Session 1 Emerging trends in education.pptx

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1. Emerging trends in EDUCATION Session 1

2. The New Education World Education in the 21 st Century needs to be: more flexible student centered outcome and skill based

3. What has necessitated the change?

4. change agents

5. Change Agent 1: 4 th Industrial Revolution

6. What is 4 th IR? 4 th IR in the education sector is modeled after the World Economic Forum and is defined as the integration of human and technology intelligent systems that are fusing the physical, digital, and biological worlds with unprecedented consequences across different education disciplines, and pose significant challenges on how we learn, teach, and work World Economic Forum. The Future of Jobs Report 2018; Insight Report; World Economic Forum: Geneva, Switzerland, 2018 .

7. Change Agent 2: New Skill sets Critical thinking and problem solving Collaboration across networks and leading by influence Agility and adaptability Initiative and entrepreneurialism Effective oral and written communication A ccessing and analyzing information C uriosity and imagination

8. World Economic Forum, 2020

9. Change Agent 3: Human Diversity It’s about time the education ecosystem (grade school to university) recognize that they must build cross cultural competencies in students who will represent the future workforce.  Students who are exposed to diversity and inclusive curriculum in the classroom will be able to explore social problems, accommodate diverse perspectives and improve critical thinking skills.  https:// www.huffpost.com/entry/the-role-of-education-in-advancing-a-diversity and_b_5a556ad1e4b0baa6abf16267

10. Change Agent 4: Covid-19 Pandemic 1.6 billion students affected worldwide 463 million students could not access remote learning. 38% of them were in South Asia Learning losses from COVID-19 could cost this generation of students close to $17 trillion in lifetime earnings World Bank-UNESCO, 2021 https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/learning-losses-covid-19-could-cost-generation-students-close-17-trillion-lifetime

11. Curriculum: teaching and learning

12. Emergent Trends in Education Education and the curriculum should prepare students for workplace, citizenship and daily living . There is an increased emphasis on skill based education in curriculum for lifelong learning, employment and social participation.

13. Emergent Trends in Education An interdisciplinary approach to learning is increasingly encouraged An increased emphasis is placed on relevance, flexibility, needs, and competence in curriculum delivery The matrimony of curriculum and technology is inevitable

14. Emergent Trends in Education There is growing emphasis on outcome and competency based education There is a movement towards alternative learning pathways : online, blended and hybrid forms of learning Others: Reinforcing the role of parents, families, and communities in children’s learning. Ensuring teachers have support and access to high-quality professional development opportunities . (UNICEF, 2021)

15. BBC, ‘The coronavirus effect on Pakistan’s digital divide’ – accessed 22 January 2021 Hans , V. Basil and Crasta , Shawna J., Digitalization in the 21st Century - Impact on Learning and Doing Things (April 2, 2019). Journal of Global Economy, 15(1), 12-23, 2019, Available at SSRN: https:// ssrn.com/abstract=3367761 Jackson, L. (2016). Globalization and education. In  Oxford research encyclopedia of education . References 4. Olibie , E. (2013). Emergent global curriculum trends: Implications for teachers as facilitators of curriculum change.  Journal of education and practice ,  4 (5), 161-167.