Question:
Based
on your experience as a learner, what do you think you will be able to get out
of this course? And what ideas do you already have about the future of
education?
I
feel this course will provide me with a better-rounded view of the ecosystem of
approaches surrounding learning. I will be able to incorporate some of the
ideas shared in the lectures, readings, and forums into my own practice. I have
been working as a facilitator for more than twenty years and have experienced
the organic nature of the teaching/learning complex and how it is informed and
shaped by contributions from different disciplines ranging from psychology to
neuroscience.
In
regards to the future of education, I feel the exponential rate of change we
are experiencing calls for a different focus. I read a World Economic Forum report
released earlier this year where after analyzing the impact of technology in
the workforce, they have concluded learning institutions should provide people
with adaptive skills that will help them better navigate the changing world.
Interestingly enough, the emphasis is put in soft skills and metacognitive
strategies. The world is changing fast and
so is our identity as species. We as educators should provide our students with
tools that will help us all create a new narrative of purpose, a new chapter in
the book of life. I could not be more excited.
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