Charting the uncharted: Navigating the intersection of disruptive tech and education

Pekka Ihanainen calls for a new mindset in education that take into consideration complex interactions between affordances of observability, solvability, and partakeability. Affordances for learning, he writes, “are functionalities composed by human subjects in their personal and social contexts and environments in which they make their living. Pedagogical affordances are those present in pedagogical events and situations, and they determine the qualities of learning possible in practices learners localize themselves.”

Jan 8, 2020

In societies where constant change is the norm, schools today must prepare students to be successful in environments and contexts that may differ greatly from what we experience today. But, are we really thinking about the future? With contributions from four continents, this book reveals a ‘snapshot’ of some of our best thinking for building new education futures. Diverse experiences, visions, and ideas are shared to help spark new thinking among educators and policymakers, provoke conversation, and facilitate new ideas for meeting human development needs in a rapidly transforming world.

Oct 6, 2019

This summer, Tologo Verlag released the German edition of Knowmad Society (in German: Die Gesellschaft der Wissensnomaden), edited by John Moravec. This edition took advantage of the Creative Commons license for the original text published in 2013, which includes contributions from John Moravec, Cristóbal Cobo, Thieu Besselink, Christel Hartkamp, Pieter Spinder, Bianca Stokman, Edwin de Bree, Christine Renaud, Ronald van den Hoff, and Sen. Gary Hart.

Sep 8, 2019

"For me, the goal in a ‘natural’ education lies at the intersection of affordances for high agency from the system and cultural orientations that encourage high self-efficacy among individuals. Unfortunately, the point of mainstream, industrial education is to limit affordances for both dimensions."

Jun 26, 2019

Whether a morning event, a week-long course, or even a month-long summer school, Education Futures can develop and deliver workshops and master classes on innovative approaches for education and creating the future of work for your institution.

Apr 3, 2019

The greatest obstacle in integrating technology in education is finding a purpose.

Mar 29, 2019

Education Futures founder John Moravec lead a diagnostic review the Secretary of Public Education’s digital citizenship program in Mexico, bringing together voices of students, teachers, and parents.

Dec 27, 2018

Today, Tomsk State University (TSU) released the Russian edition of Knowmad Society (in Russian: Общество Знаниевых Кочевников), edited by John Moravec. Taking advantage of the Creative Commons license for the original text published in 2013, the translated book was released to coincide with TSU's 140th anniversary.

Nov 30, 2018

As we look toward the future, the question for university communities everywhere is, can we transform our campuses to remain relevant for the next 50 years? In a technology-driven world, what can the university do that technologies cannot replicate?

Nov 26, 2018

A knowmad is a nomadic knowledge worker who is creative, imaginative, innovative, and who can work with almost anybody, anytime, and anywhere. Knowmads are valued for their individual-level knowledge, and create new value by applying what they know, contextually, to solve problems or generate new opportunities

Aug 22, 2018

Daniel Navarrete is creating a short video, entitled We are all knowmads, where participants from around the world are invited to share a short video introduction of themselves and answer the question, how do you imagine a future created by all and for all in the 21st century society?

Jul 30, 2018

Education Futures is assembling a book (or series of short books) on emerging education futures: voices and experiences from around the world.

Jul 25, 2018

A Leapfrog University works ahead of the competition in teaching, research, innovation, and service. It avoids playing catch-up.

Jul 12, 2018

What will the future scenarios be within the next 5 years regarding new technologies in the public education sector in Uruguay? For this purpose, two panels (consisting of 20 participants internal to the program and 25 international experts external to the program) were set up to conduct a Delphi study.

Jun 10, 2018

We are rebuilding the Education Futures website from the ground-up, adopting a mobile-first approach for a leaner and more responsive experience.

May 25, 2018

Last March, we asked a deceptively simple question, does the future need schools? As we look 10, 20, or 50 years into the future, will ‘school’ be relevant?

May 17, 2018

Our schools, which are designed to prepare youth for static futures, need to be urgently repurposed to prepare all of society for the unknowable.

Dec 12, 2017

Education Futures founder Dr. John Moravec has embarked on a global tour to redesign mainstream education systems.

Nov 21, 2017

What if we could invisibilize learning?

Aug 28, 2017

John Moravec and Kelly Killorn discuss Diane Ravitch’s book, Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public Schools, which asks the questions: Is American education in crisis? Is the education system failing or declining? What actions should we take today to ensure positive futures?

Mar 29, 2017