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Kozhikode, 1 October 2016
The Future of Learning:Five trends that could change the face of Indian
education
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“Time has come to show India’s strength to the world. Let’s recognise our demographic dividend and present the image of a skilled India.”
Prelude: A short history of
the future of learning
A 19th century vision of the year 2000
The History of the Future of Education – Audrey Watters, hackeducation.com (Feb 2015)
‘The Push-Button School of Tomorrow’ (from 1958)
Early visions from Silicon Valley of the personal computer in the classroom (1982)
The ‘2004 home computer’ in 1954
The ‘home computer’ in 2014
Trend #1:Improving access to better
Internet connectivitythrough mobile
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
Low cost ‘phablets’
The global story
Source: Global Mobile Economy Report 2015
Source: Global Mobile Economy Report 2015
• 2nd highest ownership globally• Fastest growing in Asia-Pac• Most addicted users globally
Trend #2:Burgeoning growth of
Open Educational Resources
(OER)
Virtual life is real life
They have norecollection of life B.G.
Why OER matters …
State of the Commons Report 2015
Trend #3:Growing demand for
21st century skills
Taking notes: 20th century
(2015)
Image credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ransomtech/6165842051/
Being a geek is not a prerequisite
Trend #4:Assessment
for (not of) learning
Does this resemble any real world setting?
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In the knowledge economy, content is not king
Rapid technological change requiresfuture-proof learning ...
… learning that lasts.
Old paradigm: Assessment of learning
Content
Assessment
Learning outcomes
New paradigm: Assessment for learning
Learning outcomes
Assessment
Content
• Learning is creation, not
consumption.
• Knowledge is not something a learner absorbs, but something a learner creates
Authentic assessment … the bridge between theory and practice
Technology … creating authentic
learning environments
Image credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rhonddal/16105070028/
• Participation in activism is learning rather than merely leading to learning
• Participating in activism means changing consciousness, not only on the part of the students who contribute to it, but also the community who benefit from their work.
http://www.dfcworld.com/
Trend #5:A shift toward
competency-basededucation
Evidence for
prospective
employers
Micro-credentials
Q&A
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