A Pedagogy of the Future

Complex, interactive, and far-reaching change ushered in by globalisation processes compels educators, scholars, and policymakers to consider a pedagogy of the future. No other institution than public education is in the position to take on the "reeducation of humankind" that Paul Kennedy professed is needed to face the continuous change taking place worldwide. A pedagogy of the future-one that addresses a social reality in flux and an ongoing redefinition of political, moral, and social foundations-is one fundamental way to respond to such an immense undertaking. The pedagogy I propose in this article aims at nothing less than creating a new consciousness, beginning with preparing socially conscious, multidimensional citizens of the world. Using a sociocultural perspective on learning and development, I lay out a few key pedagogical goals that show great promise for facilitating the necessary shift from an industrial model of preparing individuals for a hierarchical, routinised, and predicable workplace and social world to a knowledge and information model that calls for integrative collaboration, flexibility, and technological versatility. I use the example of an innovative learning environment called La Clase Magica (The Magical Class) as the foundation for a new pedagogy of the future, organised around a system of artefacts that engenders possible visions of an active global citizen and worker capable of taking on a new global identity and responsibility.