Teaching and Learning Research Programme (TLRP)
Annual Conference
Learning for the Future - Glasgow 2020 Symposium
22nd November 2006, 2-4pm
As part of the TLRP Annual Conference 2006, Scottish Enterprise Glasgow organised an extension symposium on Learning for the Future on Wednesday 22nd October, extending TLRP’s internal conference programme and providing an opportunity to engage with specialist researchers from across the UK with an interest in education, skills, competitiveness, social justice and future policy and practice in Scotland.
Synopsis
Education and skills have increasingly been seen as key components of both national economic competitiveness and social justice. In a rapidly changing world what skills will we need to compete in the future? What can individuals, employers and the public sector do to fuel the city's continued economic success and social and cultural vibrancy?
This symposium was chaired by Professor Thomas Wilson, Principal, Glasgow Metropolitan College and former Chair of Learning and Teaching Scotland, and considered these issues from the following perspectives:
Setting the Scene
2.05pm Learning Futures
Professor Stephanie Young,
Senior Director Employability,
Scottish Enterprise
Glasgow
As part of the development of the New Economic Strategy for the City of Glasgow work has been undertaken to look at the contribution skills and learning can make towards the vision of Glasgow as 'a global city achieving its full potential to deliver sustainable wealth and well being for all its citizens'. Stephanie will give an overview of the key themes that emerged from the consultation process and the implications for the design of tomorrow's learning systems.
2.20pm Future Skills
Paul Morris,
Senior Executive,
Futureskills Scotland
Futureskills Scotland is part of Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise. It aims to analyse the Scottish labour market to inform policy making in Scotland and further afield. Paul will provide an overview of the evidence from their most recent analysis of the Scottish labour market and outline what messages there are for the provision of 'future skills'.
Future Skills Long Presentation (ppt)
Future Skills Short presentation(ppt)
2.45pm Schooling for Tomorrow
David Istance,
Senior Analyst,
OECD
A number of key trends are transforming our educational systems. Some of these trends are located inside the educational systems, like de-centralisation and increasing demand-sensitivity; while others like globalisation, diversification and technological developments are located outside these systems. Importantly, these trends increase the complexity of societies and educational systems. This new complexity has major consequencesfor the educational governance and leadership, for the teaching profession and the educational workforce and for the kind of competencies taught in schools.
3.00pm Learning Spaces
Les Watson,
Former Pro Vice Chancellor,
Glasgow Caledonian University
The spaces in which we learn define the nature and scope of our learning activities. New approaches to learning therefore demand a new thinking about space and how it relates to learners. Les will outline some of the factors which influenced the design and development of the Saltire Centre at Glasgow Caledonian University and how the building aims to meet the expectations of 21st century learners.
3.15pm Policy Learning
Graham Leicester,
International Futures Forum
The International Futures Forum is engaged in developing ideas and philosophy about how to make sense of today’s complex world. Graham will share some thoughts and insights into the challenges and opportunities around the development of policy in a complex environment and draw on some of his recent work on the future of learning.
Listen to the presentations from Tom Wilson, Stephanie Young, Les Watson and David Istance
About the Teaching and Learning Research Programme (TLRP)
The TLRP Annual Conference 2006 was held over 3 days from 20th November to 22nd November in The Crowne Plaza Hotel (formerly the Moat House, Glasgow). Attendance by invitation only.
TLRP is a coordinated, UK-wide, research initiative. Its overarching purpose is to support and develop educational research leading to improvements in outcomes for learners of all ages, in all sectors and contexts of education, training and lifelong learning. The first projects began work in 2000 and the Programme is at present scheduled to end in 2010. For further information on TLRP projects and to register for further information, go to TLRP.
