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World of Work

The Future of Work: Technology, Value, and Co-Creation

With digitization, increased globalization, and an ageing population, the world of work is invariably changing. The extent to which individuals, firms and economies can harness the benefits of these changes critically depends on the readiness of adult learning systems to prepare people with relevant skills[1]. Our last episode featured three guest speakers we met in WISE@Paris, where […]

July 14, 2019
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World of Work

The Future of Work: Personal, Adaptive, Protected

About a decade ago, few companies used the internet as a means to research potential candidates to employ for the workforce. Now, having a bad online presence is considered detrimental to a company or employee’s reputation. CareerBuilder conducted a national survey and found that 57% of employers are less likely to interview a candidate they […]

July 14, 2019
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Emerging Technologies and Edtech

Positive Disruption in Education: a Checklist for Getting Edtech Demand Right

Edtech is a classic sellers’ market: governments around the world are desperate to make their spending more efficient and effective to drive up education outcomes. When an edtech supplier comes to them with glossy presentations and promises of wall-to-wall learning, it’s easy to be seduced that this – and only this – is the solution. […]

July 11, 2019
Elizabeth Stuart
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Access and Inclusion

When It Comes To Blockchain, Education May Need To Wait For The Next Generation

Note: This article was originally published in Forbes [link] There is considerable excitement around the potential for blockchain technology to transform the way we learn – ushering in the next generation of education innovation. Headlines breathlessly announce blockchain’s potential to disrupt education, blockchain speakers routinely receive top billing at industry conferences, and according to HolonIQ, roughly […]

July 10, 2019
Barbara Kurshan
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Designing an Effective Training Program

How Can We Improve the IB Middle Years Program?

I have been teaching the International Baccalaureate (IB) for ten years. In that time I have found it both frustrating and brilliant to teach. However, I have come to realize that the IB Middle Years Program (MYP) is missing content and skill development for most subjects. The reason may be because the IB is not […]

July 9, 2019
Emma Butler
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Learning Ecosystems and Leadership

Cinco Maneras de Promover Cooperación Para Innovar en Educación

En la sociedad civil, hay una percepción de que el sector público no tiene capacidad suficiente para producir y apoyar innovación; y que transformaciones dependen de la iniciativa y creatividad de corporaciones u organizaciones filantrópicas. Por otro lado, gobiernos suelen retratar proyectos de organizaciones privadas como ideas que no fueron diseñadas para beneficiar el sistema […]

July 4, 2019
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Life Skills

Promoting Youth Well-Being Through Health and Education: Insight and Opportunities

Well-being is increasingly a focus of national and local strategy, as interest moves beyond a sole focus on economic outcomes to capture a more holistic representation of human potential and social productivity. This is particularly true for the child and youth population, where early investments can have profound benefits across the lifespan. The well-being of […]

July 2, 2019
Multiple Authors
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Emerging Technologies and Edtech

Is the Education World Prepared for Blockchain?

The instant connection of the internet has allowed us to share information and collaborate on a global scale, and this has laid the foundation for the next wave of exponential technologies, including artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and blockchain. The purpose of this is to give you an initial understanding of why blockchain technology is important […]

June 24, 2019
Vesta Gheibi
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Learning Ecosystems and Leadership

Listening to the Ones We Serve :  Activating Youth Voices for Education Change

The global education community is all striving towards bigger and better success measures — bigger classrooms, more resources, higher test scores, better learning environments, etc. However, what most education entities are failing to recognize is what Irish poet, William Butler Yeats, had shared decades ago: “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of […]

June 23, 2019
Pukhraj Ranjan
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Learning Ecosystems and Leadership

True Leaders Lead with Empathy

True leaders are able to coach, empower and inspire others. In this way, they increase motivation, involvement, performance, and wellbeing within their organizations. True leaders lead with empathy. Empathy is a right-brain activity, the kind that many people consider “a touchy-feely discipline,” or a soft skill, as it’s called these days. But at its core, […]

June 23, 2019
Tamara Steen
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Emerging Technologies and Edtech

The Future of Education Could be in Our Stories

Speculative fiction as a genre of narrative storytelling has been used for decades to express dissatisfaction with social systems, whether in the form of gripping books such as 1984 by George Orwell or through dystopian shows such as Black Mirror. This isn’t surprising, as we have used the power of stories throughout human history to understand the world […]

May 30, 2019
Deena Newaz - Vesta Gheibi
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Life Skills

Branching Out: Analyzing the Study Abroad Program Experiences of QF’s Students

This was originally published in Qatar Foundation Universities have started to play a greater role in equipping students with the mindset needed to thrive in a global economy. These efforts include promoting values associated with globalization, such as global citizenship and intercultural understanding. One of the primary methods for this approach is the study abroad […]

May 21, 2019
Tehreem Asghar

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