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Teaching has change a lot through history, specially in the last years. Nowadays, people might think that a teacher could be easily replaced by a computer, Youtube, micro-learning, online courses, etc. In fact, sometimes those thinking about that possibility are the same teachers. There are many ways to prevent that from happening: become a Facilitator of Learning.
Let's take a deeper look...

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They wanted (some of them still) to make sure that their students get their learning effectively and efficiently by having a deep concentration and effort on what they, as teachers, did instead of focusing on students' actions.

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Let's quit the idea of "Teachers should know everything", and instead use "Facilitators can learn with students". By becoming a facilitator, students are not afraid to express their opinions because they know there are in the same process. Being a facilitator allows students to bring more to the table because they are able to create.

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The teacher is not the center of the class.
Teachers should be facilitators, guides.
Facilitators should give content, provide opportunities to use that content, and, finally,  assess.

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How is a facilitator different from a teacher?

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Prior knowledge, Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation shape student's learning.

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[Karen Freisem] Hello. This video is a collaborative project of the University of Washington and Waseda University Joint Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology.

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Principle 1: How students' prior knowledge can help or hinder learning

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What are the barriers to succeeding as a facilitator?
- Teachers' prior knowledge and experience can be a huge barrier when having to let go on class and content control.
- Another barrier can be students. Learners that are used to have everything broken down into to chunks of knowledge can sometimes feel that a Facilitator of learning is actually a teacher who doesn't want to do his or her "job".
What would you need to do to mentally prepare yourself to be both teacher and facilitator?
- I would need to understand that my students have different needs on different teaching moments. I would have to accept that I'm also in a continuous process of learning. Also, I would need to understand those specific moments when students need clarification or scaffolding, and when to just manage contents and enjoy being a facilitator of learning.

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Self-analysis: Why do we teach the way we do? 

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Self-analysis: Why do we teach the way we do? 

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Sometimes we have a misconception on best practices because we teach the way we were taught. The traditional methods were forced indirectly into our minds. Luckily, our brain can be retrained.

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Teachers find pleasure or satisfaction by having control of the students and their class.
A Facilitator of Learning finds pleasure on students' improvement and learning.

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Doing something repetitive and monotonous can be easily replace by artificial intelligence. The greatest example of this is the fact that hard skills are the ones being done by machines and not humans anymore. In the same way, a teacher is doom to be replaced by a machine or another human who is actually able to work on learners' soft skills.

Teachers provide contents, so does the internet, books and videos. Facilitators of learning build relationships, assess students on different angles, plan withing students' needs, and encourage students' creativity and initiative.
Which one are you going to be?