{"id":8161,"date":"2026-05-05T16:07:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T23:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/?p=8161"},"modified":"2026-05-05T16:07:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T23:07:36","slug":"classrooms-of-the-future-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/2026\/05\/05\/classrooms-of-the-future-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Classrooms of the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/files\/2022\/03\/hero-image.fill_.size_1248x702.v1632092708-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/files\/2022\/03\/hero-image.fill_.size_1248x702.v1632092708-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/files\/2022\/03\/hero-image.fill_.size_1248x702.v1632092708-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/files\/2022\/03\/hero-image.fill_.size_1248x702.v1632092708-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/files\/2022\/03\/hero-image.fill_.size_1248x702.v1632092708-1.jpg 1248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Background:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>School is a major component of our society where, especially children, gain and learn many social-emotional skills, networks, and support systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, in the past years during remote, hybrid, and overall \u201cnew\u201d methods of instruction, especially in the K-12 sector, educational environments are being questioned more than ever before. Spaces that do not inspire creativity, enable technology, nor allow for fluid and flexible instruction\/learning to take place are begging the question: does this still&nbsp;work&nbsp;in today\u2019s world?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have seen innovation in learning in many environments, and know that students can learn successfully in many different ways. How do our schools respond to this new world?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Opportunity Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The classroom of the past is no longer viable, and the classroom of the present is lacking. The classroom of the future calls: how will we answer? How do we ensure that this environment prepares students for the lives they will lead?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z6fOs-z3UCw\">Let\u2019s rethink K-12 education | Jeffrey Huston | TedXKentState<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edublog.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/2019\/06\/the-class-of-2030-and-life-ready-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">T<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edublog.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/2019\/06\/the-class-of-2030-and-life-ready-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">h<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edublog.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/2019\/06\/the-class-of-2030-and-life-ready-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">e<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edublog.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/2019\/06\/the-class-of-2030-and-life-ready-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edublog.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/2019\/06\/the-class-of-2030-and-life-ready-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">C<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edublog.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/2019\/06\/the-class-of-2030-and-life-ready-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">l<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edublog.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/2019\/06\/the-class-of-2030-and-life-ready-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edublog.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/2019\/06\/the-class-of-2030-and-life-ready-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">s<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edublog.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/2019\/06\/the-class-of-2030-and-life-ready-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">s<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edublog.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/2019\/06\/the-class-of-2030-and-life-ready-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edublog.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/2019\/06\/the-class-of-2030-and-life-ready-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">o<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edublog.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/2019\/06\/the-class-of-2030-and-life-ready-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">f<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edublog.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/2019\/06\/the-class-of-2030-and-life-ready-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edublog.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/2019\/06\/the-class-of-2030-and-life-ready-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edublog.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/2019\/06\/the-class-of-2030-and-life-ready-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edublog.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/2019\/06\/the-class-of-2030-and-life-ready-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">3<\/a><a 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href=\"https:\/\/edublog.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/2019\/06\/the-class-of-2030-and-life-ready-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">c<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edublog.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/2019\/06\/the-class-of-2030-and-life-ready-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">r<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edublog.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/2019\/06\/the-class-of-2030-and-life-ready-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">o<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edublog.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/2019\/06\/the-class-of-2030-and-life-ready-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">s<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edublog.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/2019\/06\/the-class-of-2030-and-life-ready-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">o<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edublog.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/2019\/06\/the-class-of-2030-and-life-ready-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">f<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edublog.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/2019\/06\/the-class-of-2030-and-life-ready-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">t<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edublog.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/2019\/06\/the-class-of-2030-and-life-ready-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edublog.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/2019\/06\/the-class-of-2030-and-life-ready-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">E<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edublog.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/2019\/06\/the-class-of-2030-and-life-ready-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">D<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edublog.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/2019\/06\/the-class-of-2030-and-life-ready-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">H<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">o<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">w<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">t<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">o<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">b<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">u<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">i<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">l<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">d<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">t<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">h<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">e<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">c<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">l<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">s<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">s<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">r<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">o<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">o<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">m<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">o<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">f<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">t<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">h<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">e<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">f<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">u<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">t<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">u<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">r<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/future-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">e<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neets.io\/what-does-the-classroom-of-the-future-look-like-the-4-big-trends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What\u00a0does\u00a0the\u00a0classroom\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0future\u00a0look\u00a0like?\u00a0The\u00a04\u00a0big\u00a0trends<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background: School is a major component of our society where, especially children, gain and learn many social-emotional skills, networks, and support systems. However, in the&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/2026\/05\/05\/classrooms-of-the-future-6\/\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Classrooms of the Future<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":7172,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-emerging-markets","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8161"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8162,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8161\/revisions\/8162"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}