Students learn better when they learn together

Teamwork and collaboration are key skills that students must develop to thrive in the future 

Speaking at a recent meeting of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, Google's Education Evangelist Jaime Casap said, "We have education set up as an individual sport, but the digitalised world requires collaboration – it's a team-based sport." 

Focussing on teamwork and collaboration-based learning will better prepare the students of today with the skills for the future of work tomorrow, Nord Anglia Education’s education team programme manager Stacey Carmichael said. 

“Education ought to be reshaped to be less of a lonely road for students. When you think about schooling today, almost every student goes through years of rigorous education focussed on their own individual results,” she said.  

“Yet we know with the ever-changing future of work and introduction of automation they will go on to work in careers where collaboration is king and projects are increasingly team-based.”   

Ms Carmichael said the challenge for schools is how to “walk the talk”.  

Ms Carmichael said her role in NAE’s dedicated education team allows her to do just that. She manages the development of programmes on Global Campus, the organisation’s online platform where all 53,000