By Kunle Adekunle: kunlezy2012@yahoo.com

Over the past twenty years, information technology has transformed the society we live. It seems that, almost overnight, computers and the internet have proliferated into every aspect of life, including how our youths are educated.

Science is evolving now at incredible speed making the sphere of human knowledge bigger and bigger every single year. As a result, at some point children will need to learn much more than we learn now. At the same time, human ability to learn now. At the same time, human ability to learn does not seem to be unlimited. No wonder Elsberry once stated that education in the future might be unrecognizable to past generations, because it will be a big consumer industry. The way education is being treated as a commodity, the futuristic education is bound to take a leap especially in 50 years.

We shall be again back to the era where education is “self acquired” rather than sold in the big shopping malls they call “institutions”. Despite the “branded education” making all the big forays, the “real education” will never die and will have a lasting future.

However, education will dramatically change from the current mode to a more learner-centric and qualitative type. The quantitative era is nearing its end now, with nothing to achieve and attain. The qualitative appreciation of facts is much more important than the quantitative. This is what the geniuses do. And mankind has to evolve from blind dependence on mathematical tools of understanding to the enlightened vision of the wholeness of nature.

Compartmentalization of knowledge at higher levels is a ludicrous thing, which is sure to go in the future. The experts knowing more and more about less and less are a sheer burden and it is a caricature of the goods of education to produce such experts in large numbers.

Values are lacking in all fields of human endeavor today including education. The values are to be brought back and they have to be there from beginning to the end. People who gained the edge will expose to learning environments that are more private and more machine-dependent. Courses and subjects will become customized, soft and flexible and disposable. The teacher divide, student divide, institution divide and education divide will be more distinct and gloomy. Future classes will be more virtual and education will be more global, true extension of human freedom.

According to Alvin Toffler, the illiterate of the future will not be the person who cannot read. It will be the person who does not know how to learn, because online and flexible learning with less on-campus teaching will become rampant. There will be less individual lecturers at institutions, less buildings and lecture rooms, more field work and practical experience and more focus on-campus research.



Education will be more techno-dependent, but the role of teacher will be more crucial. The future teacher will have to be kind of mental trainer who will have to train students with the inflow of the information in their brain and keep themselves physically and mentally strong enough to be a productive world citizen. It is not surprising because elementary school in China are already preparing towards future education. Use of laptops is already a reality in the classroom. This shows that education will be more technological rather than theoretical.

I doubt if there will be any grounded institutions, everything might be virtual. It is pertinent to also note that doing away with the traditional grade structure in schools and allowing students to learn at their own paces is one change possibly coming to schools of the future. If a student is working at their own pace, some are going to be faster and some are going to need more time. Either way, students will be able to make sure they had mastered the information before they move on.

It is important to emphasize on technology which is changing at a rapid pace, so much so that it’s challenging to grasp. While there is little uniformity in technology, there are some trends worth noting that have spurred tangent innovation, including speed (a shift from dial-up top broad band), size (from huge computers to small handheld devices), and connectivity (through always- on apps and social media). In fact, we have some to expect nearly instant obsolescence—Smartphone contracts that last a mere 24 months seem like ages. Whether this is a matter of trend or function is a matter of perspective, but it’s true that technology is changing—and not just as a matter of power, but tone.

In 2013, technology has become not just a tool, but a standard and matter of credibility. While learning by no means requires technology, to design learning without technology is an exercise in spite—proving a point at the cost of potential. And it’s difficult to forget how new this is. Fifteen years ago, a current high school sophomore was born. So was Google. It’s hard to recall what life was life before Google.

In those 15 years, it has gone from a way to search the mess of web pages with your Netscape browser, to a ubiquitous digital brand that powers Android Smart phones, hosts not just videos but full- on learning channels, stores all of your personal communication in the cloud, has leap-flogged Skype with Google+ Hangouts, and auto completes your searches for you in an eerie kind of hive-mind. Oh, and Google Street View, virtual museum tours, and the most powerful way to find information known to man. In 15 years. What happens to technology in the next 15 years may not simply impact learning in a typical cause-effect relationship. Rather, it might be the case that one absorbs the other, where information access, socializing ideas, and creative collaboration may be organic and completely invisible.

