Looking into the Future

Each of these web links show a video presenting implications for education in the future:

Clip A

http://archive.futurelab.org.uk/projects/beyond-current-horizons

Clip B

http://wearethepeoplemovie.com/

When analyzing these videos it seems that the dominant messages from each clip is that there needs to be a change in the education system which will cater to the changing world and help solve global issues.  One of the implications for education is the availability and accessibility of technology, we also need to teach students how to think critically and collaboratively. Education should respond by training educators to use teaching techniques which enable pupils to work collaboratively at a global scale whilst incorporating  the use of technological resources.

The main difference with each clip is that the latter is focusing on preparing future generations to solve problems whereas the first focuses more on the importance of change and tools of the future which enable effective learning to occur. If I could use one (but only one), as stimulus with a group of teachers to consider the future of education, I would choose clip A. Clip B seems to focus more on preparing future generations to solve problems whereas Clip A does the same without suggesting how, it requires the viewer to think in depth. Clip B doesn’t motivate me as much as Clip A, which presents ideas about the importance of change and hints at tools of the future which can enable effective learning to occur. It raises questions for further discussion on how to enable learners to make a change to future scenarios and is very thought provoking. Both clips touch on the idea that teachers need to relate to pupils by learning with them, understanding their perceptions and utilizing technology to enhance understanding whilst enabling collaboration, if this the message you would like to convey to colleagues it is best to do it in a stylistic way which would appeal to the learners of today.