![]() Speaking of durability, over the past year or so the term “durable skills” has become more popular in the education-to-employment vernacular. Investing in durable skills and durable networks could future proof pathways. But even this more modest version of Zoom in the classroom could extend the durability of Zoom infrastructure built up over the past few years and could have big implications for embedding relevance, relationships, and real-world examples into teaching and learning.Ģ. This use of pandemic infrastructure is distinct from more popular calls to maintain hybrid and virtual course options. In turn, teachers and faculty could begin hosting guest speakers and presenters at a far greater rate, fostering industry, peer, and alumni connections that prove valuable to students down the line. Using Zoom to connect in-person classrooms to the outside world could transform video conferencing technology from a crummy surrogate for face-to-face teaching to a portal to rich opportunities beyond school that so often remains beyond reach in traditional, textbook-dominated classrooms. ![]() ![]() But access to a simple video conferencing tool (and the ability to navigate that tool as a pedagogical interface) could actually have dramatic effects on how students connect to industry experts and real-world mentors in their coursework. In a post-pandemic world, most teachers and faculty are likely delighted to abandon Zoom outright, never to teach to a screen full of faceless boxes again. But while infrastructure often connotes big investments and long-term payoff, I’m most interested in a fairly small piece of infrastructure (still with high potential payoff) that got crammed into schools and campuses over the many months of pandemic classes: Zoom. Infrastructure is obviously a popular word in the policy world these days, and has even started to make its way into some education philanthropies’ priorities. Leveraging pandemic infrastructure could open up classrooms to the real world. ![]() Here are five of those innovation trends that I’ll be watching in the coming year:ġ. Even amidst the exhausting toll the pandemic has taken on the education system, a host of innovative approaches to teaching, learning, and launching students into good careers have continued to blossom. Although I’m sympathetic to that-and find myself yearning for mask-free daycare pick-up-I’m even more excited about long-overdue innovations emerging this coming year. Many in education may be wondering whether 2022 will mean “back to normal” at schools and colleges. ![]()
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