Higher Education Teaching Skills 2030

Abstract

Higher Education (HE) in 2030 will have undergone huge changes, including the students themselves. The so-called Generation Z, characterised by individualism, personalised learning demands and the extensive use of technology, will require the combination of diverse methods, skills and tools, together with a rethinking of what teaching means for future international, intercultural and technological contexts. Teaching staff may lack the skills they need to create individualised and learning-centred environments, and, in particular, to embed the use of digital technology naturally into their teaching. This poster introduces Future-proof your classroom – teaching skills 2030, a project funded under the Erasmus+Strategic Partnerships programme, which aims to develop a blendedlearning course, specifically designed to meet the needs of HE educators in the near future. The course focusses on preparing teachers in tertiary education for their professional role in 2030. It consists of eight modules (in the form of an online cBook), created to support the development of relevant skills for future teaching contexts. The modules include activities to promote reflection and critical thinking (iThink), as well as to align teaching and learning approaches and strategies (iLab), while suggesting up-to-date literature in the field for further reading (iRead & iWatch). Launched in 2017, the project will reach completion in 2020.