The seventh Innovating Pedagogy 2019 report from The Open University highlights ten trends in teaching, learning and assessment for an interactive world. One of these may be of interest to designers, since it considers how studio pedagogy is becoming more prevalent, through the use of Virtual Studios.
The report has been written in collaboration with the Centre for the Science of Learning and Technology (SLATE) in Norway, and is free to download at www.open.ac.uk/innovating
The ten trends are:
Playful learning
Evoke creativity, imagination and happiness
Learning with robots
Use software assistants and robots as partners for conversation
Decolonising learning
Recognize, understand, and challenge the ways in which our world is shaped by colonialism
Drone-based learning
Develop new skills, including planning routes and interpreting visual clues in the landscape
Learning through wonder
Spark curiosity, investigation, and discovery
Action learning
Team-based professional development that addresses real and immediate problems
Virtual studios
Hubs of activity where learners develop creative processes together
Place-based learning
Look for learning opportunities within a local community and using the natural environment
Making thinking visible
Help students visualize their thinking and progress
Roots of empathy
Develop children’s social and emotional understanding
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