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Bringing Justice and Equity into Education
Gregg Seaton and Jason Swanson discuss contested power and how education leaders can help rethink systems and stakeholders.
Published: April 30, 2021
Topics: Education Equity, Future of Learning, Impact and Improvement, Systems Change
Topics: Education Equity, Future of Learning, Impact and Improvement, Systems Change
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Relational Competencies: Building Skills Imperfectly
Dig into relational competencies, one of the four strategies in Envisioning Human-Centered Learning Systems.
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Learning as a Lifelong Personal Practice
As she models her own lifelong and lifewide learning, Katherine Prince digs into an essential vision element from Envisioning Human-Centered...
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A Discussion About Leading the Future of Learning
View a recording of a webinar focused on tensions affecting leadership in education.
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Re-envisioning Education to Be Human-Centered
Podcast explores a human-centered vision for education.
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Grappling with Today’s Education Tensions
Complication and opportunity were keywords in conversation with KnowledgeWorks staff while discussing tensions affecting education's futures.
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Connecting on a Human Level Starts with a Smile
Helping students feel valued and like they belong can start with an act as small as a smile.
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Shaping Postsecondary Education’s Futures
Explore trends shifting the postsecondary landscape, look at COVID-19’s impacts and see future possibilities for postsecondary education.
Published: February 18, 2021
Topics: Future of Learning
Topics: Future of Learning
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We Need Human-Centered Learning Systems
Katherine Prince introduces Envisioning Human-Centered Learning Systems - how it came about, why it's needed and what's in it.
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Students at the Center of Learning: A Video Discussion About Human-Centered Learning
How do we make a human-centered learning system a reality? We introduce the vision and strategies in a webinar.
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Education in the Balance: Tensions Affecting Education’s Futures
Exposing issues as COVID-19 continues to unfold and the longstanding movement toward racial justice continues to gain traction
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The Stories You Loved in 2020
What did you love this year? What did you find inspiring? What did you find helpful? We've compiled our top...
Published: December 17, 2020
Topics: Building Capacity, Education Equity, Future of Learning, Social Emotional Learning
Topics: Building Capacity, Education Equity, Future of Learning, Social Emotional Learning
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Futures Thinking for Education Programs
Even as we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, we are also living through an era shift. What forces are shaping learning,...
Published: December 1, 2020
Topics: Future of Learning
Topics: Future of Learning
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Envisioning Human-Centered Learning Systems
Could the future of learning be human-centered? What could that mean for teaching and learning?
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Smart Technologies in the Era of COVID-19
Engineering education researcher Kate Goodman shares her thoughts on foundational and emerging issues related to smart technologies in education in...
Published: November 17, 2020
Topics: Future of Learning
Topics: Future of Learning
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Caregiving and the Future
Take a look at the opportunities, challenges and potential outcomes that resulted from scenarios of a recent play of the...
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Befriending Uncertainty: Tools for Thinking and Collaborating
Introducing two tools for thinking about and collaborating to build education futures
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What Do We Want for Education Post-Pandemic?
What's required of us to build a shared vision for education? A recent conversation from Philanthropy Forward provides some insight.
Published: October 15, 2020
Topics: Future of Learning
Topics: Future of Learning
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Futures Triangle: A Futures Thinking Now Conversation
The Futures Triangle helps teams take history into account when examining the present and creating a common desired future together....
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Systems Change, Meet Futures Thinking
How do futures thinking and systems change interact in envisioning the future of learning for everyone? Katherine Prince has more...
Published: October 2, 2020
Topics: Future of Learning
Topics: Future of Learning
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Advocacy and Education Policies of Tomorrow
What possible futures does Anne Olson see in education policy, and what advocacy strategies can take us there? See her...
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Now Is the Time for Futures Thinking
Education is the place to dive in together with futurists' tools to think about problems and solutions at a deeper,...
Published: September 17, 2020
Topics: Future of Learning
Topics: Future of Learning
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Observing Interconnections: A Futures Thinking Now Conversation
One of the Futures Studies tools everyone can use to analyze issues at the systems level is a Connection Circle....
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Communicating the Future: A Futures Thinking Now Conversation
Katherine Prince and Jason Swanson chat about the tools and resources needed to frame and prepare for change and why...
