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Authentic Relationships Wanted: A Human-Centered Approach to Systems Change

Dr. Shelley Zion, Faculty Director of the PEER Lab, share her insights for how to engage in meaningful community engagement.

Published: May 10, 2021
Topics: Community Partnerships, Future of Learning, Systems Change
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How Public Schools Can Grow Stronger out of Strained Systems

COVID-19 and systemic racism have impacted and changed school systems. What does this look like and how can policymakers help?

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Local Learning Festival Aims to Amplify Youth Voices

Greater Cincinnati Remake Learning Days provides a wide variety of activities, in many cases helping youth recognize and develop voice.

Published: May 3, 2021
Topics: Future of Learning
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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.

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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...

Published: April 13, 2021
Topics: Future of Learning, Vision and Culture
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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.

Published: April 8, 2021
Topics: Future of Learning, Overcoming Challenges
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Re-envisioning Education to Be Human-Centered

Podcast explores a human-centered vision for education.

Published: March 30, 2021
Topics: Future of Learning, Vision and Culture
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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.

Published: March 9, 2021
Topics: Future of Learning, Overcoming Challenges
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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.

Published: February 23, 2021
Topics: Future of Learning, Vision and Culture
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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
Article
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.

Published: February 2, 2021
Topics: Future of Learning, Vision and Culture
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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.

Published: January 26, 2021
Topics: Future of Learning, Vision and Culture
Infographic
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

Published: January 13, 2021
Topics: Future of Learning, Overcoming Challenges
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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...

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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
Publication
Envisioning Human-Centered Learning Systems

Could the future of learning be human-centered? What could that mean for teaching and learning?

Published: November 19, 2020
Topics: Future of Learning, Vision and Culture
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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
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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...

Published: November 10, 2020
Topics: Early Childhood, Future of Learning
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Befriending Uncertainty: Tools for Thinking and Collaborating

Introducing two tools for thinking about and collaborating to build education futures

Published: October 21, 2020
Topics: 101, Future of Learning, Systems Change
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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
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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....

Published: October 8, 2020
Topics: 101, Future of Learning, Systems Change
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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
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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...

Published: September 28, 2020
Topics: Education Policy, Future of Learning