Education 2015

Traditional Curriculum Outdated

Most Universities find that their curriculum is inappropriate for the post-industrial information economy. As the concept of employment has disappeared so too has our concept of being educated. The way we think of ourselves has changed because of new ways of living and making a living.


Teacher
The development of education over the past four centuries has placed primacy of head over body, and of text over all other modalities. Will the plastic multi-dimensional communications technologies of the future reunite mind and body or increase alienation?


Teacher
I'm sure we all use sources of information out of real need, like when we're about to travel. Isn't education about quality of life?


Teacher
Education for work! Education for leisure! or perhaps education just for the sheer fun of doing it?


Philospher
Before long, our current perception of work will be proved laughable - when will be finally realise that full employment is not a viable target? We will be looking at a society that has ready access to multiple learning experiences which will encourage a dilution of learning due to the generalist, user-controlled learning path.


Teachers
Young people know that they need to be flexible learners, they won't want to be hemmed in by time and distance. They won't put up with an outdated curriculum.


Teacher
Maybe an educated person is someone who understands that knowledge is nothing if you donŐt build or choose your own learning process.