by Tim Lougheed, Learning 2030 In-Camera Blogger
Image © WGSI/Sam Saechao
“Most students don’t really understand the marks they receive…” That’s how one participant at the latest Equinox Summit: Learning 2030 describes the conundrum of... more
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What If Grades Didn't Exist?
Can We Build a School for the Whole World?
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
by Tim Lougheed, Learning 2030 In-Camera Blogger
Image © WGSI/Michael Bennett
After a morning of plenary debate in the theatre, delegates are preparing to dive deep into five of the key topics facing education in 2030:
teachers
learners
content
implementation... more
Education Goes Into Detox
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
by Tim Lougheed, Learning 2030 In-Camera Blogger
Image © WGSI/Michael Bennett
Participants in the Equinox Summit are reaching a critical milestone, as their deliberations shift from talk of goals and vision to specific instructions for action.
They have... more
Initial Behind-Closed-Door Discussions Intense, Deeply Personal
Monday, September 30, 2013
By Tim Lougheed, Learning 2030 In-Camera Blogger
Image © WGSI/Michael Bennett
"I see more innovation in the slums of Calcutta than in the best schools of Beverly Hills,” said a participant during this first Learning 2030 session in the inner sanctum of the... more
Grappling with a Learning Paradox
Monday, September 30, 2013
By Tim Lougheed, Learning 2030 In-Camera Blogger
As science fiction author William Gibson pointed out, the future has arrived, but it is not yet evenly distributed.
That was how one presenter here set the stage for a discussion of where educational technology is at in 2030.... more
Getting Ready to 'Reboot' High School Learning
Sunday, September 29, 2013
By Tim Lougheed, Learning 2030 In-Camera Blogger
Brandon Busteed of Gallup Education delivers keynote
Image © WGSI/Carrie Warner
The stage is set. Summit theme music booms from a 200-seat theatre out into the atrium in thundering surround-sound.
All this... more
Rebels, Rebooters, and Revolutionaries, oh my!
Saturday, September 28, 2013
by Tim Lougheed, Learning 2030 In-Camera Blogger
Images © WGSI/Brian Emery
It could be a history-making breakthrough or a recipe for disaster: Collect two dozen dynamic young people from around the world and throw them together in a room for three days to try and re-... more
Can Investment Funds Break Down Brazil’s Education Barriers?
Monday, September 16, 2013
by Guilherme Cintra, Learning 2030 Contributor
Image © andresmh
At least once a week, I read in Brazilian newspapers about my country’s poor PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) ranking. Brazil currently sits at 53rd of the 65 participating... more
No Internet? Just Use Cell Phones
Friday, September 13, 2013
The Learning 203S0 Summit focuses on the future of high school education, a future that will be influenced by the wider landscape of education issues; from informal to formal education, primary to post-secondary.
In this Learning 2030 Blog entry explore how mobile... more
Taking Back Education After a [Literal] War on Schools
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
The Learning 2030 Summit focuses on the future of high school education, a future that will be influenced by the wider landscape of education issues; from informal to formal education, primary to post-secondary.
In this Learning 2030 Blog entry explore how the principal... more