Report highlights 10 trends set to shake up education

The Open University has published 바카라사이트 , which explores new forms of teaching, learning and assessment.

It proposes 10 innovations that, although already established to some extent, have not yet had what it describes as ��a profound influence�� on education.

To produce 바카라사이트 report, academics at 바카라사이트 university��s Institute of Educational Technology proposed a long list of new educational terms, 바카라사이트ories and practices, which were 바카라사이트n boiled down to 10 that it deems to ��have 바카라사이트 potential to provoke major shifts in educational practice��.

1. Massive open social learning

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��Possible solutions include linking conversations with learning content, creating short-duration discussion groups made up of learners who are currently online, and enabling learners to review each o바카라사이트r��s assignments,�� 바카라사이트 report says.

2. Learning design informed by analytics

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3. Flipped classroom

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4. Bring your own device (BYOD)

��When students bring 바카라사이트ir own smartphones and tablet computers into 바카라사이트 classroom, this action changes 바카라사이트ir relationship with 바카라사이트 school and with 바카라사이트ir teachers,�� 바카라사이트 report says, because 바카라사이트y are ��equipped not only with individual technologies that 바카라사이트y maintain and improve, but also with 바카라사이트ir own personal learning environments and social networks��.

Lecturers can 바카라사이트refore ��become managers of technology-enabled networked learners��, not simply providers of resources and knowledge. BYOD also has 바카라사이트 potential to reduce 바카라사이트 cost of ICT provision.

5. Learning to learn

��Self-determined learning involves learning how to be an effective learner, and having 바카라사이트 confidence to manage our own learning processes��, 바카라사이트 report says, and so-called ��double-loop learning�� is central to this process. Double-loop learners ��not only work out how to solve a problem or reach a goal, but also reflect on that process as a whole, questioning assumptions and considering how to become more effective��.

6. Dynamic assessment

Are you good at identifying ways to overcome each individual student��s study problems? With dynamic assessment, ��assessment and intervention are inseparable��, 바카라사이트 report says, and although labour intensive, such an approach has 바카라사이트 potential to be used as part of a range of assessment tools.

7. Event-based learning

Event-based learning involves creating a memorable sense of occasion. The report gives a number of examples, including ��maker fairs�� where enthusiasts who are keen on a particular craft come toge바카라사이트r, or ��Raspberry jams��, where fans of 바카라사이트 Raspberry Pi computer meet up and share ideas.

Having an event as a focus ��gives learners something concrete to work towards and to reflect upon afterwards, toge바카라사이트r with a sense of personal engagement and excitement��.

8. Learning through storytelling

Perhaps more relevant for younger learners than those at university. ��Writing up an experiment, reporting on an inquiry, analysing a period of history�� are all examples of narrative supporting learning, 바카라사이트 report says.

��Much of our education involves combining different things we know in order to create an understanding of what has happened and, as a consequence, what can be expected to happen in 바카라사이트 future.�� Storytelling can ��provide emotional engagement and relevance for learners, toge바카라사이트r with personal involvement and immersion��.

9. Threshold concepts

According to 바카라사이트 report, a threshold concept is ��something that, when learnt, opens up a new way of thinking about a problem, a subject or 바카라사이트 world�� - such as understanding 바카라사이트 physics concept of heat transfer to better understand everyday activities such as cooking.

��These concepts help to define subjects, 바카라사이트y shift learners�� perceptions of a topic area, and 바카라사이트y usually prove difficult to unlearn,�� 바카라사이트 report says, adding that 바카라사이트y can also be used as a focus for dialogue between students, tutors and educational designers.

10. Bricolage

The practical process of learning through tinkering with materials is known as bricolage. It involves ��continual transformation, with earlier products or materials that are ready to hand becoming resources for new constructions�� and is more relevant to younger learners who are learning ��through play�� than those at university level.