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Trying to keep current with the ever increasing numbers of emerging technologies has been compared to nailing Jell-O to a tree: frustrating and often unproductive. As students are continually exploring these innovative tools, it is critical that educators adopt instructional strategies that will facilitate learning and take advantage of new possibilities. This paper presents the past 10 years of the NMC Horizon Report predictions and compares the predictions to today’s reality. It also discusses using Merrill’s First Principles of Instruction and Keller’s ARCS Model as a framework for instructional approaches that align with an experiential immersion methodology for learning about the new technology.
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Donaldson, J.A. (2017). Emerging Technology: Instructional Strategies for Nailing Jell-O to a Tree. In: Lai, FQ., Lehman, J. (eds) Learning and Knowledge Analytics in Open Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-38956-1_7
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