Commuters on computers: how is technology changing the way we live in our cities?

Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home.

This resource links to KS4 and KS5 geography and politics.

It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks (UK):
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers

• This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Philipp Rode and Sudeep Bhargava from the London School of Economics and Political Science. They are investigating the relationship between physical and digital spaces in cities and how this impacts our behaviour.

• This resource also contains an interview with Philipp and Sudeep and offers an insight into careers in urban studies. If your students have questions for Philipp and Sudeep, they can send them through the Futurum Careers website.

• The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Philipp and Sudeep’s research and challenges them to journal about their experiences of hybrid cities.

This resource was first published by Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).

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