Teaching profession in 2025 -5 stories of possible futures

Workshop leaderRiina VuorikariJRC-IPTS

In the future, there will be

significant changes in

what we learn,

how we learn,

where we learn and

when we learn

Thus affecting also role of teachers

Imagining how the teaching profession

could look in 2025,

in order to challenge assumptions

and stimulate thinking

about the present

Workshop (45 min)Introduction: 5 possible futures (20 min)

1. Do you think the scenario is realistic?2. Do you think the scenario is likely to take place in 2025?

Vote (5 min):1. Hands-up for each scenario (yes, no, maybe) 2. Choose 1 scenario you are interested in talking about

Group work (15 min)

1. Decide in group: will the scenario take place in 2025? Or not?2. Formulate 2 reasons why!

Five stories of possible futures for teaching profession in 2025

Crosscutting issues

− Highlighting changes in teacher profession

− Importance of ITT and recognition as CPD

− Opening of teacher networks towards other stakeholders

− Ownership, control of data and commercialisation

− Privacy, security, safety, identity

Scenarios not mutually exclusive!

1. European Education Network (eNet): Expansion of eTwinning model

Pro’s− School exchange becomes part of initial TT and recognition of

CPD− Expansion towards more stakeholders− Safe, secure environment for teachers, students and parents to

interact− Public funding (EU) for independence and sustainability

Con’s− Centralised governance and structure − Less favorable in terms of openness, flexibility and

interoperabilty with other networks and spheres of life.

2. MyNetwork: User-centred social networking approach

Pro’s− Decentralisation and federation across networks

− Flexible, serving a diverse needs and profiles

− Wide variety and choice - Personalised approach

Con’s− Market fragmentation and individual approaches

− Favours technology proficient users – others may stay behind

− Difficult to engage parents and other stakeholders

− Formal recognition as CPD unclear

3. Intelligent Agents: Technology-focused approach

Pro’s− Almost like Amazon.com or a music recommender for teaching

− Avatar does the repetitive activities – reduction of workload

− Dealing with information overload and complexity

− Open Educational Resources

Con’s− Technology dependence: reliability, dependability, automated

suggestions and decision-making

− Trust, security, privacy,

− Private market solutions only

Scenario 4: Diversified Teaching Careers

New roles as a teacher

4. Diversified Teacher Careers: Autonomous learning & teachers as mentors

Pro’s− Autonomous learners through personalisation and taking

responsibility

− Different teaching professions: teaching in class, teaching virtually, student monitoring

Con’s− Highly dependent on use of digital technologies for organisation

and administration of learning

− Significant investment in teacher training

5. Technology meltdown: Off-line peer learning

Pro’s− The face-to-face time is valued− Collaboration is still embedded in teaching, however in different

ways

Con’s− Rotating teaching profession can have drawbacks

VoteDo you think the scenario is likely to take place in 2025?

Vote:1.Hands-up for each scenario (yes, no, maybe) 2.Choose 1 scenario you are interested in talking about

Group work (15 min)

1.Decide in group: will the scenario take place in 2025? Or not?

2.Formulate 2 reasons why!

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Scenarios for 2025 available at:

http://files.eun.org/etwinning/tellnet/Tellnet_module_SV.pdf