Mike Sharples - New ways to learn and teach
A teacher’s role is shifting away from providing educational content to orchestrating students’ learning and nurturing their confidence. Key Points Scientific insights are helping educato...
17 Juni 202512min
Mike Sharples - How technological advances can improve education
With varying degrees of success, cutting-edge technologies have been introduced into schools throughout history. Key Points With varying degrees of success, cutting-edge technologies have...
17 Juni 202513min
Michael Roth - Practical virtue : from classroom to life
Many of us today are asking: how can we take what people learn in a classroom, especially in the humanities and interpretive social sciences, and apply that outside the classroom? About Michael Roth "...
17 Juni 202511min
Michael Roth - Freedom of speech and freedom to disagree in school and beyond
Freedom of speech is about freedom of expression. I want to be able to express myself, in dance, or in painting or in speech, because I should be able to tell you what I think. About Michael Roth "I'm...
17 Juni 202512min
Caitlin Zaloom - The real cost and value of higher education
The pandemic has reminded us that higher education is a public good. About Caitlin Zaloom "I am a cultural anthropologist and professor of social and cultural analysis at New York University. I’ve wri...
17 Juni 202511min
Caitlin Zaloom - Renewing democracy by restoring free tuition
Free tuition is essential. Democracy is improved when young people from different backgrounds come together and learn how to work through their differences. About Caitlin Zaloom "I am a cultural anthr...
17 Juni 202511min
Peter Mandler - Dismantling the myth of educating for future jobs
Education should aim to assist children in becoming happy, confident, flexible and trainable. About Peter Mandler "I am Professor of Modern Cultural History at the University of Cambridge. I’m a histo...
17 Juni 202510min
Peter Mandler - What is a good education?
Inequality operates throughout an individual’s life, not just through one’s education. Equal education can help address inequality but cannot solve it. About Peter Mandler "I am Professor of Modern Cu...
17 Juni 202510min
