Veletsianos George, Houlden Shandell
School of Education & Technology, Royal Roads University, Victoria, Canada.
Postdigit Sci Educ. 2020;2(3):849-862. doi: 10.1007/s42438-020-00196-3. Epub 2020 Oct 2.
As educational institutions negotiate numerous challenges resulting from the current pandemic, many are beginning to wonder what the future of education may look like. We contribute to this conversation by arguing for flexible education and considering how it can support better-more equitable, just, accessible, empowering, imaginative-educational futures. At a time of historical disorder and uncertainty, we argue that what we need is a sort of radical flexibility as a way to create life-sustaining education, not just for some, but for all, and not just for now, but far into the future. We argue that such an approach is relational, and centers justice and trust. Furthermore, we note that radical flexibility is systemic and hopeful, and requires wide-ranging changes in practices in addition to the application of new technologies.
随着教育机构应对当前疫情带来的诸多挑战，许多机构开始思考教育的未来会是什么样子。我们参与这场讨论，主张灵活教育，并思考它如何能够支持更美好、更公平、公正、可及、赋权、富有想象力的教育未来。在这个历史动荡和不确定的时期，我们认为我们需要的是一种激进的灵活性，作为创造维持生命教育的一种方式，不仅是为了一部分人，而是为了所有人，不仅是为了当下，而是为了遥远的未来。我们认为这种方法是基于关系的，以正义和信任为核心。此外，我们指出激进的灵活性是系统性的且充满希望的，除了应用新技术外，还需要在实践中进行广泛的变革。
