The Online Classroom of the Future

April 13, 2018

In reality, however, today’s online classrooms are more often than not, counter-cultural, with students struggling to work in a VLE that is devoid of digital capabilities they have grown accustomed to using in their personal and professional lives. Thus, to ensure a more seamless and effective experience, the learning environment should be more closely aligned to everyday culture.As such, expectations are dictated by the marketplace, rather than by the institution – which means that education in the future must mirror both the technology we use and the connected world in which we live, with its ever-evolving access to expert knowledge. It stands to reason then, that by exploiting the digitals tools their students use to retrieve, construct and consume this knowledge on their own, educators will have the capacity to create powerful learning experiences that meet the demands of a changing world and a changing workforce.

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