Imagining the Future of Higher Education: Designing an OER Workshop for Futures Thinking and AI Integration
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This article presents a workshop and its facilitation guide in the form of an Open Educational Resource (OER), aimed at exploring the future of Higher Education through the integration of foresight thinking and generative AI (GenAI). The workshop, designed for the postsecondary ecosystem, is intended for all its members. It uses the “Futures Wheel” method to guide participants in collaboratively identifying upcoming trends and signals of change and imagining their direct and indirect repercussions. Working in small groups and with the help of generative AI tools, participants will create, reflect on, and respond to possible futures.
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