future of education: what is it?

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More of the same


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More of the same or this?


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Knowledge is growing exponentially Digital technologies have created the biggest discontinuity in higher education in perhaps the last 500 yearsFoundation of knowledge generation has forever changed Velocity of knowledge is accelerating Exponential growth of knowledge leads to massive career specialization we are in the midst of a fundamental structural organizational and career change By 2020 or sooner, it will be all about "just-in-time knowledge”Report: The Future of Education – Jim CarrollKnowledge acquisition is changing radically, UNESCO Declaration states


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Rapid knowledge obsolescence Rapid knowledge emergence Disappearance of existing careers Rapid emergence of new careers Ongoing need for continuous knowledge replenishment More and more on-line coursesHybrid of face-to-face and digital educationMigration of knowledge generation further away from academia Massively increased challenge from overseas knowledge generation Fast emergence of new micro-careers Economy that succeeds through knowledge deployment Fundamental transformation in the role of educational institutionsReport: The Future of Education – Jim Carroll


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Home schoolingGlobal education sourcingTemporary careersPerpetual studentsRemote and flexible learningEconomic well-beingRe-trainingiPod generation … RetirementStudents as customers/partners

“On average, students in online learningconditions performed better than thosereceiving face-to-face instruction.”This is not yet commonly accepted wisdom,

butthings are changing quickly!

Source: SRI & U.S. Dept of Education


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Individualised E-lessonsTexting/Tweeting/Social mediaVirtual 3D classrooms/schools SimulationGamesiPad? / Google / Twitter / YouTube / Second LifeTBA …Web 3.0 …Learning on the move (Podcasting)Augmented realityInteractive whiteboards Tailored curriculaDirect foreign language translationCloud computingElectronic education networks


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Education at all levels has become terribly expensiveBiggest costs are faculty, and the biggest cost of faculty are benefits, including health insurance and retirementUncertaintyEnd of full employment?More affordable educationFor profit educationMarket competitionAdjusted curricula to assist job findingECOnomicsJust-in-time/Lean thinkingResearch universities under threatGrant making cutbacksLower college costsPhilanthropyNew course payment models

-microfinance …


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Students share more riskEducationalists dumb-down

Students look for cheaper alternatives


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Elite brand names expand globally and virtuallyConvenient mega-universitiesNiche universities focus on multi-cultural. Regional or local issues


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Political• Economic uncertainties• New measures and models

for success?• But, slow to change

Environment• Green/Waste/Pollution/

Recycling• Environmental education• Digital paper• ICT energy use


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Competition for studentsTalent shortages (Tech, new jobs ..)Ageing western populationsAsia talent shiftMigration/Reverse migrationUbiquitous cell devicesPoverty reduction


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HealthBio, nano and brain scienceClean energiesRoboticsSecurityEducationEntrepreneurshipTransportAgricultureEnvironment/sustainabilityCrime

But, technology replaces many scientists!

Personal exercise: think about what careers/industries will likely be lost in your lifetime!


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Large-scale transformation toward a more participatory form of learningInfrastructure costsBroader learning outcomes Innovation, S&T and global knowledge, information literacy and quant reasoningElectronic accreditationCustomizationCollaboration/partnershipsMoodle et al

But no international experience!


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Live group study and adaptive solo practice Real-time study roomsLarge libraries of relevant courseworkCurriculum expertsCompetitive scoringProgress chartsGoogle App$99 per year BIG DATA!


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Classrooms and libraries become more virtual and more spread out.Proliferation of off-site “campuses” that can be located in any number of places, including Starbucks, etc.


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UniversitiesCollegesSchoolsPublishers …

FacultiesProfessorsTeachersStudents…

Could physical graduation ceremonies be a thing of the past?


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Green/lean credentials• Increasing electronic delivery• Laser-focus on core

competencies• Maximising use of

infrastructure space• Reducing costs• New financial models• Green credentials• Creativity

Learner-centred pedagogy• Base on attaining performance

goals• Repertoire of teaching

strategies and skills requiring teachers who can instruct, facilitate, guide, and support as needed

• Interdisciplinary and project -based work to help students learn how to draw on multiple disciplines and recognise the interdependence of various systems

• Authenticity - engage students by appealing to their existing passions and interests, integrating real-life experiences into lessons and taking learning beyond the classroom into the community, environment and virtual worlds


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Creative Molecular EconomySmart Phones Creating Ping-Pong Effects

Transformational LeadershipIpad2 “Analogous Complexity”

Khan AcademyIdentifying Weak Signals Chaos, Complexity, Ecology

Futures Generative DialogueScience of Networks Adaptive Planning

Exponential Change

Future Basics 2020 ProfessionsLearning Guide Social Networks

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Cognitive Brain Research Targeted LearningModular Knowledge Virtual Reality History-Future Analogies

Appreciative Inquiry Holistic SystemsSelf-directed learning

Unlearning Uplearning BiomimicryConceptual Evaluation

Continuous Innovation Access Points Interdependency Biological Organization

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