What if an education option were to come along that delivered a superior learning experience, challenging, not only what we learn, but how we learn it?
Welcome to 2019 – a world where, through technological disruption, the role of our future workforce will be unrecognisable. How do we prepare them for this uncertain future and ensure they are equipped to adapt to change and evolve throughout their careers? For starters, as teachers we need to adapt to change and evolve throughout our careers. We need to realise that, through the internet of things, artificial intelligence and mixed reality, we can personalise learning and excite curiosity. We can bring relevance to our students’ journey by empowering them with more than content knowledge and a certificate.
Ironically, most of us were left uninspired during our schooling, yet when we get the chance to do it better, we choose to teach exactly as we were taught. As teachers, if we are too afraid to experiment and challenge the status quo, how can we expect our students to learn the value of taking risks and learning new things?
Revolutions are born from ideas that start small and ultimately go on to change the world. Working in a small school, I have come to realise that we have the ideal opportunity to revolutionise – we can give our teachers the freedom to share ideas, work together and innovate.
If we reimagine our purpose, we can fulfil our pledge as educators – because education, when done right, should have a profound effect on the lives of our students.
By Tamryn Collins, Marketing Manager and Educator at Oakridge College.