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Articles and research by John Moravec.
A few months ago, I received an invitation for a dream gig. Simon Fraser University at Burnaby, British Columbia is designing a master plan to guide the institution for the next 50 years, and they needed an education futurist to provide some thought leadership.
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It’s “back to school” season in the United States and Europe, and the social media universe is ablaze with ideas on how to harness the Pokémon Go craze in the classroom.
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This second article in a three-part series develops a theory of invisible learning. It examines how informal, non-formal, and serendipitous experiences shape what people know.
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This final article in a three-part series presents approaches for enabling invisible learning. It highlights participation, play, exploration, and learner self-determination.
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Note: This is the first article in a three-part series on a new theory for invisible learning.
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Like many of us, I did some reflecting over the New Year. It seemed it was time to re-center, and get back to basics.
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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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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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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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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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