Silver Lining for Learning

Delivering high quality professional development at scale that builds on new knowledge of learning and the mind is crucial to the future of teaching. In particular, teachers now must master remote and blended instruction as well as classroom interactions. This session describes a design science strategy for realizing those objectives. Diana Laurillard will discuss the models she has developed and studied, including new types of capacity building tools. We also will dialogue about the challenges of evaluation and the types of measures that predict success. Further, our conversation will address barriers to implementation and evolution. More about our guest below the video. Join the conversation at silverliningforlearning.org 

This episode will explore the recent projects and initiatives of three East Asian educational technology leaders, Insung Jung, Ok-hwa Lee, and Meifeng Liu, within their home countries of Japan, Korea, and China as well as their work around the globe. What have they each done during the past few years? What have they each discovered? And where will they go next? This session will also highlight what the governments in Japan, Korea, and China have been targeting since they start of the pandemic and the associated successes and failures. What insights do these prominent women leaders have for the world community as well as for young female scholars in the field of educational technology and distance education? See their bios  for examples of the projects that we will be discussing during Episode #52 of Silver Lining for Learning. Join the conversation at silverliningforlearning.org 

This episode of Silver Linking for Learning discusses how open educational resources and courseware is utilized for forestry education and forestry management. The Asia Pacific Forestry Education Coordination Mechanism, an international consortium of universities with a mission to promote forestry education and research cooperation, developed a joint educational online program entitled Innovative Sustainable Forest Management Education in the Asia-Pacific Region, which is a series of open online courses in Sustainable Forest Management (SFM). It is the only SFM online program of its kind, and provides world-class forestry education resources to more than 15,000 learners from over 90 international economies. Join the show to hear their stories about how the program paved its way from an initial self-directed OER learning program to a current credentialed certificate degree program, and to a future Master’s degree program in Forestry.Asia Pacific Forestry Education Coordination Mechanism (AP-FECM): https://apfecm.forestry.ubc.ca/https://apfecm.forestry.ubc.ca/executive-office-of-ap-fecm/Graduate Certificate in Forest Management and Conservationhttps://forestry.ubc.ca/programs/certificate/forest-management-conservation/JTF GCFE 49 Sustainable Forest Management Online Program – Canadahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSCM4Zg-MxU&t=49sAP-FECM open online courses: https://apfecm.forestry.ubc.ca/sfm-online-courses/. Join the conversation at silverliningforlearning.org 

Celebration and reflection on the past 50 episodes and plans for the future. Join the conversation at silverliningforlearning.org 

HyFlex is a term used widely and often with a tint of controversy; especially when teachers are already overwhelmed with student psychological, emotional, technological, and academic needs during the pandemic. The Hybrid-Flexible (HyFlex) course design delivers a student-directed multi-modal learning experience. Students choose between attending (participating) in class sessions in a traditional classroom (or lecture hall) setting or in an online environment. The HyFlex course design is built upon four fundamental values: (1) Learner Choice, (2) Equivalency, (3) Reusability, and (4) Accessibility. These four “pillars” provide a consistent and solid foundation for resulting courses and programs.  Successful HyFlex courses allow all students, in all participation modes, to complete together so that a single learning community is developed: one class with different participation modes rather than two or three different classes mashed together. Free book: Hybrid-Flexible Course Design: Implementing Student-Directed Hybrid Classes by Brian J. Beatty: https://edtechbooks.org/hyflex Join the conversation at silverliningforlearning.org 

The SLL Hosts–Chris Dede, Curt Bonk, Punya Mishra, Shuangye Chen, and Yong Zhao–will each identify a few of their favorite episodes and describe why these are exciting in their implications for learning across the world. They will also describe ways the growing SLL archive can be a resource summarizing innovations in technology-enabled learning.Dermot Walsh will moderate the SLL Hosts discussion and pose comments and questions from the CESI audience. Join the conversation at silverliningforlearning.org 

During their SLL talk, Tony and Scott will elaborate on the rationale for, background to, and ambitions of the mEducation Alliance and share some of the general lessons they have learned from their two decades of experience working on edtech initiatives for developing countries. In addition to the Alliance’s convening role, they will also highlight three of the mEducation Alliance’s signature activities — Math Power!, Youth Digital Champions (YDC), and the EdTech Academy. Math Power! is focused on using no- and low-tech interventions to extend the joy of math, particularly through use of math games. YDC is advancing linkages between youth digital literacy skills training and their engagement in community development. Finally, the EdTech Academy is serving as a multi-media training platform to support the sharing of edtech good practices among researchers, policymakers, and implementing organizations. Join the conversation at silverliningforlearning.org 

A paradigm shift is needed in education. On Saturday Feb 13th, we have a guest who has been promoting and leading the paradigm shift for several decades in Australia and Europe. Dr. Stephen Harris comes with incredible expertise and amazing experiences leading innovative learning organizations. He is now director of learning at Learnlife, Barcelona. Learnlife is a pioneer space for lifelong learning in Barcelona. Join the conversation at silverliningforlearning.org 

On Episode 45, Silver Lining for Learning (SLL) hosts gather and reflect on the previous episodes and discuss future plans. SLL hosts have a long and expansive history in studying and promoting educational innovations with or without technology. Their reflections are insightful, thoughtful, and inspiring. Join the conversation at silverliningforlearning.org 

Even before COVID-19, higher education was at the beginning of significant change. According to educators like Rovy Branon, there is a need for a “60 Year Curriculum.” During this session of Silver Lining for Learning, Dr. Branon will describe how the University of Washington’s Continuum College is approaching this future through five key change areas: (1) programmatic (the “meta-curriculum”), (2) digital credentials, (3) the new academic stack (technology), (4) learner services, and (5) policy/funding. A key focus of the hour will be the future of online earning in higher education and how the field of educational technology must evolve to serve students for lifelong learning. He will discuss some of the emergent ideas that the University of Washington Continuum College is currently developing and contemplating,  including extensive use of CRM systems, blockchain, mobile technology, and digital credentialing systems. Join the conversation at silverliningforlearning.org