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This report reflects on the 2013 European Democratic Education Community conference. It considers how democratic education supports learner agency, participation, and new approaches to schooling.
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In many the conversations about design thinking in schools, we tend to assume that mainstream education is poorly designed. What if it wasn’t?
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I am very pleased to share that the print edition of Knowmad Society is released, and it is beautiful!
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Read this special issue of On the Horizon for free until 20 June 2013.
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Matt Novak uses a paleofuture perspective to examine how earlier generations imagined tomorrow. The conversation reveals what those visions say about our hopes, fears, and assumptions about the future.
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A couple weeks ago, Carlos Scolari interviewed me for a project on pedagogical innovation and disruptive practices in higher education at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona). The aim of the project is to produce a document on the “university of the future,” including diagnosis, trends, and proposals for moving forward.
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Last week, I attended the two-day Pioneers Festival in Vienna. Housed in the Hofburg imperial palace (an “impossible to book” venue), the event was a mixture between discussions, speeches and interactive workshops with topics concerning entrepreneurship, innovation, and technology.
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Editor’s note: This provocative commentary originally appeared in Heb jij iets geleerd vandaag? – Een Sudbury school perspectief op leren, a blog by Sudbury schools in the Netherlands.
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In this interview, John Moravec speaks with science fiction author and mathematician Vernor Vinge about the technological singularity. They consider how accelerating technological change could affect schools and society.
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This article explores what Teacher 3.0 might look like in a networked learning environment. It focuses on sharing, creating, and connecting knowledge beyond traditional classroom roles.
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A knowmad is what I have previously termed a nomadic knowledge and innovation worker – that is, a creative, imaginative, and innovative person who can work with almost anybody, anytime, and anywhere. Moreover, knowmads are valued for the personal knowledge that they possess, and this knowledge gives them a competitive advantage.
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In the pre-industrial age, nomads were people that moved with their livelihood (usually animal herding) instead of settling at a single location.
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