Fostering 21st century cities and regions: Five Pedagogical Issues

Session outline: : It is not true that pedagogical issues are boring and fit only for educational experts. We have all been subjected to various experiences in education and there is much that can be improved by everyone having an informed view on why, what and how people of all ages learn. 21st Century Learning Cities and regions must be hives of active, stimulated, constantly learning human beings and, to achieve that, educational methods and mind-sets need to change. This session therefore introduces and explores five main issues, namely the ownership of learning, the true role of examinations, the skills-based curriculum, active learning and putting the focus on the learner, none of which are well understood in most places. A series of 30 assignments and exercises take the learner on a voyage of exploration around the world of future learning.

NB: : Because this session deals with several issues it is longer than most – each issue may be dealt with separately over a period of a half-hour to an hour depending on the degree of discussion generated.