Exploring the Future and the VUCA World in Education

Monday, August 2 - 6:30 pm

Jillian Darwish - Presentation Slide Link

Exploring the Future and the VUCA World in Education, hosted by Jillian Darwish from KnowledgeWorks, was a thought-provoking presentation in which participants were asked to envision the future and try to grasp how rapidly evolving innovations will undoubtedly affect the future generation of learners. Here are five main takeaways from this presentation:

1. Change to technology and innovation is occurring at a rapid pace.
2. The age of information overload is upon us; the key is figuring out how to filter out and process the most important information.
3. We live in a world where information is available 24/7 and at lightning speed. The research community is going to have to adapt to this need for instant information.
4. The technology that is being used and created will allow learners to connect with other learners around the world to create collaborations and shared experiences on a scale larger than has ever been used before.
5. There is no telling how technology, innovation and the environment will ultimately affect the future of education; all we know is that we must be prepared to adapt our practice to the unthinkable.

Please comment on the above 5 takeaways, and feel free to add in your own thoughts and ideas.