3 Trends in the Future of Learning

The pandemic has changed how all of us look at the future of learning. Much of the discourse in the year of 2020 has been about the amount of learning loss that our kids will be subject to and how parents have struggled to bolster the learning environment for their kids in times of remote learning. The challenges that our educators and students have faced are real, and they likely have taken a toll on many families as well. However, despite the obvious negative effects of COVID-19 on the education system and the clear trends that have come with remote learning, it may be worthwhile to examine how this shake-up might have a positive effect on learning in the long-run.

1. Acceptance of a broader set of teaching approaches

The possibilities of “what education means” to parents, teachers, and districts alike has surely been questioned in the last several months. The options between virtual learning and in-person, synchronous teaching versus asynchronous lectures, project-based assignments and summative assessments, the list goes on. More teachers and more families have had to adapt by adopting new forms of teaching and learning. This has allowed for a broader set of acceptable criteria when it comes to replacements for traditional schooling.