Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn today’s episode I’m sharing an article by futurist Amy Webb titled The Flare and Focus of Successful Futurists and thoughts on the question, What if school leaders had a plan for future forecasting? Here are some of the additional questions on the topic: If we were to implement […]
Archives for March 2017
Learner-centered Leadership in Exponential Times
In this post I explore the intersection of learner-centered leadership and exponential times, looking to leaders outside of the field of education and placing this new learning in the context of an exponentially changing world. Learner-centered Leadership Recently, I wrote a post on learner-centered leadership in which I shared initial thoughts as my colleague and I dig deeper […]
#FutureLearning Podcast – Episode 004: Will robots and AI replace teachers?
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn this episode I’m sharing some thoughts around the question, Will robots and AI replace teachers. We look at a video on the topic shared by the World Economic Forum, talk about advancements in IBMs Watson in the area of medicine and education, and share various resources including the initiative powered by Getting […]
Leading through the Learner-Centered Paradigm – Initial thoughts…
Recently, my colleague, Lynn Fuini-Hetten, and I recorded the first episode of a new podcast series – Shift your paradigm: School-centered to learner centered. (We will be launching the podcast sometime around the end of April at ShiftYourParadigm.org.) In the first episode we chatted with Kelly Young, Executive Director of Education Reimagined, about the learner-centered […]
Edcamps and the Learner-Centered Paradigm
Not too long ago, Lynn and I started recording for our new podcast on learner-centered leadership: Shift Your #Leadership Paradigm. We are excited to roll this out to you in late April! Following the terrific conversation we had with Education Reimagined‘s Executive Director, Kelly Young, I attended a three-day Edcamp Leadership Summit. I have to […]
#FutureLearning Podcast – Episode 003: How Automation is Going to Redefine What it Means to Work
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn this episode I’m sharing some key takeaways from an article in Futurism by Scott Santens titled How Automation is Going to Redefine What it Means to Work. We look at how these ideas impact education and the way we lead our schools. Here are some of the questions and […]
#FutureLearning Podcast – Episode 002: Peter Diamandis – New Technology, the Future and Education
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn this episode, I share a talk by entrepreneur and future thinker, Peter Diamandis focused on technology and the future of education. In the talk he shares his thinking about exponential thinking vs. linear thinking and exponential technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, virtual reality, 3D printing, genomics and […]
Linear Advancements in an Exponential World
This post poses a series of questions designed to increase awareness of exponential change and how it might be applied to the practice of educational leadership. I’m still developing my thinking in this area, but wanted to share questions I’ve been mulling over as I believe we must find ways to bridge the exponential world with our […]