Futuring in Education

Giovanna MonceauxEd505 – Future of Education

Jennifer Wojcik

Educational Organization

- WHS -500 Students from 13 to 18 yrs-old with Different social and ethnic background.

- Increased us of technologies.

- Classroom re-arranged.

- More personalized instruction.

2011 Horizon Report Important tool to demonstrate how

important technology is becoming. People are spoiled, they want

everything Fast and Now!• BUT Tablets, kindles and ipads make

information much quicker but take away the simple joys of life such as relaxing while truly appreciating a book.

Futuring and Scenarios

Pros and Cons• Both Pros and Cons are important

factors to consider.• Pro = ability and desire for

improvement = enthusiasm towards

technology• Cons = inability to deal with wrong

predictions = inability to adjust to changes

2060 Salman Kahn’s prediction of

education• NOW - The teacher lectures students who

take notes and will have to pass a test at the end of the course. 

• IN 2060 - Education will be more active for the student.  In 50 years it will change into a completely 'active, discovery and creative model'. Education will be characterized by less mental labor, but more creativity and innovation using technology and projects. 

Some problems may arise in the prediction:

• Population is aging• Technology will sharpen the gap poor-

rich• Decrease of funds due to decrease of

# of students

Importance of Creativity

• Creativity can be taught, guided and encouraged.

• Our parents and ourselves, have always done the mistake to want our children grown fast, mature and following rules.

• The biggest mistake a parent does that limits creativity is to encourage them to color inside the lines, instead of letting their imagination freely express.

Where is education going? 2017

Scenario!Gap rich-poor increases

2017 Scenario

-Instruction becomes more individualized

-Students become more independent

-Less teachers needed and more counselors

-More projects versus tests

-Each student will have a computer assigned

References• Mietzner, D. and Reger, G. (2005) Advantages

and disadvantages of scenario approaches for strategic foresight, Int. J. Technology Intelligence and Planning, Volume 2, pp. 220–239

• SMART Technologies. (n.d.). SMART board interactive whiteboards improve pedagogy and student engagement. Retrieved December 15, 2012, from http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/research/international_research/canada/interimfindings_unbresearchbrief.pdf