by Duncan Jefferies, the Guardian
A disruptive technology is one that radically alters an existing market – the iPod displacing the Walkman, for example, or tablets eating into sales of PCs. In the same way, new technologies have the potential to disrupt the education system, bringing about major changes in the way pupils learn and challenging the way schools and colleges are run. “We’ve been on the brink of radical transformation in education for about 20 years now,” says Eylan Ezekiel, digital engagement consultant for ONSchool, a specialist innovation school he hopes to open in Oxford. “The question is whether there is the energy to turn some of the exciting innovations into something that has a broader impact.” The European Commission has warned that young people who can’t use digital skills in business will be at a disadvantage when applying for jobs.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/innovation-nation-awards/innovation-education-technology-barriers
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