New educator roles will be invented in order to create learner-centered ecosystems.
Possible new roles for the catch all term 'teacher'.
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1/ Learning Pathway Designer
Curator of learning journeys.
Works with students, parents, and learning journey mentors to
- set learning goals
- track students’ progress and pacing
- model activities that support learning experiences aligned with competencies
2/ Competency Tracker
Codifies the value of learning experiences by adding “learning nutrient labels” like subject matter, core concept, level, and standard.
This information helps learners design learning pathways and customised “school” experiences.
Princeton economist William J. Baumol famously questioned the concept of improving productivity for a Beethoven string quartet.
Drop the second violin?
Ask the musicians to play twice as fast?
Let's explore what happens when we turn this analysis to education.
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1/ The number of musicians needed to play a Beethoven string quartet hasn’t changed in centuries, yet today’s musicians make more than Beethoven-era wages.
Baumol argued that the quartet needed to raise wages to keep its cellist from going into a better-paying job instead.
2/ Stated in terms of the musicians - their number and their work as performers - Baumol is right that increasing productivity is impossible.
What if we thought instead about the listeners and their experience?