Workshop based on 5 future scenarios. Support material available in Swedish: http://files.eun.org/etwinning/tellnet/Tellnet_module_SV.pdf and in other languages: http://www.etwinning.net/en/pub/collaborate/modules/teaching_profession_in_2025.htm

1. Teaching profession in 2025 5 stories of possible futures
Workshop leader
Riina Vuorikari
JRC-IPTS

2. In the future, there will be
significant changes in
what we learn,
how we learn,
where we learn and
when we learn
Thus affecting also role of teachers

3. Imagining how
the teaching
profession could look
in 2025,
in order to challenge
assumptions
and
stimulate thinking
about the present

4. Workshop (45 min)
Introduction: 5 possible futures
(20 min)
1. Do you think the scenario is realistic?
2. Do you think the scenario is likely to take place in
2025?
Vote
(5 min):
1. Hands-up for each scenario (yes, no, maybe)
2. Choose 1 scenario you are interested in talking about
Group work
(15 min)
1. Decide in group: will the scenario take place in 2025?
Or not?
2. Formulate 2 reasons why!

5. Five stories of possible futures
for teaching profession
in 2025

6. Crosscutting issues
− Highlighting changes in teacher profession
− Importance of ITT and recognition as CPD
− Opening of teacher networks towards other stakeholders
− Ownership, control of data and commercialisation
− Privacy, security, safety, identity
Scenarios not mutually exclusive!

8. 1. European Education Network (eNet):
Expansion of eTwinning model
Pro’s
− School exchange becomes part of initial TT and recognition of
CPD
− Expansion towards more stakeholders
− Safe, secure environment for teachers, students and parents to
interact
− Public funding (EU) for independence and sustainability
Con’s
− Centralised governance and structure
− Less favorable in terms of openness, flexibility and
interoperabilty with other networks and spheres of life.

10. 2. MyNetwork: User-centred social networking approach
Pro’s
− Decentralisation and federation across networks
− Flexible, serving a diverse needs and profiles
− Wide variety and choice - Personalised approach
Con’s
− Market fragmentation and individual approaches
− Favours technology proficient users – others may stay behind
− Difficult to engage parents and other stakeholders
− Formal recognition as CPD unclear

12. 3. Intelligent Agents: Technology-focused approach
Pro’s
− Almost like Amazon.com or a music recommender for teaching
− Avatar does the repetitive activities – reduction of workload
− Dealing with information overload and complexity
− Open Educational Resources
Con’s
− Technology dependence: reliability, dependability, automated
suggestions and decision-making
− Trust, security, privacy,
− Private market solutions only

13. New
roles as a teacher
Scenario 4: Diversified Teaching Careers

14. 4. Diversified Teacher Careers:
Autonomous learning & teachers as mentors
Pro’s
− Autonomous learners through personalisation and taking
responsibility
− Different teaching professions: teaching in class, teaching
virtually, student monitoring
Con’s
− Highly dependent on use of digital technologies for organisation
and administration of learning
− Significant investment in teacher training

15. S ENARIO 5: OFFL
C
INE NETWORKING
By 2025, collaborative technology has
failed in many aspects. Teachers have
spent the last five years substantial
amounts of time learning new networking
applications, but it was not always clear if
and how these technologies improved
their teaching. An alternative group of
teachers has emerged that almost
exclusively teach offline. This new
education scheme offers rotating teachers
working for different schools within the
area. They get to rotate schools within the
city and now dedicate more time
discussing things with other teachers faceto-face.
Once a month, various teachers'
collaboration networking events are
organised. In these events, teachers get an
opportunity to do collaborative projects
with other teachers. S
tudents are also
involved when these events take place
locally. Interacting and collaborating with
students from other schools has increased
student motivation for learning new
things.

16. 5. Technology meltdown: Off-line peer learning
Pro’s
− The face-to-face time is valued
− Collaboration is still embedded in teaching, however in different
ways
Con’s
− Rotating teaching profession can have drawbacks

17. Vote
Do you think the scenario is likely to take place in 2025?
Vote:
1.Hands-up for each scenario (yes, no, maybe)
2.Choose 1 scenario you are interested in talking about
Group work
(15 min)
1.Decide in group: will the scenario take place in 2025?
Or not?
2.Formulate 2 reasons why!

18. Scenarios for 2025
available at:
http://files.eun.org/etwinning/tellnet/Telln
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