In 2014 Smarter MOOCs slowly correct the crude whenever, wherever models of the past, beginning to improve the credibility of eLearning. Improved blended learning models provide schools struggling to justify themselves in light of modern access to information with new options—and a new purpose.

In 2015 Adaptive computer-based testing slowly begins to replace one-size-fits-all assessment of academic proficiency. Learning simulations begin to replace direct instruction in some pilot programs. Game-Based Learning continues to be sparsely adopted, primarily used in project- based learning units and occurring on mobile devices with limited interactive inputs and screen space that compromise game-based learning’s potential. Apps will continue to supplement textbooks in some districts, replace them in others.

In 2025, Technology to promote early literacy habits is seeded by venture capitalists. This is the start of new government programs that start farming out literacy and educational programs to start-ups, entrepreneurs, app developers, and other private sector innovators. Digital literacy begins to outpace academic literacy in some fringe classrooms. Custom multimedia content is available as the private sectors create custom iTunes courses, YouTube channels, and other holding areas for content that accurately responds to learner needs. Improved tools for measuring text complexity emerge, available through the camera feature of a mobile device, among other possibilities. Open Source learning models will grow faster than those closed, serving as a hotbed for innovation in learning. Purely academic standards, such as the Common Core movement in the United States, will begin to decline. As educators seek curriculum based not on content, but on the ability to interact, self-direct, and learn, institutionally-centered artifacts of old-age academia will lose credibility. Visual data will replace numerical data as schools struggle to communicate learning results to disenfranchised family and community members.

Also, diverse learning forms will begin to supplement school —both inside, including entrepreneurial learning, invisible learning, question-based learning, and open source learning, Self-Directed Learning studios and other alternative methods of formal education for families. Personalized learning algorithms will be the de facto standard in schools that continue the traditional academic learning approach. Among other changes, this will create minor “migratory ripples” as families move in response to educational disparity.

In 2064, Biometrics—the feedback of biological responses including sweat gland stimulation, heart rate, eye position, and other data–will provide real-time learning feedback not just for educators, but for-profit organizations for the purpose of analytics, market research, and ultimately consumerism. Learning simulations begin to replace teachers, and some schools. Diverse learning forms begin to replace school just as the old-model of content– >curriculum–>data–>personalized academic learning is honed to perfection.

Schools as we know them will now be outnumbered, no longer just supplemented by eLearning, blended learning, and self- directed learning platforms, but incredible learning simulations and full-on virtual worlds.

In conclusion, remaining schools that refuse to adapt to new technology and cultural trends will cause splintering in some communities as the significant cost of technology integration increases socio-economic gaps. Seamless Heads-Up Displays will equip learners with information, feedback of performance, and social data in real time. New certificates of achievement and performance that are social, portfolio-based, and self-selected will begin to replace institutional certificates, including college degrees.

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Discover these top business opportunities to make money in Nigeria
written by Kunle Adeleye

By Kunle Adeleye

First and foremost, it is so obvious that no place can be like home, as such no place can be like Nigeria, the land of dreams and hopes, a land full of business opportunities and creative talents. There are countless of business opportunities that many Nigerians are not showing attention to, the few that pay attention to some of the opportunities are making cool cash. Though the risk is high, so also is the reward. Like I said; if you are an entrepreneur with guts to take on business challenges like Richard Branson; then this post is for u. In recent years most of the new millionaires have been young entrepreneurs and investors who have created promising businesses and invested in lucrative sectors of Nigeria’s fast-growing economies. It’s just a matter of dedication and having focus.

Doing business in Nigeria is currently viewed as one of the most lucrative business ventures, in today’s global business environment. If you are thinking of setting up a business in Nigeria and making millions of Naira from it, kindly check through these top three hottest business opportunities currently booms in Nigeria.

