LING71-112: Megatrends and Education

Description

This subject equips students with the knowledge and skills necessary to be a teacher and an employee of the future. It examines transformations in education from the perspective of world megatrends. The science of world megatrends provides a unique insight into the ways the world and its systems are developing. The study of megatrends demonstrates how education is changing and what skills we must develop to confront its dynamic challenges. Dynamic globalisations and the digital revolution will require better preparation for increasing student diversity and digital transformations. The first part of the subject focuses on the internationalisation of education in Australia and globally. The second part explores digital transformation in education and the ways we as educators can prepare better to maximise its gains. Many aspects of world megatrends, including global education processes, have already become the fabric of our professional lives. The urgency for us, teachers, is to equip ourselves with the knowledge and skills necessary in assisting our learners in dealing with such challenges. The time is now because, following William Gibson’s quote: “The Future is already here – it’s just not very evenly distributed”.

Subject details

Learning outcomes

1. Classify, compare and explain complex issues and processes of world megatrends and how they are reflected in global education.
2. Individually and in small teams, evaluate and employ relevant knowledge to developing skills needed in a variety of practical contexts such as developing blended learning environments and developing global teacher skills.
3. Formulate a personalised teaching philosophy, to prepare for the challenges of internationalisation and digitalisation of education.
4. Employ the knowledge and skills gained in the subject to becoming a global educator and citizen, ready for the challenges of transformations demonstrated by the world megatrends.

Enrolment requirements

Subject outlines

• September 2020 [Standard - Megatrends and Education]
• September 2020 [Online - Megatrends and Education]

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