Presentation for thematic seminar on teachers' training for the 21st century.

1. The future of ICT in education and
teachers' professional development
Tryggvi Thayer
Nordic/Baltic thematic
seminar on teachers’ training
Reykjavík, IS
November, 2016

16. The 21st Century
What 21st century skills?

17. Schools and technological
development
Now
Reactive:
Look to the now
from the past.
Proactive:
Look from the
now to the
future
The past:
Facts, history,
“reality”.
The future:
Experimental,
possibilities,
innovation

18. • Striated space
• Smooth space
• Nomadding
Deleuze & Guattari (1987): A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism & Schizophrenia
Artwork: Marc Ngui @ www.bumblenut.com
Professional development for the future

19. Striated Space:
• Hierarchical
• Layered
• Fixed Pathways

20. Smooth Space:
• Continuous
• No discernable pathways
• No gateways

21. Nomading in Smooth Space:
– Transcend knowledge structures
– Meandering
– Discovery
– Serendipity
– Creating meaning

22. 21st Century Skills
for Teachers
• Traversing smooth spaces
• Nomadding
• Using social media to create optimal flows of
information
• Imagining/constructing new realities
• Constructing optimal futures

23. Thank you!
Tryggvi Thayer
tbt@hi.is
@tryggvithayer
www.education4site.org