| | NOV - DEC 20259EUROPEEUROPETECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS THAT DRIVE EDUCATION SECTORconfidence, training or a clear sense of why digital tools matter. Often, the new technology is used only to replicate old methods.These observations have shaped my view of what digital media can bring to education. I see its potential not just to improve traditional objectives such as memorisation or delivering fixed content but to change what learning itself can be. Digital technology invites a shift from static knowledge to dynamic exploration. The internet turns learning into a participatory act. If we fail to embrace that, technology risks becoming a distraction rather than a source of opportunity.This belief has influenced how I think about teaching the next generation of educators. In our teacher training course, "Education in the Digital Age," we use the metaphor of an open-world game. Student teachers venture into a vast information landscape, gather insights, return to base camp and make a collective sense of what they have found. The aim is no longer to hand over truth as something complete. It is to help them question what counts as truth and why.In an age of information abundance, the real outcomes I care about are curiosity, critical thinking and dialogue. Those skills will matter more than the ability to memorise. They will shape independent learners who can navigate knowledge rather than just receive it.Shaping Smarter Learners for the Digital AgeI practice staying close to the changes shaping educational technology. Academic research, professional literature, podcasts, videos and news all help me follow what is emerging. What interests me most is not the novelty of new tools but whether they bring fundamental transformation or dress up old practices differently.The rise of generative AI feels different. It offers an opportunity to question some of our deepest assumptions about learning, intelligence and knowledge. This moment is not about adding tools to an existing system. It is a chance to rethink what students need to thrive, how they make sense of information and how they build understanding in a constantly shifting world.I am now focusing on helping students develop the capacities that endure. They must evaluate knowledge claims, navigate ambiguity and approach problems curiously. When education is designed around these goals, learners gain the confidence and clarity to engage with complexity.AI may well be part of that future, but the fundamental transformation is redefining what education means. That redefinition, not the tool itself, is where I believe the future of learning will be decided. AI may well be part of that future, but the fundamental transformation is redefining what education means. That redefinition, not the tool itself, is where I believe the future of learning will be decided.
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