Learning Futures
Learning Futures
Sean Leahy, Clarin Collins
What if education systems were doing more and thinking differently about preparing learners to thrive in the future? Join hosts Dr. Sean Leahy, Dr. Clarin Collins, and Professor Ronald A. Beghetto of Arizona State University's Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College for conversations on improving education and the future of learning. Each episode presents colleagues, researchers, education leaders and other guests who share how they're thinking about and addressing the most pressing challenges in education.
Futures of Equity in Education
Vice Dean and professor Jill Koyama and associate professor Daniel Liou discuss their ideas and perspectives on equity, diversity, and inclusion in relation to education. They discuss their individual experiences, thoughts on current issues and ideas for the future related to equity in education.
Jul 26, 2022
55 min
Responding to UNESCO’s Futures of Education
Guest host Iveta Silova, Professor and Associate Dean of Global Engagement, is joined by international doctoral students Prince Kwarase, Esther Pretti, and Shagun Singha to discuss their reactions to the UNESCO Futures of Education report as well as their own visions for the futures of education, given their perspectives and research interests.
Jul 19, 2022
47 min
Exploring the Constructs of EdTech
Dr. Leigh Wolf, clinical assistant professor at ASU and Audrey Watters, an independent scholar and writer of education technology engage in a conversation exploring the futures of educational technology.
Jul 12, 2022
43 min
Futures of ESports
Ben Scragg from eFuse swings by our studio to chat about the ins and outs of eSports - and the connection to education and learning, and what opportunities that might hold for future generations of educators and young people.
Jul 5, 2022
54 min
Futures of Teacher Candidates and Residency Experiences
Faculty members Tammy Reithmann and Erika Flores discuss teacher preparation and school partners, covering what things look like now and how things have changed since the pandemic. Amongst many topics, they discuss the need to address the gap between rural and non-rural school districts and how to bring educators together into a cohesive community.
Jun 28, 2022
45 min
Reinventing K12 Education
Dr. Brent Maddin and Robin Lake join hosts Drs. Clarin Collins and Sean Leahy to discuss the current state of public education in a post COVID-19 world. Additionally, they detail their work on the NEXT Education workforce, and the Center on Reinventing Public Education.
Jun 21, 2022
51 min
Futures Thinking
Drs. Clarin Collins and Sean Leahy have a very engaging conversation with Dr. Ruth Wylie, Dr. Danah Henriksen, and Maricel Lawrence about Futures Thinking. Each panelist discusses how they engage in different types of futures thinking and give tips for others to become engaged in this work. They also discuss how topics such as creativity, play, and wellness integrate with futures thinking.
Jun 14, 2022
1 hr 6 min
ShapingEDU Virtual Summer Space Camp
Two words: SPACE CAMP. (mic drop) - Dr. Sean Leahy invites Stephanie Pierotti and Dr. Ruben Puentedura to talk about their upcoming special (free) virtual event: ShapingEDU Global Virtual Summer Camp - that invites changemakers from around the world to convene for an experimental fusion of hands-on learning, storytelling, tech hacks and the good kind of shenanigans!
Jun 10, 2022
38 min
Learning Futures Season 4 Trailer
Join Executive Producer Dr. Sean Leahy and Producer Dr. Clarin Collins as they welcome everyone back for Season 4 of the Learning Futures Podcast! Learn about the show’s new hosts… and get a sneak preview of the exciting new episodes coming out soon!
Jun 9, 2022
2 min
BioSense Network: exploring biotech with computational microscopes
Sean and his colleagues from the School of Molecular Sciences and the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College talk about an exciting new research project sponsored by the US Department of Defense called the BioSense Network, which is aimed at establishing a community of learners empowered to explore biotechnology through a computational microscope.
Nov 24, 2021
43 min
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