Silver Lining for Learning as a driver of bottom up Innovation
We recently celebrated 100 episodes of Silver Lining for Learning (see the 100th episode or read my blog post about the journey). In this process we have had an...
Category: Learning Futures
The darker side of curiosity
Curiosity, the willingness to learn more, is often seen as a positive trait one that drives learning, and one can argue, it drives creativity and innovation. It...
100 and counting: Silver Lining for Learning
March 11, 2020 (a little over two years ago), just around when the pandemic had forced educational institutions across the globe to shut down and transition to ...
A Socio-cultural Perspective on Creativity, Technology & Education
Almost exactly a year ago Danah Henriksen, Carolina Torrejon Capurro and I submitted a chapter for the second edition of the book Creativity and Innovation: The...
Presentation at University of Zurich
I was invited by my friend Dominik Petko, Professor of Teaching and Educational Technology at the Institute for Educational Science at the University of Zurich ...
Creativity, risk-taking & failure in education
Failure and risk-taking are essential to the creative process. It is rare that good original, creative work or ideas come together in the first try. Thus, an im...
Value Laden: A new podcast about ethical leadership
What is the role of values and principles in educational leadership? What can we learn from inspirational educational leaders? How did they develop their moral/...
STEM Futures at AAAS
ASU recently hosted, what is known as, the world’s largest scientific gathering, the annual conference of the American Association of the Advancement of S...
Youth participatory creativity in digital spaces: An interview with Ioana Literat
Ioana Literat is Assistant Professor in the Communication, Media, and Learning Technologies Design program at Teachers College, Columbia University, and the Ass...
Fishing for problems: Podcast interview
I was recently interviewed by Matt Schneidman (Curator, Creator, Podcast Host) for his Fishing for Problems podcast. Matt also publishes an ed-focused newslett...