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#FutureLearning Podcast – Episode 004: Will robots and AI replace teachers?

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#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 […]

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Leading through the Learner-Centered Paradigm – Initial thoughts…

By Randy Ziegenfuss

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 […]

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Edcamps and the Learner-Centered Paradigm

By Randy Ziegenfuss

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 […]

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#FutureLearning Podcast – Episode 003: How Automation is Going to Redefine What it Means to Work

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#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 […]

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#FutureLearning Podcast – Episode 002: Peter Diamandis – New Technology, the Future and Education

By Randy Ziegenfuss

#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 […]

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Linear Advancements in an Exponential World

By Randy Ziegenfuss

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 […]

Filed Under: Digital Transformation, Leadership

#FutureLearning Podcast – Episode 001: KnowlegeWork’s Forecast 4.0

By Randy Ziegenfuss

#FutureLearning Podcast – Episode 001: KnowlegeWork’s Forecast 4.0

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWelcome to the first episode of what I plan to be a short weekly podcast where I hope to pique your interest to explore resources that push your thinking about how we as leaders can shape the future of learning in our organizations. What’s prompted this podcast? A couple […]

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How are you fostering learner passions?

By Randy Ziegenfuss

How are you fostering learner passions?

Another podcast I really enjoy spending time with is the Freakonomic Radio podcast. In a recent encore episode, How to Get More Grit in Your Life, host Stephen Dubner interviewed psychologist and grit expert, Angela Duckworth. Here is the excerpt on passion I found particularly interesting: DUCKWORTH: I define grit as passion and perseverance for especially […]

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What if we had more moonshot thinking in education?

By Randy Ziegenfuss

What if we had more moonshot thinking in education?

One of my favorite podcasts to listen to is Exponential Wisdom, hosted by Peter Diamandis and Dan Sullivan. In Episode 31, the hosts discuss moonshot thinking and strategies to get started. This got me thinking… What if moonshot thinking was a leadership competency? What would education be like if we had leaders at the federal, state, district, […]

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Do the most effective leaders lead with stories before facts and data?

By Randy Ziegenfuss

Do the most effective leaders lead with stories before facts and data?

I enjoy listening to podcasts and often discover nuggets of information that I connect to my practice as a school leader. Recently I was listening to an episode of The Growth Show where Doug Landis, Chief Storyteller at Box was being interviewed. In the conversation he shared this which prompted me to think about the relationship […]

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About Working At The Edge:

My name is Randy Ziegenfuss, and I'm a retired public school superintendent and a life-long educator with over 34 years experience developing a passion for teaching, learning, leadership and technology. <read more...>

I first came across the phrase working at the edge while learning about the work of Marzano, et al. School Leadership That Works: From Research to Results. In this work, the researchers define 21 responsibilities of the school leader, one being change agent. A change agent is defined as one who is, "...willing to challenge school practices that have been in place for a long time and promoting the value of working at the edge of one's competence."

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