Conscious or not, we are in the midst of a technological revolution; incredible advances in the capacity of computers, big data, block chain and the development of artificial intelligence are making big changes in the labor market, so the skills required in people to enter the labor market are different today than a few years ago, being more specific and going beyond what is taught in traditional schools.
So we must ask ourselves, how should we prepare future generations? What skills will people need to compete in the labor market?
The new generations need ways of learning that are more appropriate to their context. Image credit: pixabay.com.
It is not an easy question to answer, but technology is undoubtedly the key to transform learning.
Perhaps we can realize that the tools we have available today at our fingertips on our cell phones alone were unthinkable a few decades ago, our children are practically digital natives, while we adults have a hard time keeping up with every advance. This makes it evident that more skills are needed to actively participate in the XXI century society. Some of the ones we can mention are:
technology has changed our world, so it must also change the way we learn from it. Image credit: pixabay.com.
The current system of learning in formal schools is far from educating future generations in the development of these skills. Our system was conceived in another era and in many respects seems to be resistant to change, facilitates learning by rote and passive reception of knowledge, and places greater value on results than on processes, so that students often do not feel the need to exploit their inventiveness and creativity.
Therefore, in order to educate future generations, a paradigm shift is necessary, where the student is prioritized and linked to its context, some characteristics that the new learning system should consider are:
New generations need a more open and contextualized educational process. Image credit: pxhere.com.
Given these aspects, it is evident that the same technology that is driving them must play a fundamental role in their transformation, mainly because technology is increasingly present in our lives and the jobs of the future will depend much more on it, in addition, it is only through technology that people can develop their skills with digital tools. On the other hand, our children are growing up surrounded by technology, it is even logical to think that technology should be part of their educational context.
