Attend a debate, 4 June, Manchester: Future models of learning: will the teaching profession as we have known it become obsolete?

Going Global (British Council) and WISE (Qatar Foundation) are holding a debate entitled ‘Future Models of Learning: will the teaching profession as we have known it become obsolete?’. Following the debate Qatar Foundation will announcement of the 2013 WISE Awards Finalists. To attend, please see instructions below.

Date: Tuesday 4 June 2013
Time: 1815 – 2130 (the debate will start promptly at 1815, so please arrive by 1745)
Location: Salford University, MediaCity, Salford Quays, Manchester M50 2PQ
Model: Future models of learning: will the teaching profession as we have known it become obsolete?*
Attendance at the event is free of charge, although a ticket will be required. Please see below for the RSVP address.

Change in the teaching profession is inevitable, but what form it will take remains open to debate. Will teachers be left on the sidelines as students increasingly manage their own learning? Or will they take on increasingly demanding roles as they integrate new and innovative approaches to teaching and learning? Will the classroom, lecture theatre and traditional notion of education space - schools and universities - be usurped either by the computer screen and online and distance learning, or by real-world settings, such as the workplace or the concert hall?

The debate will follow a classic format with three panellists speaking for the motion and three against the motion. Each will have seven minutes to present their case, before the chair invites the audience to put their questions to the panel, and to decide the outcome via a vote.

Speakers for the motion
• HE representative: Dale Stephens Founder of the Uncollege movement that provides resources for students who wish to define their own educational paths, whether in or outside of traditional higher education models
• Schools representative: Professor Sugata Mitra Educational researcher and professor at of Educational Technology at Newcastle University, TEDtalk winner and renowned for his 'Hole in the Wall' and 'Self Organised Learning Environment (SOLE)' experiments
• Student: Daniel Stevens NUS International Students Officer

Speakers against the motion
• HE representative: Sir Timothy Michael Martin O'Shea FRSE Vice-Chancellor and Principal, The University of Edinburgh
• Schools representative: Pamela Wright OBE Executive Headteacher, Wade Deacon High School (2012 TES Outstanding Secondary School of the Year)
• Students: Muhammed Bilal WISE Learners’ Voice

The 2013 WISE Awards Finalists
Following the debate we will hold a reception where the twelve 2013 WISE Awards Finalists will be announced. Since 2009, the WISE Awards have identified and promoted innovative projects in education that are having a transformative impact on societies around the world, and they represent a growing resource of expertise and sound educational practice. Later this year, a Jury of leading individuals from education will select the six WISE Awards winning projects. The WISE Awards will be celebrated at a special ceremony at the WISE Summit in Doha, Qatar, 29-31 October.

Programme
17.30 Registration
18.15 Welcome addresses
18:30 Debate commences
19:30 Audience Q&A
20.00 WISE Awards finalists announcements
20.30 Drinks reception
21.00 End

How to attend: please send your Name, Job title and Institution to Isabel Casal at the British Council - E: rsvp.events@britishcouncil.org T: +44 (0)20 7389 4769