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

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

Our students waste a lot of time in school (and with homework) complying with compulsory tasks that do nothing to develop within them the skills they’ll need as they make their way in this ever-shrinking world – testing included. Opting out of a few high-stakes tests won’t change that.

Mar 13, 2017

In Episode 9 of the Education Futures Podcast, we spoke with Peter Hartkamp, author of Beyond Coercive Education: A plea for the realisation for the rights of the child in education.

Mar 3, 2017

In this episode of the Education Futures Podcast, we chatted with Dr. Cristóbal Cobo, director of research at the Ceibal Foundation in Uruguay. He is an expert on Big Data in education, and he shared his thoughts in our exploration of Cathy O’Neil’s provocative book, Weapons of Math Destruction: How big data increases inequality and threatens democracy.

Feb 7, 2017

Education Futures and Fundación Ceibal (Uruguay) are pleased to share the outcomes of their 2-month research project for the Secretary of Public Education of the State of Puebla (“SEP-Puebla,” Mexico). Dr. John Moravec served as the primary investigator for the study La innovación educativa en Puebla: Las voces de los actores.

Feb 2, 2017

Taking the (r)evolution to Latin America!

Jan 31, 2017

Free play is our focus for this episode of the Education Futures Podcast. Adults often assume that it is their job to keep children busy all the time, but evidence suggests that children learn best when afforded great amounts of free time and opportunities for free play: activities that are freely chosen and directed by participants for their own sake.

Jan 25, 2017

Self-regulation in the classroom is our focus for this episode of the Education Futures Podcast. That is, we are focusing on how students manage, coordinate, and adapt how they think, feel, and behave to become successful.

Dec 2, 2016

Inside and beyond formal organizations, we’re seeing a new type of worker emerge. And they are becoming visible in our shift from industrial work to creative and innovative work.

Nov 16, 2016

The Finnish approach to education is our focus for this two-part podcast series. Finland has received a lot of attention lately for its top performance in comparative, international assessments of its students and schools.

Oct 11, 2016

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 Minecraft and the Pokémon Go craze in the classroom. But, do these tools really belong in schools?

Sep 21, 2016

Kelly and John Moravec share highlights from their recent #EFReads Facebook/Twitter book club discussion of Sir Ken Robinson’s Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That’s Transforming Education.

Sep 10, 2016

What is your vision of the future of education? What stories do you have to share? What great examples and practices already exist? In this podcast, we share what we have learned, connect with others, and interview thought leaders who provoke us to think differently in education and human development.

Aug 30, 2016

When forced upon students by schools, technologies that encourage play rapidly lose their appeal. We’ve seen this before, with examples of how Minecraft can be brought into classrooms to meet Common Core Reading standards, among others. And, these activities, it can be argued, simply ruin a student’s love of Minecraft.

Aug 30, 2016

Education Futures founder, Dr. John Moravec, presented A theory for invisible learning during his keynote lecture at the IDEC@EUDEC conference in Mikkeli, Finland on June 9, 2016.

Jun 30, 2016

Uruguay has implemented a 1:1 computing initiative, providing each primary-level learner with a tablet or laptop (known as Plan Ceibal). Recent research has found, however, that the mere presence of these resources have no increased educational achievement. So, what now?

Jun 1, 2016

As teachers, we often do not have control over what we must teach. But, we do have some control over how students engage in learning.

May 25, 2016

Invisible learning can emerge in many ways, and often manifests through bits and pieces here and there. The examples of approaches to invisible learning provided here are not exhaustive, and are meant to be illustrative only. Each of these approaches embrace participation, play, and exploration.

May 15, 2016

Manifesto 15 event organized by Eğitimpedia (Turkey) and SOMECE (Mexico)

Apr 16, 2016

The Theory for Invisible Learning is that we learn more, and do so invisibly, when we separate structures of control that restrict freedom and self-determination from learning experiences.

Mar 29, 2016