Hundreds of trainee teachers, current teachers and administrators from the public and private education sectors recently gathered at Glenmore High (on Friday, September 9).

The gathering included around 200 trainee teachers (now referred to as ‘learning managers’) from the Faculty of Education and Creative Arts at Central Queensland University.

The Bachelor of Learning Management (BLM) students presented their Futures Expo 'installations' to teachers, school students and interested members of the public, who provided an authentic context for the work.

Participants discussed new interactive learning environments and activities.

The BLM students shared learning methods and concepts that can engage learners from Early, Middle and Senior-Secondary phases over the next decade and beyond.

Learning managers incorporated digital technologies into their activities and designed authentic learning tasks around learners’ interests.

Teams of Learning Managers, currently studying ‘Futures’ as part of their degree at CQU, developed dozens of experiences for the Expo that have real applications for learning today.

The Futures Expo is a partnership between the Glenmore P-12 alliance and the CQU Faculty of Education and Creative Arts. ENDS.

Photo (above): Exploring fashion history at the Futures Expo were Ben Boy and Jacqueline Ramsey.

Photo (left): BLM students allow primary and secondary students to imagine the life of tomorrow at the Futures Expo. Pictured are Adam Diefenback (front), Joshua Waugh, Daniel Huth, Maryanne King and Jessica Strang.