The Future of Learning

The Future of Learning Dr Cheryl Doig  3D Office printing “We are becoming more mobile, more connected, and more networked together. How we work is changing radically and where we work will need to change as well.” http://www.businessinsider.com/r-dubai-says-plans-worlds-first-3d-printed-office-building-2015-6?IR=T  2030 • Telesurgeon • Simplicity Expert • Nostalgist • Knowledge Navigator • Limb Printer • Commercial Drone Developer By 2030, more than 2 billion jobs will disappear. http://www.fastcoexist.com/3031225/futurist-forum/10-jobs-that-you-could-have-in-2030  Health quantified self WYOD nanobots personalised health collaboration learning analytics augmented reality haptics community care 4 Education Changes to teacher numbers... aging work force... teachers staying for shorter periods... huge growth in international schools...ubiquity... transparency... personalisation Learning Copyright 2015 www.thinkbeyond.co.nz  learning schools What is your definition of future focused? • Keeping the best of the past where it tightly links with the values we hold close. • Continuously looking outward for signals and trends; and creating feedback loops to explore blindspots, other points of view and possibilities. • Balancing the tensions of past and future with the reality of today to weave magic in ways that partner with every learner we serve and contribute to the greater good.  The 7 Principles of Learning • Learners at the centre • Social nature of learning • Emotions are integral to learning • Recognising individual differences • Stretching all students • Assessment for learning • Building horizontal connections -Source: Dumont et al, 2010 School as a LearningEcosystem Fit for purpose Adaptive Agile Complex Contextual The minute you stick your toe in the water the system has changed.  Ubiquity Seventy-five billion devices will be connected to the Internet of Things by 2020. That’s 9.4 devices for every one of the 8 billion people living just a few years from now... http://www.technologyreview.com/news/527356/business-adapts-to-a-new-style-of-computer/ http://www.technologyreview.com/news/527386/the-internet-of-you/  Education is good at absorbing revolutionary tech and turning it into something humdrum -Charles Leadbetter http://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2015/jul/09/schools-of- the-future-most-powerful-computer-brain  Diverse learners Sebasticook Valley Middle School  20 years ago Now In 20 years ConnectED Cluster: Raising student achievement through effective teacher practice Same? Different? Teacher www.thinkbeyond.co.nz  TEACHING Agents who weave learning as: – facilitators – activists – curators – knowledge experts – bridge builders – boundary spanners – role models – innovators – inquirers www.thinkbeyond.co.nz  By the end of the panel discussion there were plenty of practical tips to go with the blue sky thinking. Cox summed up most of the reflections of the evening. Her key things to remember when using tech in schools include: think about how it can be made available to all children; do not underrate other kinds of activities children can learn from; focus on creating better “self-learners”; and, perhaps most importantly, focus on getting children to improve their thinking skills. After all, Cox said, “the most powerful computer is still the brain”. http://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2015/jul/09/schools-of-the-future-most-powerful-computer-brain   Language Matters... chief awesome officer knowledge navigator innovation coach school designers change provocateurs goal counselors Teacher learning agents activators career transitionists www.thinkbeyond.co.nz  experimenting blueprint plan failure prototyping songline design nearling What we say defines us www.thinkbeyond.co.nz  Change begins the moment you ask ques%ons... Ques%ons and change happen in the same moment. How do we make students’ experiences amazing? How can we get students up to par? Simultaneity Principle www.thinkbeyond.co.nz  How might we... ...create a school that no-one wants to leave? ...involve the whole community in leading positive school change? ...create learning spaces that meet the needs of all learners? ...continually seek to be better as teachers, with less time? ...learn from early childhood practices? www.thinkbeyond.co.nz 21  Ground breaking education www.thinkbeyond.co.nz  www.thinkbeyond.co.nz  www.thinkbeyond.co.nz  www.thinkbeyond.co.nz  www.thinkbeyond.co.nz  Video from Aranui The Complexity of Change    There is nothing like a dream to create the future. Victor Hugo www.thinkbeyond.co.nz Did you get to the edge and take a peek? Think Beyond PO Box 35314 Christchurch New Zealand P +64 3 389 4216 think@thinkbeyond.co.nz www.thinkbeyond.co.nz