11th. annual
WORLD LEARNING
SUMMIT 2022
EDUCATION in context
Education in the context of sustainable development
Crisis? • Conflict? • Climate? • Communication?
video courtesy of Unesco.org
Future Learning Lab
PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR WEBINAR SERIES, FALL 2022
Based on our “pre-summit” program from the spring, our fall semester 2022 WLS webinar program consists of the following sessions – in sum representing our World Learning Summit 2022.
Please note the time frames: We attempt to cover numerous time zones, with attendees over the years from close to 40 different countries.
Duration of each webinar: One hour, including presentation and collaborative discussion.
Please join us and sign up either directly below the program or on this link: Webinars will be recorded and made available after the event for signed-up attendees.
Moderators
Ebba Ossiannilsson
Oddgeir Tveiten
Keywords:
Learning at scale, access to education, blended learning
Webinar #1
October 21st
San Francisco time: 6–7 AM
Oslo time: 3–4 PM
Singapore time: 9–10 PM
Sustainable Higher education: Future challenges
Donna Kidwell
Chief information security and digital trust officer, Arizona State University
Higher Education is now globally networked. Arizona State University, USA, has a bold strategy to provide open education in collaboration with a constantly expanding network of peer institutions internationally. Donna Kidwell will share key insights from ASU´s strategy and process.
At our May 2022 session on UN sustainable development goals and how they challenge institutions of higher education we laid a foundation for reflecting on new forms of institutional collaboration and open education in the context of multimedia pedagogy and media literacy.
Engage with us to discuss institutional strategies and bottlenecks.
And take a look at one of Donna Kidwell´s main ideas here:
Moderators
Stephen Dobson
Cathy Casserly
Keywords:
Educational inclusion, inclusive education, tarbiya, internationalisation, social justice
Webinar #2
October 28th
San Francisco time: 6–7 AM
Oslo time: 3–4 PM
Singapore time: 9–10 PM
Inclusion and exclusion in higher education
Muhammed Zuhdi
Senior lecturer at the Faculty of Education and the Head of Quality Assurance Institute of UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Indonesia.
What is the meaning of inclusive education in a changing world? What in particular does it mean for تَرْبِيَة (tarbiya) and social justice as Indonesian Muslim Schools increasingly feel the pressure of adopting international curricula? Tarbiya can mean active student participation in their own education, the experience of flourishing and lifelong learning. Relatively little is known outside of the country itself about the manner in which inclusive education is discussed in policy and schooling.
In the latest iteration it is the use of international curricula and assessment offered by Cambridge Assessment and equivalents that has attracted domestic attention. This domestic-facing internationalisation is worth considering as a signifier of inclusive education and raises the question of identity: Islamic, Indonesian and global – what does it mean to be included in the country as a citizen and to have accessible, quality education? Is it to be able to be measured on a national, school and pupil level against other nations? What is Indonesia trying to achieve?
This presentation takes a critical look at the issue of social justice and its effect upon تَرْبِيَة (tarbiya) in the Indonesian education eco-system. Experiences of Muslim parts of this system suggest multiple signifiers of inclusive education; that might translate to global debates in other educational eco-systems.
Moderators
Oddgeir Tveiten
June Breivik
Keywords:
Learner-centered technology, transforming universities, blockchain, game based learning, post-COVID reflections on blended learning
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Each presentation will last for 30 minutes with a few questions at the end, followed by a joint 30 minutes conversation covering all issues and topics raised –
Webinar #3
November 4th
San Francisco time: 6–7 AM
Oslo time: 2–3.30 PM
Singapore time: 9–10 PM
Please note the time difference for Oslo and everyone else who has shifted away from Summer Time. Webinar time in Oslo/Berlin/Paris is 2 PM.
Beyond Silicon Valley: Education technology re-imagined
Phil Komarny
w/ Phil Long
Phil Komarny is Chief Innovation Officer @ Maryville University of St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Phil Long is
Education and learning technologies come in different sizes and shapes, meant for different purposes. Many of us who work in institutions of higher education would probably agree that no matter how different our institutions may be, we face many of the same challenges. Beyond the Silicon Valley euphoria and COVID-19 experiences, we are institutions, transforming.
In this webinar we have invited back Phil Komarny, who is known to many in our network but new to others. Moving from a role as Vice President of Innovations at Salesforce, in San Francisco to his current role as Chief Innovation Officer at Maryville University of St. Louis, Phil will engage in a dialog on how COVID-19 spurred Maryville University to think along new lines. Along with Phil Komarny is Phil Long, a long-time friend, peer and collaborator on projects across the entire country
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David Conover:
Game based learning for social innovation and change
High School teacher extraordinaire from Austin, Texas, David Conover has explored game based learning and learning designs deeply, for a long time. Please find his extensive CV here. Among other things he was recognized by the Obama Administration for his approach to teaching students at risk in the Austin region.
David has promised us some short insights into some of his current projects:
- In a previous video game, his students explored crisis prevention. They built a simulation of a town devastated by a hurricane and explored how to use blockchain to deliver goods to remote locations.
- A collaboration with the Smithsonian Institute in developing interactive design — immersive Learning experiences.
- Working with the Texas Film Commission and the Texas Workforce Commission to help train teachers about the local innovative job opportunities for our at-risk students.
Moderators
Donna Kidwell
Halvdan Gaute Søvik Haugsbakken
Keywords:
Media literacy, digital skills
Webinar #4
TUESDAY November 15th
San Francisco time: 6–7 AM
Oslo time: 3–4 PM
Singapore time: 9–10 PM
Media literacy: Navigating global information flows
Alexandre Le Voci Sayad
Director at ZeitGeist (Education, Media and Culture) and International Co-chairman at UNESCO MIL Alliance
Critical media literacy concerns our ability to navigate increasingly complex information flows. We talk of ‘polarization’, ‘fake news’, ‘misinformation’, ‘propaganda’ and much more, but how does all this relate to education as a global challenge, if not to say learning in the context of sustainable communication?
If you are interested in purusing the subject further before or after the session, please check out this book — available in a number of languages for free, here.
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About
World Learning Summit
World Learning Summit is an annual conference organized by scholars and learning innovators, dedicated to scholars and innovators sharing a concern with the future of flexible education and life long learning in a world impacted by the twin forces of globalization and digital transformation.
Our next location-based summit happens in May 2023, where we will pick up on our pre-Covid tradition for staging conversational conferences building networks and sharing experience.
Webinar moderators
& speakers
World Learning Summit moderators are for the most part former keynote speakers at our various events. Brief info available for each one, below:
Ebba Ossiannilsson
Stephen Dobson
Muhammed Zuhdi
Cathy Casserly
Oddgeir Tveiten
Donna Kidwell
Alex Le Voci Sayad
Phil Komarny
What people say about our World Learning Summits
I keep coming back to these conferences. May there be many more.
Keith Devlin
Former Executive Director of Stanford University's H-Star institute
I have attended these conferences for years. What I love especially about them is the friendly atmosphere and the emphasis on networking
Anjum Malik
Co-founder, Hofter Institute, Austin, Texas, USA
I congratulate the organizers with the network they have set up
Phil Komarny
Chief Innovation Officer, Maryville University of St. Louis, USA