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Looking globally: the future of education
Looking globally: the future of education

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Aims and activities

In Week 1 you will:

  • explore successes and issues in current education systems.

Activities should provide an introduction to:

  • reviewing education for students aged 3–19 years as it is realised today across global contexts
  • identifying drivers for change in education.
Week 1 activity planner
ActivityDetailsTime
1Read the Education in numbers infographic and consider reflection points.30 minutes
2Watch the video RSA Animate: Changing Education Paradigms and contribute to the working wall.45 minutes
3Watch the United Nations’ Numbers in Action video and consider the reflection points.20 minutes
4Read the extract from The Healer and consider the reflection points. 15 minutes
5Browse the Exile Voices photography project and consider the reflection points. 15 minutes
6Watch the video Did you know, in 2028… and consider the reflection points.15 minutes
7Create a mind map; interact with the working wall; take a screenshot. 45 minutes