We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks of December 8-20 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine (http://bit.ly/trendsandissues). We have four trends that we discuss. VR/AR was again a trend we observed--one that has been a trend for most of 2015. The second trend was online learning. There were a plethora of resources we flipped on various aspects of online learning: philosophical view points, best practices tied to research, and online learning as big business.The third trend we discuss is security issues ranging from the banning of watches during tests at a University to data-encryption issues with older cellphones. The fourth trend we discussed was Chromebooks in the classroom.

We have four recommended readings for the week.

Getting Real about Virtual Reality by Bubba Murarka http://techcrunch.com/2015/12/15/getting-real-about-virtual-reality/
Personalized Learning is Not a Product by Michael Feldstein and Phil Hill  https://www.edsurge.com/news/2015-12-07-personalized-learning-is-not-a-product
Why We Need Learning Engineers by Bror Saxberg  http://chronicle.com/article/Why-We-Need-Learning-Engineers/229391?cid=cp6
The National Educational Technology Plan http://tech.ed.gov/netp/introduction/

To cite the Trends & Issues podcast:

Brown, A. & Green, T. (Producers). (2015, December 23). Trends and Issues in Instructional Design, Educational Technology, and Learning Sciences [Audio Podcast]. Retrieved from http://trendsandissues.com/

Our next podcast episode will be January 1, 2016