Future of Learning
and Education
A Sci-Fi Writing Competition
Preparing our people for the intellectual, ethical, and physical rigors of strategic competition and war demands changes in the way we train and educate military forces. The use of traditional classroom lectures and seminars remain important but are not the only way to impart knowledge and encourage experiential learning in the Australian Defence Force. Various methods and technologies such as virtual or augmented reality, simulation, and the use of games / wargames, can be used to enhance professional military education through the creation of a more immersive and engaging learning experience.
August Cole and P.W. Singer’s work, An Eye for a Storm: Imagining the Future of Professional Military Education and Its Effect on the ADF of Tomorrow uses science-fiction to explore the connection between novel methods in education and addressing future challenges in conflict. Their perspective is a primer for exploring more novel and broader perspectives on education and training within the military profession.
Write about the future of education and training!
The Australian Defence College invited submissions of works of science fiction to explore the idea of how the Australian Defence Force can improve and enhance education and training to better prepare for the future of war.
Submissions were judged on the basis of originality of ideas and quality of storytelling (ie engaging / compelling narrative).
2021 Sci-Fi Writing Competition
Winning Entries and Honourable Mentions
Thank you to everyone who submitted entries. We are thrilled to have received such exceptional entries this year.
Congratulations to the winning entries and honourable mentions. We hope you enjoy reading the stories as much as we did.
Winners
Thank you to everyone who submitted entries. We are thrilled to have received such exceptional entries this year.
Congratulations to the winning entries and honourable mentions. We hope you enjoy reading the stories as much as we did.
