It has been a while since I blogged last time. We were busy preparing for a series of Becta/NUS two-day events around England during the last few weeks. The first one in London just finished today, and we had 27 delegates from different Students’ Unions coming to share with us their experience and expectation about technology and learning. Wonderful two days together!
In response to the Vision 2020, we asked our delegates to tell us what they would like their learning to be in 2020. And here are some of their interesting ideas:
- My dream 2020 college includes interactive mirrors for sports students where competitiona held without travel. Art has 3D gallery where people can go strait to resource interactive tables, laptop chairs, and PDAs for all students on request. Home learning possible through online class. Everything connected to each other.
- My college would be located on a floating barge city, its insides would be completely technological with thumbscan ID and equipment given to every student. It will be located underwater.
- In 2020 I want my college to give each student its own personal laptop and have it liked to the college website which have all the lessons posted. Teacher to have a touch screen board like to her computer to demostrate the lesson. All work to be handed in via internet and all students in education To have a personal laptop which they can take anywhere and have wireless access.
- The ideal college would be to have three different ICT blocks for different types of students. For them to have the choice and the chance to learn and achieve their aims.
- Indreased funding for student liasion. State of art facilities.
- Everything in the college has to be control by computers and all students should have PDAs.
- My vision consists of up-to-date technology, upgraded books, happy staff, wide open spaces with plenty of light and a tranquil atmosphere.
- Be able to access my classes at any time any place by touch and surf! Enter my college by voice or fingerprint recognition!
- Welcome to 2020, where computers are a thing of the past. There will be sensor dectecor based computers. Advanced visual and auditory libraries simplicity is the objective technology at its finest.
- Bluetooth voice activated memory card with touch screen. Issued wide laptops at the date of the year.
Snapshot of students brainstorming and drawing their 2020 vision:
Looking forward to hearing more from students in Southwest, Midlands and the North! 
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