Five trends changing the face of education

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1 Cloud computing, ubiquitous wi-fi, and the low cost phablet

2 Digital literacies

3 Assessment for learning

4 Activist learning

5 Open badges and micro-credentials

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

Low cost ‘phablets’

1 Cloud computing, ubiquitous wi-fi, and the low cost phablet

2 Digital literacies

3 Assessment for learning

4 Activist learning

5 Open badges and micro-credentials

1 Cloud computing, ubiquitous wi-fi, and the low cost phablet

2 Digital literacies

3 Assessment for learning

4 Activist learning

5 Open badges and micro-credentials

                                         

                                    

Does this resemble any real world setting?

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Old paradigm: Assessment of learning

Content

Assessment

Learning outcomes

In the knowledge economy, content is not king. Rapid technological change requires

future-proof learning ...

… learning that lasts.

New paradigm: Assessment for learning

Learning outcomes

Assessment

Content

participatory pedagogy that fosters

authentic assessmentlearner centricity and

This new paradigm is a …

Authentic assessment … the bridge between theory and practice

Technology … creating authentic

learning environments

1 Cloud computing, ubiquitous wi-fi, and the low cost phablet

2 Digital literacies

3 Assessment for learning

4 Activist learning

5 Open badges and micro-credentials

Activist learning

• 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.

1 Cloud computing, ubiquitous wi-fi, and the low cost phablet

2 Digital literacies

3 Assessment for learning

4 Activist learning

5 Open badges and micro-credentials

Micro-credentials

Evidence for

prospective

employers

“Things take longer to happen than you think they will, and then they happen faster than you think they could”

Lawrence Summers

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