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Optimising future opportunities for your child

Optimising future opportunities for your child . Erica McWilliam Montessori International College, Sippy Downs, 20 June, 2013. Education: more important than ever. Better lifestyle Better health Less likely to be unemployed Bigger pay-packet More chance of re-engagement

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Optimising future opportunities for your child

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  1. Optimising future opportunities for your child Erica McWilliam Montessori International College, Sippy Downs, 20 June, 2013

  2. Education: more important than ever Better lifestyle Better health Less likely to be unemployed Bigger pay-packet More chance of re-engagement More community infrastructure

  3. Education: less relevant than ever Credentials are ‘tick box’ items Global marketplace means new competitors Creative capital is worth more Learning best done through ‘peer-to-peer’ networks We are more ignorant than ever Unpredictable futures mean that traditional templates are not as valuable

  4. Data Transformation: the 4 Vs Volume Variety Velocity Veracity

  5. Jodie, 19 years • Born in 1994, same year as the internet • 1996: Hotmail • 1998: Google • 1999: Napster • 2000: DVD mass market in Aust • 2001: iPod and xBox, • 2007: iPhone and Playstation3 and Tumblr • 2008: Facebook, Twitter and iPad • 2010: Youtube is primary source of info – Jodie has never watched the news on free to air TV - the world looks like Youtube to Jodie. • 2012: Snapchat

  6. Good News Bad News • Technology is getting smarter • They will need to be much smarter too

  7. Good News Bad News • Technology is getting smarter • Technology getting cheaper • They will need to be much smarter too • Too much ‘stuff’ – storage and disposal a big problem

  8. Good News Bad News • Technology is getting smarter • Technology getting cheaper • They will have more chances to be creative and connected • They will need to be much smarter too • Too much ‘stuff’ – storage and disposal a big problem • A global job market means very high level of competence and competition

  9. Good News Bad News • Technology is getting smarter • Technology getting cheaper • They will have more chances to be creative and connected • Many diseases are being eradicated by modern science – means longer, healthier life • They will need to be much smarter too • Too much ‘stuff’ – storage and disposal a big problem • A global job market means very high level of competence and competition • New ‘superbugs’ mean new diseases and poverty likely to get worse

  10. Good News Bad News • Technology is getting smarter • Technology getting cheaper • They will have more chances to be creative and connected • Many diseases are being eradicated by modern science – means longer, healthier life • Passion, kindness and ethical behaviour still matter • They will need to be much smarter too • Too much ‘stuff’ – storage and disposal a big problem • A global job market means very high level of competence and competition • New ‘superbugs’ mean new diseases and poverty likely to get worse • In the era of Big Data, most information is untrustworthy – they need to be both keen and sceptical

  11. Good News Bad News • Technology is getting smarter • Technology is getting cheaper and more global • They will have more chances to be creative and connected • Many diseases are being eradicated by modern science – means they will live longer, healthier lives • Passion, kindness and ethical behaviour still matter • Valuing their own abilities and capacity to learn is vital • They will also need to be smarter • Too much ‘stuff’ – storage and disposal a big problem • A global job market means very high level of competence and competition • New ‘superbugs’ mean new diseases and poverty likely to get worse • In the era of Big Data, most information is untrustworthy – they need to be both keen and sceptical • Being too self-focused can make them more vulnerable when setbacks occur

  12. Global Labour Markets High end personal services High end impersonal services Low end personal services Low end impersonal services

  13. Global Labour Markets High end personal services High end impersonal services Low end personal services Low end impersonal services

  14. Global Labour Markets High end personal services High end impersonal services Low end personal services Low end impersonal services

  15. Global Labour Markets High end personal services High end impersonal services Low end personal services Low end impersonal services

  16. Global Labour Markets High end personal services High end impersonal services Outsourcing Low end personal services Low end impersonal services

  17. Work Futures • “Only a certain kind of individual can prosper in unstable fragmentary social conditions.” (Richard Sennett) • “People who need managing are no longer employable.” (Lee Crockett) • “Low level routine transactions are no longer required.”(Daniel Pink) • “The most valuable workers are creative thinkers whose ideas can be turned into valuable products and services.” (Richard Florida)

  18. High Concept/High Touch story design function argument focus symphony logic empathy seriousness accumulation play meaning

  19. Getting serious about Play “Play will be to the 21st century what work was to 300 years of industrial society – our dominant way of knowing, doing and creating value.” (Pat Kane, The Play Ethic)

  20. Teaching in ‘Truth Mode’ • Knowledge is an accumulation of known facts and concepts • Facts are best organised through disciplines • Instruction is the most promising strategy • Memory and imitation are useful • Answers are right or wrong • Test results measure success • Best evidence of learning = exam results

  21. Teaching in ‘Design Mode’ • What is this idea good for? • What does it do and fail to do? • Does it have a future? • How could it be improved? • What is the value-add?

  22. The challenge Performance culture • Content-driven • Test-oriented • Packaged in advance • Pencil and paper • Imitative routines • Credential is the prize • Discipline-focused Learning culture • Capacity building • Personalised • Self-managed • Focus is on the journey • Virtual and ‘real’ have equal status • Open-ended • Creative

  23. Knowledge Work Mandated Knowledge • data ‘at rest’ • certain • agreed • evidence-base strong • largely individual • social context irrelevant • correct answers Dynamic Knowledge • data ‘in motion’ • tentative • often contested • evidence-base is weak • mainly collaborative • social context is relevant • better questions

  24. Self-Managing Learners • Self-critical diagnosticians – not needy of constant affirmation • Keen and sceptical users of data, not passive consumers of information • Pay 50/50 attention to learning and performing • “Know what to do when they don’t know what to do” • Take risks and try new things, mix and match, assemble, edit • See obstacles are challenges • Work well in team situations

  25. Self-managers with creative learning portfolios will be better prepared for the future than those who rely solely on formal educational credentials.

  26. Email:e.mcwilliam@qut.edu.auWebsite: http://www.ericamcwilliam.com.au/

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