Can Education Afford to Ignore Global Trends

There are Global Trends acting on theworld of education - can we afford toignore them?

Michael CoghlanTAFESA22/11/12

GLOBAL TRENDS (NMC sponsored retreat on

The Future of Education)

• Work is increasingly Global and Collaborative

• People learn anywhere, anytime (BYOD – bring your own device)

• Mobile

• Openness — content, resources, courses, research, attitudes

• The CLOUD

• Ownership (copyright) and privacy

• Access, and Scale are redefining what we mean by quality and success (MOOCS)

• Notion of literacy is being redefined (multi- or transliteracy)

• Rise of Informal Learning

• New Business Models

What do we mean by DISRUPTIVE?

Courtesy of Greg Whitby

Employability Skills (VET sector)

• Communication • Teamwork • Problem Solving • Initiative and Enterprise • Planning and Organising • Self-management • Learning • Technology

Employability Skills

• Communication • Teamwork • Problem Solving • Initiative and Enterprise • Planning and Organising • Self-management • Learning • Technology

Graduate Attributes (Higher Ed)

• Creativity• Communication• Teamwork• Leadership• Collaboration• Information Literate• Initiative• Problem solving

Graduate Attributes

• Creativity• Communication• Teamwork• Leadership• Collaboration• Information Literate• Initiative• Problem solving


HOW FAR SHOULD WE MOVE?

NOW IT’S YOUR TURN

GLOBAL TRENDS (NMC sponsored retreat on

The Future of Education)

• Work is increasingly Global and Collaborative

• People learn anywhere, anytime (BYOD – bring your own device)

• Mobile

• Openness — content, resources, courses, research, attitudes

• The CLOUD

• Ownership (copyright) and privacy

• Access, and Scale are redefining what we mean by quality and success (MOOCS)

• Notion of literacy is being redefined (multi- or transliteracy)

• Rise of Informal Learning

• New Business Models

Can Education Afford to Ignore Global Trends

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