The future for teaching and learning

Graham Holden

Learning and Teaching Exchange Workshop

8th January 2015

Session Aims

This session aims to provide an opportunity to:

Reflect on the changing context for learning and teaching and what this means for the university

Consider what will learning and teaching will be like in 2020

In light of this consider the University's strategic themes and priorities

Session Aims

This session aims to provide an opportunity to:

Reflect on the changing context for learning and teaching and what this means for the university

Consider what will learning and teaching will be like in 2020

In light of this consider the University's strategic themes and priorities

Back to the future

It is 2020 and you have the chance to travel back 5 years and offer your younger self advice on how to respond to future changes to learning and teaching.

But there has been so much change where will you start and what do you wish you had known in 2015?

From the mobile phone and Twitter to video games, Facebook and YouTube, digital media are changing the way that young people play, socialise and learn in the 21st century. Rethinking Learning: The 21st Century Learner | MacArthur Foundation

What do you think will be the defining features of learning and teaching in 2020? What does that mean for what we are doing now?

Microsoft Offices, SydneyCampfire set up

The Changing Learning Landscape21st century learners

A vision for the future of teaching and learning in 2020

This animation was developed by the University of Technology in Sydney - it demonstrates how the philosophy behind teaching and learning at UTS integrates with the development of their estate, the use of learning technologies and reflects the nature of their (professional courses).

What will teaching and learning at Sheffield Hallam look like in 2020 ?

Strategy 2020Learning and TeachingThemes and priorities

• Continued development and improvement of the quality of our courses and the innovative ways in which they are delivered

• Systematically developing our students' skills and capabilities

• Strong connections between teaching, research and professional practice

• Committing to provide excellence in learning and teaching

• Focusing on the quality of student contact

• Learning technologies are an integral part of all our courses

• Developing and extending our learning spaces

Thank you ..