The document discusses the criteria for learning in Society 5.0, emphasizing a human-centered approach aimed at enhancing human convenience and reliance on advanced digitization and interconnectivity. It contrasts ancient and new learning paradigms, highlighting the shift from reproductive knowledge transmission to productive critical thinking and problem-solving. The document also explores the need for transparency in learning models and the emergence of a green economy.

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CRITERIA FOR
LEARNING IN
SOCIETY 5.0
Teboho Pitso
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2. UNDERSTANDING SOCIETY 5.0
1. Still Human-centred, seeks better & greater human conveniences
1. Ultimate goal of humanity is homo deus, humans as demi-god (2015 Brief
History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari & 2020 Privileged by Teboho Pitso)
1. Relies heavily on advanced digitisation (automation including automated
undergraduate classes from 2025, virtual workplaces, online & remote
learning, online & remote assessment)
1. Relies on interconnectivity (use of avatars & meta-verse to create 3D Universe
Spaces for interaction, learning & productivity, advanced iteration of internet)
1. Depends on green economy for energy generation & use

3. UNIVERSITIES IN 2025 & BEYOND
1. To Confront the big unknowns, Make them
transparent & Resolve Identified Contradictions
1. Add new or substantially improved human
conveniences – products, services, new solutions,
new or substantially improved ways of thinking and
doing

4. ANCIENT & NEW LEARNING PARADIGMS
ANCIENT LEARNING PARADIGM
(1740 – 1973, Daniel Bell)
• Reproductive (mimetic, copying,
replicating industry processes,
knowing what is already known in
discipline, community of practice &
society.
• Based on clean, universal, discipline-
based knowledge that must be
transmitted without contamination
• Assessment based on testing gained
knowledge
NEW LEARNING PARADIGM
(from 1998, intensifies in 2025, Manuel
Castells, 1996)
• Productive (critical thinking,
creativity, innovation)
• Based on Complex, multi-
perspectival knowledge
Consolidation to resolve real
problems (inter-faculty
collaboration)
• Showcase Assessment Methods
(display for rigorous public
scrutiny)

5. 1. Gain in New Perspective & Epiphany – moment of clarity
1. Immersion into research
1. Identify & resolve contradictions (big unknown)
1. Develop a model/paradigm
1. Make a model/paradigm transparent (showcase)
1. Change in practice/behaviour
CRITERIA FOR NEW LEARNING

6. BOOK LAUNCH
LEARNING IN SOCIETY 5.0: Prospects &
Possibilities
Editor: Teboho Pitso