Silver Lining for Learning

Hosts Chris Dede, Curt Bonk, Punya Mishra & Yong Zhao gather to reflect on the past five episodes (#57-#60) and provide commentary.

Episode 60 | Transforming Higher Education Policy and Practice for t…

Uliana Furiv, Associate Project Officer at the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning, will discuss how flexibility has been important both during COVID-19 and before for enhancing t…

Have you heard colleagues talk about University Design for Learning (UDL) and wonder what it is? Are you charged with developing training in your organization or institution related to UDL? Perhaps y…

Is “the world” still open? Why does it sometimes feel that the digitalization of education, datafication, and digital learning platforms raise new impossibilities and paradoxes? For example, can we r…

Technology has played a significant role in special education and has a lot more potential. In this episode we invite the top professors in technology and special education to discuss the past, prese…

David Wiley, Co-founder and Chief Academic Officer, Lumen Learning, has been a leader in the open education movement for over two decades. If an interesting or ground-breaking open education project …

In this episode of Silver Linings for Learning, the Hosts reflect on the past 4 episodes.

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In this episode, Jeremy Bailenson, Kristy Kroeker, and Anna Queiroz, will discuss their shared work on the Stanford Ocean Acidification Experience, which is an immersive VR journey where learners act…

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 an…

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…

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 Coo…

Celebration and reflection on the past 50 episodes and plans for the future.

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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…

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 learn…

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 t…

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 co…

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 educa…

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 L…

Kiran Bir Sethi is a Designer who became a Teacher, a Principal who grew into an Education Reformer and subsequently morphed into a Social Entrepreneur. A trained Graphic Designer, she uses the langu…

Ever want to spend a Saturday afternoon hearing how a science educator has spent over a decade designing and implementing educational outreach what may be the most remote location for science educati…