#learning futures

[psychnstatstutor]

How are Learning Futures Relevant to Me as a Psychology Tutor:Mentor?

How are Learning Futures Relevant to Me as a Psychology Tutor:Mentor?

Image: First Nations Holistic Learning Plan

An understanding of ‘learning futures’ is highly relevant to my needs as an online tertiary educator and as an adult student.

Knowing what 21st century students need and expect from an online education is critical to my professional development. Accessing literature and empirical research into the phenomenon of learning also contributes to my practices…

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[danielstucke]

From agent4change.net:

Within this discourse the role of schools is portrayed as being to prepare young people for this rapidly changing ‘knowledge age' by developing their ‘21st century skills', including communication, collaboration, learning to learn, and high levels of IT competence.

In ‘Learning Futures' Keri Facer describes this discourse as ‘the myth of the future', which she argues very persuasively is fundamentally flawed.

Sounds an interesting read. Really enjoyed watching Keri Facer speak at the LWF11 Conference back in January.

Learning Futures: Education, Technology and Social Change