Silver Lining for Learning

In this session of Silver Lining for Learning (SLL) will discuss innovative learning spaces that are being created, augmented, evaluated, and reimagined in higher education to better understand human…

During the hour, we discuss Michael’s new book, “From Reopen to Reinvent: (Re)creating School for Every Child” published in 2020 by Jossey-Bass. Schools can now do much more than return to normal in …

What is the future of education? What should it be? What can it be? How are policymakers in top PISA-performing education systems thinking about the future of education?  

The High Performing Systems …

For more than half a century, Sesame Street has pioneered and evolved a model for early childhood learning at scale. This episode discusses the key role research and evaluation play in Sesame’s succe…

Hosts Curt Bonk, Punya Mishra & Yong Zhao gather to reflect on the past four episodes (#113 - #116) and provide commentary. Tune in to our past episodes!

Episode 116 | Taking a Venture into Eduventure…

For the past three decades, Eduventures has sought to understand fast-changing education market demands (e.g., student recruitment, retention, success, various technological innovations, and other ch…

Creativity has grown to become one of the most important concepts in education in the 21st Century. However, much research and thinking about creativity remain in the traditional framework developed …

The Virtual School (VS) project was inspired by the tragedy in Mati Athens, where a disastrous fire on 23 July 2018 resulted in 96 people losing their lives; the VS project was designed in the memory…

When COVID-19 forced schools to offer remote learning, access to computing devices and the Internet became a significant issue for many children. Although the digital divide has been talked about bef…

Hosts Curt Bonk, Punya Mishra & Yong Zhao gather to reflect on the past five episodes (#108-#111 + Bonus episode) and provide commentary. Tune in to our past episodes!

Bonus Episode 05 | Silver Lining…

K-12 schools, especially those known for their own unique educational philosophies and pedagogies, have been working on preparing their own teachers and spreading their philosophies and pedagogies th…

A large amount of learning happens in digital environments that can preserve data about every click, scroll, and touch. These data can support powerful predictions about a learner’s interests, abilit…

We have on Laurence Peters (JD, MA), a current teacher at Johns Hopkins, to chat with him about his new book published by Routledge in 2022, Creating the Global Classroom: Approaches to Developing t…

As a woman, how can you foster an entrepreneurial mindset to succeed in business? How do you take an idea, dream or goal and transform it into a strategy for success in a purpose-driven organization?…

Hosts Curt Bonk, Punya Mishra & Yong Zhao gather to reflect on the past nine episodes (#98-#106) and provide commentary. Tune in to our past episodes!

Episode 106 | Global Eyes on Global Ed: Transform…

This episode of Silver Lining for Learning will highlight global education projects and approaches designed and sponsored by the Centre for Global Education (CGE) in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In the…

What are the changes we have noticed, the challenges, and opportunities, globally, for both HE and K-12 education to improve and ensure quality in digital education? When the pandemic arose, the worl…

This session is focused on attracting students’ interest and engagement in inquiry, meaningful learning, global education, and cross-cultural projects. Broadening students’ world vision as well as st…

In this increasingly diverse and globally connected world, global education and exchange opportunities are increasingly vital. Enter World Savvy, a national nonprofit that works with educators and co…

This session focuses on the challenges and opportunities for scaling innovations in the education sector in a context of uncertainty, risk, and ambiguity. Guests Monica Higgins & James Honan provide …