The future of learning: is this what classrooms will look like in ten years? Virtual reality school trips, AI teaching assistants and exams on blogging could all be regular sights in the classroom in as little as ten years, new research suggests. The results of the research have been made into a series of artist representations which give a glimpse into the future, and show what the classroom might look like in as little as ten years time. Immersive learning workspaces While the research found that the classroom itself will still exist, the way learning is delivered within that space could be radically different in ten years time.
Misco artist impressions show what UK classrooms could look like in 10 years
Dr Nick Smith, courses director and founder of Oxford Home Schooling, believes that technology will have a big part to play in how lessons are delivered.
He said: “Some learning may happen on your smartphone, some may be delivered by augmented reality and some may happen in a virtual reality, and these learning experiences will be incredible!”
These new ways of delivering traditional lessons will require new tools to assist learning as Terry Chana explains. “I expect that we will see artificial intelligence play a much bigger role in classrooms in the next few years.
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Children are already using AI tools such as Siri, Cortana and Alexa to help find resources, and smart assistants could support more effective teaching, as well as helping with out of school hours mentoring for students.”
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