresh and realistic perspective from educators and teachers around the globe. Those participants came from diverse backgrounds and held particular interests and expertise in the focus areas of the Horizon report. I think their goal was to produce a very inclusive and realistic report that can serve as an authoritative educational resource for educational community. 
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Word Press. the world's best blogging platform. (http://www.socialbrite.org/2010/07/16/12-open-source-tools-you-should-be-using/)