The document discusses the significant transformations in education due to technology and the need for a shift from teacher-centric to learner-centric education. It emphasizes the importance of integrating educational technology and creating flexible learning environments while ensuring that educational infrastructure adapts to societal changes. The Commonwealth Infrastructure Partners advocate for solutions that include effective teacher training, international collaboration, and local cultural integration to better prepare students for higher education and the workforce.

1. Dr Geoffrey Clements
Chairman, Commonwealth Infrastructure Partners
2019
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Challenges of rapid progress
• Education at all levels has undergone substantial transformations
in the past few decades New technologies have made many
traditional classroom teaching methods obsolete
• There is instant online information on any topic
• International connectivity has become the norm
• All these changes present bewildering challenges in countries that
are still at early or middle stages on the development curve

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Technology alone does not create academic
excellence
• There is a growing realisation that technology alone does not
create academic excellence
• It can facilitate improved standards of education and enhanced
opportunities for learning
• Education must also keep pace with developments in society
• This includes the adoption of new technology, new professions
and new societal structures

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Evolution towards learner-centric education
• Education in the 21st century has become learner- rather than
teacher-centric
• Rigid classroom methodologies have been replaced by flexible
learning structures
• This creates an additional challenge in many countries
• Where the learning environment, particularly at school level, has
not changed for many decades

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Implementing solutions in education
• CIP focuses on designing integrated solutions for education
• Limitations and lack of flexibility in school education mean that students
are inadequately prepared for higher education
• They are not equipped for the creative and innovative learning
processes that are necessary in the international world of higher
education
• The renaissance of education must begin at school level
• And continue through all levels of education, including vocational
education, skills training and highr education

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Solutions to educational challenges
• Utilising educational technology as an enabler, not as an end in itself
• Creating international partnerships to assist in the modernisation and
internationalisation of education
• Facilitating the transformation from teacher- to learner-centred
education
• Focusing on effective teacher training, with an emphasis on creating
national self-sufficiency in teacher training for all levels of education
• Integrating teacher and practitioner experience in higher education,
particularly in technical and management subject areas

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Solutions to educational challenges
• Integrating international norms in education with local cultural
values
• Working with government and the private sector to ensure that
education fulfils practical career requirements for graduates
joining the work force
• Implementing vertical integration strategies from school to higher,
vocational and professional education

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Thank you
geoffrey.clements@commip.org