Blog Post
Why Digital Resource Curation is Key to the Classroom of the Future
What does the Classroom of the Future look like? Concord believes it’s one where digital resource curation solves two of our biggest education challenges today:
- Helping teachers manage their growing workloads and responsibilities, and
- Engaging students in a world of instant feedback and emerging AI tools.
With a digital resource curation platform – like LibPaths – teachers and curriculum planners can effortlessly curate and share accurate, reliable and inspiring digital resources with students through intuitive customised content hubs.
This has powerful implications for every classroom in Australia.
Empowering teachers to succeed
and create the best student experiences
The Classroom of the Future is empowering, not overwhelming. With so much of a teacher’s personal and professional time spent on lesson planning, streamlining and supporting that process will lead to better outcomes for teachers and students.
This is especially important when you consider that:
Digital resource curation gives teachers the tools to collaborate on a comprehensive bank of high-quality instructional materials, which they can use and adapt for their school and specific classrooms.
Teachers who plan from a shared pool of digital resources can:
Meeting student expectations and addressing educator concerns
The Classroom of the Future tackles the ‘digital jungle’ with a modern solution.
When we talk to teachers and education staff about digital resource curation, they sometimes raise concerns that it makes study too easy for students. After all, if we give students the resources, they won’t develop research skills. We understand why teachers believe it’s so important for students to go and find the information.
However, consider that search algorithms and generative AI already ‘give’ students resources – which can be misleading or erroneous. How can they know whether a video on social media or a response from ChatGPT is correct when they’re still developing their information literacy and critical thinking skills?
The next generation is predisposed to seeking immediate experiences and instant feedback – anytime, anywhere and on any device. When they don’t have an accessible, credible and up-to-date alternative at their fingertips, they won’t seek it out.
With digital resource curation, you’re:
Doing more than digital resource curation with Concord LibPaths
There are several digital resource curation platforms out there, but none simplifies and personalises teaching and learning like LibPaths. Fully compatible with every leading LMS, it brings enhanced digital content management and resource portals to your existing system.
Ready to see how LibPaths can set you on the path to being a Classroom of the Future? Book a demo with our team!
References:
1: Heffernan, A., Longmuir, F., Bright, D., Kim, M. (2019). Perception of Teachers and Teaching in Australia. Melbourne, Australia: Monash University. Retrieved from: https://www.monash.edu/perceptions-of-teaching/docs/Perceptions-of-Teachers-and-Teaching-in-Australia-report-Nov-2019.pdf
2: Thompson, S., Hillman, K. (2020). The Teaching and Learning International Survey 2018. Australian Report Volume 2: Teachers and School Leaders as Valued Professionals. Canberra, Australia: Australian Council for Educational Research. Retrieved from: https://research.acer.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=talis
3: Australian Teacher Workforce Data: National Teacher Workforce Characteristics Report. (2021). Melbourne, Australia: Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership. Retrieved from: https://www.aitsl.edu.au/docs/default-source/atwd/national-teacher-workforce-char-report.pdf?sfvrsn=9b7fa03c_4
