Future of Learning at EBU Conference 2011

The future of learning EBU conference, Luzern, Switzerland May 3rd 2011 Matthijs Leendertse

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What’s in your bag?

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“Five years from now on the web for free you’ll be able to find the best lectures in the world. It will be better than any single university”.


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School in 1900 School in 2011

What is the future of learning?


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Agenda

!  May I present Bruno and Joshua

!  Future of learning: main trends

!  What does this mean for Public Service Broadcasters, or rather Public Service Media?


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May I present... personas Bruno and Joshua


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!  Persona research: think from a human perspective and think outside your own perspective

Bruno Joshua


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School? Forget it! I’m

not going back there!

Why don’t they teach you at uni what you need to find a job?

Labour markets are changing rapidly

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Rising skills mismatch

!  52% thinks that graduates in 2025 will lack crucial skills, which companies will more and more solve themselves.

!  88% indicates it is impossible for formal to anticipate to all changes in society and in the labour market, making life long learning a necessity and increasing importance of non-formal and informal learning.

!  81% expresses that more cooperation is needed between learning systems and employers.

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Europe is ageing fast

“The size of Western and Central Europe’s labour force is 227 million. In the absence of immigration and at constant labour force participation rates this labour force would shrink to 201 million in 2025 and to 160 million in 2050”.

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Ageing population

!  Increase productivity: work smarter

!  Decrease time in formal learning, combine work and learning

!  Work longer

!  Intergenerational cooperation and learning

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Emerging skills

Technical skills and

knowledge

Self Management /

Regulation skills

Social / Soft skills

Complex information

problem solving skills

Find, evaluate and use information

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!  Requirement !  Continuously updating

oneself


knowledge

Self Management /

Regulation skills


Complex information


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Emerging skills

!  Planning, balancing private & work life

!  Taking responsibility


knowledge

Self Management /

Regulation skills


Complex information


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Emerging skills

!  Cooperation !  Intercultural skills etc.


knowledge

Self Management /

Regulation skills


Complex information


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Emerging skills

!  Individual learning paths, materials and pedagogies that appeal to the needs of the learner NOT the institution.

!  Continuous monitoring of individual achievements but also of needs

Learning will become personalised

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Learning as a Chinese buffet


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EA Active 2 voor XBox Kinect


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Teachers will still be there

!  but more to guide you... !  and come from many different places... !  including intelligent software


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Assessment: failing forward


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Accreditation

!  42% thinks that practical experience will be more recognised in 2025, and will even become more important than degrees and qualifications. 28% disagrees.

!  “There will be ways to get accredited for learning outside of formal institutions.” (Stoyanov et al, 2010).

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Bill Gates

No matter how you came about your knowledge, you should get credit for it.

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There will also be much more technology


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Helping us with personalisation, assessement, simulations, cooperation etc

Public Service Media and the future of learning

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Horseless carriage syndrome: need for new content


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Interactive

Personalised

Simulation

Failing Forward

Collaborative

Linear TV for learning is outdated

Be present where and when your users want to learn

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Provide for all segments in society


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Some final remarks

!  Focus on your core strengths while building new content: (didactical) quality, brand, public trust, long experience.

!  Redefine ‘public’ in an environment where a myriad of suppliers offers (free) digital educational content.

!  Don’t be afraid to share and embrace open educational resources, especially as public service media.

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Thank you for your attention

!  Matthijs Leendertse

!  [email protected]

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