Education systems have been predicted to undergo major changes, with schools becoming interactive environments where innovations in technology and curricula will fundamentally transform the role of teachers and reshape the landscape of learning, according to a recent survey.

The results of the ‘2030 School Survey’ was revealed by the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), a leading initiative driving innovation and collaboration in education, which will run from November 4 to 6 in Doha, Qatar.

The survey was conducted among its global community of experts and revealed their perspectives on what school will look like in 2030, said a statement.

It revealed that a strong consensus around the idea that innovation is an integral part of the future of education.

As much as 93 per cent of the experts said they favoured schools that implement innovative methods based on new teaching approaches and creative processes.

The experts from the WISE community predict that schools will evolve to become learning networks.

The online resources and technologies will support peer-to-peer networking, dialogue and exchange, facilitating a move towards collaborative learning, it said.

According to the survey, about 43 per cent experts believed that content will be provided predominantly by online platforms, while only 29 per cent ranked brick-and-mortar schools as the primary source of knowledge.

They, however, emphasised that innovation comes in many forms, not just technological.

About 75 per cent of the experts surveyed believe that the most valued assets in 2030 will be personal and interpersonal skills, while only 42 per cent thought that academic knowledge will continue to be valuable to learners.

More than 83 per cent of experts also believed that content will become more individualised, reflecting each student's needs. Another key finding that supported the evolution of the teacher's role towards being a learning facilitator rather than a lecturer.

The physical presence and human interaction will remain indispensable to education in the future, the experts agreed.

Meanwhile, they remained divided on the issue of certification and assessment, with 30 per cent claiming that diplomas will continue to be the most important method of assessment while another third argued that professional certifications assessing abilities such as management, collaboration or creativity will play a more important role. - TradeArabia News Service