[Yr11 Information Technology] Hype Cycle

[Donna Benjamin]

Interesting!

Lindy is actually giving a keynote at the VITTA conf on Wed 21 Nov.
Her talk is titled "Rethinking internet interaction - the 3D revolution"
For the full abstract check the programme online...

http://www.vitta.org.au/2007/wednesday

I've attached a pic of lindy - and her Second Life self too!

Lindy also developed the pencil metaphor as a way of talking about technology in education
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/lindy/pencil/pencil.htm

cheers
Donna

----- "Roland Gesthuizen" <rgesthuizen at gmail.com> wrote:
> Here is a cross post from Lindy on the QLD GIL list. Although she
> mentioned
> it in relation to Second Life, it may be of interest to year 11
> teachers
> covering IT issues or eLearning coordinators trying to see beyond the
> hyperbole that often engulfs new technologies or educational
> initiatives.
> 
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> 
> Regards Roland
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> 
> Hype Cycles: What is a Hype Cycle?
> 
> A Hype Cycle is a graphic representation of the maturity, adoption
> and
> business application of specific technologies.
> 
> Since 1995, Gartner has used Hype Cycles to characterize the
> over-enthusiasm
> or "hype" and subsequent disappointment that typically happens with
> the
> introduction of new technologies (see Understanding Gartner's Hype
> Cycles)
> for an introduction to the Hype Cycle concepts). Hype Cycles also show
> how
> and when technologies move beyond the hype, offer practical benefits
> and
> become widely accepted.
> <http://www.gartner.com/pages/story.php.id.8795.s.8.jsp>
> What are the 5 phases of a Hype Cycle?
> 
> 1. "Technology Trigger"
> The first phase of a Hype Cycle is the "technology trigger" or
> breakthrough,
> product launch or other event that generates significant press and
> interest.
> 
> 2. "Peak of Inflated Expectations"
> In the next phase, a frenzy of publicity typically generates
> over-enthusiasm
> and unrealistic expectations. There may be some successful
> applications of a
> technology, but there are typically more failures.
> 
> 3. "Trough of Disillusionment"
> Technologies enter the "trough of disillusionment" because they fail
> to meet
> expectations and quickly become unfashionable. Consequently, the
> press
> usually abandons the topic and the technology.
> 
> 4. "Slope of Enlightenment"
> Although the press may have stopped covering the technology, some
> businesses
> continue through the "slope of enlightenment" and experiment to
> understand
> the benefits and practical application of the technology.
> 
> 5. "Plateau of Productivity"
> A technology reaches the "plateau of productivity" as the benefits of
> it
> become widely demonstrated and accepted. The technology becomes
> increasingly
> stable and evolves in second and third generations. The final height
> of the
> plateau varies according to whether the technology is broadly
> applicable or
> benefits only a niche market.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
> http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au
> 
> "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can
> change
> the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead


-- 
Donna Benjamin
Conference Co-ordinator
2007 VITTA Conference and Expo
Rethinking Education: You say you want a revolution?
19-21 November, The Grandstand, Flemington Racecourse
http://www.vitta.org.au/2007

Victorian IT Teachers Association Inc
T: +61 3 9495 6836
F: +61 3 9495 6834
E: donna at vitta.org.au
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