FASHION BUSINESS

Fashion is arguably the next big thing in Nigeria. Now it is commonplace to hear, “I want to be a fashion designer when I grow up”, alongside the professional careers like medicine, law and so on. There is no formal education or certification required to be successful in fashion business but that doesn’t make the feat any easier. You will need to have a combination of drawing, sewing, and design skills, knowledge of the fashion industry and unparalleled perseverance. Quite interestingly, there are many who have made great strides-not only in fashion designs, but in creating opportunities for other designers. We have the likes of Folake Coker, the founder of the world famous brand Tiffany Amber. We also have Kaela Kay design label, Lisa Label, Gabriella and Kelly Davids and others who are well-to-do in the fashion business. I must confess that fashion design has been embraced by all sun and sundry due to the sophistication and creativity that have been introduced by great Nigeria designers that have made Nigeria fashion what it is today, unlike before where in house design were known to be an item of the museum in the western world. Talking about fashion business, it is a broad business with many stems under; such as; clothing line, hairstylist, cosmetologists, to mention a few.

In case you’re planning to invest in this fashion business opportunity, there are things that are involved to ensure success. Do not forget an adage which says, he who fails to plan very well, will definitely plan towards a state of jeopardy. In essence, you need to have a business plan for the business to survive the test of time. Engage yourself in feasibility study regarding the business. Do not be ignorant of the fact that there is competition, there are people in the industry already and more will likely to come in after you start. Also select suitable location, some business thrives more in certain locations because of the level of consumption of the product involved and level of patronage. For example, what will it profit someone that builds a garage in a silent area? The same thing goes to fashion, location matters a lot. It is important to consider how busy an environment is, in order to ensure success in the industry.

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Graphic design is another business opportunity that you can make cool cash. Graphic designers combine art and technology to develop graphics for product illustrations, logos, and websites. They are responsible for creating design solutions that have a visual impact. The role involves listening to clients and understanding their needs before making designs decisions. Their designs are required for huge variety of products and activities, such as websites, advertising, books, magazines, posters, computer games, product packaging, exhibitions and displays, corporate communications and corporate identity. That is, they help to make an organization recognizable by selecting colour, images and logo designs that represent a particular idea or identity to be used in promotions. When using text in layouts, they collaborate closely with writers who choose the words and decide whether the words will be put into paragraphs, lists or tables.

They determine size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, and font style and size. They also liaise with external printers on a regular basis to ensure deadlines are met and material is printed to the highest quality. Graphic designers work mainly nine-to five; but deadlines may require working additional hours. Opportunities for graphic designers exist in cities throughout the country, although freelance designers can work from home.

Apart from making cool cash from graphic design, graphic design itself is everywhere. Anything that needs to be communicated that cannot be done verbally must be put into some form of design that gets a message across. Imagine life without it and it would be a strange world indeed. Everything would be in a plain white wrapper. No pictures, no text.

CATFISH AND POULTRY BUSINESS

Catfish and poultry farming belong to the top three business opportunities in Nigeria. This is because it’s an emerging business that hasn’t reached its peak or full potential. The major players in this business are usually regional players. What this means in essence is that each major player in the catfish farming industry is focused only on a particular business terrain within the geographical location of the farm. So all you need to do is to look for a region with a growing demand that haven’t been covered by a major player and situate your business there. As for poultry farming, the high demand for chicken meat and eggs has really proven that that poultry farming in Nigeria is indeed a very lucrative business. The business of rearing of chicken and producing eggs for sale has created an opportunity for some young graduates, retired civil servants and others to earn regular income and also provide employment for countless number of Nigerians. We should not forget that there are major buyers of chicken meat and eggs in the country such as; Mr. Biggs, Tantalizer, Tasty-Fried Chicken, Mr. cook, UAC, Hotels, Restaurants and then the various household nationwide. I must confess that you’re assuring of your millions when you venture into the business. Naturally, food is one of the basic necessities of man, thus making catfish and poultry farming a huge potential.

At this point, you don’t need to sit and relax, get yourself involve in one of the aforementioned business opportunities. Don’t expect manner from heaven, manner no longer fall from heaven again. It is high time you start planning for one of the businesses above and you will definitely have reasons to glorify God.