Abstract

The way of teaching is changing day by day. How the teacher teaches today is different with how the teacher taught in a couple of years ago. The most visible differences can be seen from the availability of technology as well as the use of technology as an aid in the teaching learning process; in which it is different from time to time. Here, the teacher should be able to use various technologies and medium to help the learners to not only get the knowledge of certain lesson, but also acquire the skills that they need to ‘survive’ in the era of industry 4.0.

What skills do the learners need today? The learners are expected to have these skills, such as critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork, information literacy, technology literacy, and many more. In order to help the learners to acquire those skills, the teacher should be able to be the role model as well as the facilitator. The sophisticated forms in teaching is needed to develop students’ skills as we mentioned before. Effective professional development (PD) is also needed to help teachers learn and refine the pedagogies required to teach these skills. This professional development can be used in supporting changes in teacher practices and student learning. This paper is aimed to represent what the teacher should have in order to teach effectively; to develop the teacher’s professionalism in the education of industry 4.0 era.

Keywords: education in industry 4.0 era, teachers’ professionalism, professional development, learners’ skills