Will today's emerging technologies impact the teaching profession in the future? Which parts of the teaching tasks or learning processes could be substituted, enhanced and transformed through automatisation, algorithms and machines? To help educational stakeholders with strategic reflection and anticipatory thinking, eight future-oriented scenarios are outlined using foresight methods. The scenarios cover the following aspects: (1) lesson planning and teaching practices; (2) students well-being, motivation and non-cognitive skills; (3) language acquisition by migrant learners; and (4) special
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Will today's emerging technologies impact the teaching profession in the future? Which parts of the teaching tasks or learning processes could be substituted, enhanced and transformed through automatisation, algorithms and machines? To help educational stakeholders with strategic reflection and anticipatory thinking, eight future-oriented scenarios are outlined using foresight methods. The scenarios cover the following aspects: (1) lesson planning and teaching practices; (2) students well-being, motivation and non-cognitive skills; (3) language acquisition by migrant learners; and (4) special education. They explore whether and how emerging technologies could be used to tackle challenges that educators throughout the EU have identified as preventing them from delivering quality education and training. Emerging technologies cover a wide range of applications and services that take advantage of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual and Augmented and Mixed Reality, social robotics and wearable technology such as head mounted displays and sensors. The scenarios take place in classrooms, lecture halls, training centres and digital learning environments in which emerging technologies could be used to support educators in their profession. Key challenges emerging from the scenarios relate to ethical considerations (e.g. balance between human autonomy and machines, datafication of education, pedagogical models) and the evolving competence requirements of teaching professionals. At the end of the report, a number of insights for policy reflection are raised. They aim to prompt the need today to discuss the future role of emerging technologies in education and training, and their impact on the teaching profession.
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