Lifelong Learning for Active Citizenship
What builds an engaged citizenry? Few questions are as important as this to policymakers, educators and civil society today. Citizens form the building blocks of productive and healthy societies, but polluted, overpopulated and underserviced urban centers are diminishing their capacities. In an era of rising populations and lifespans, how can we ensure that citizens […]
Impact-Driven Innovation in Education
The 21st century is witnessing a rapid transformation in the world of teaching and work. The workforce is called to redefine itself in the face of AI, digital challenges and the gig economy. Worldwide, the question of the hour is how to make education relevant so that tomorrow’s workforce can confront new challenges. In such […]
Learning Societies in the 21st Century
As the new millennium unfolds, our sense of connection is proving critical to our collective success as a planet. In a world this connected, however, there are still many who are falling behind. Access to education, rising inequalities and other challenges yet to come threaten our collective progress. How do we ensure that we move […]
Well-Being for Better Learning Outcomes
According to research, the higher the students’ mental health, the better their educational performance. But by one estimate, as many as 80% of children needing help do not receive it. Our contributors from a range of fields explain how simple improvements such as social media wellness, digital citizenship, reading, and brain science can make well-being an integral […]
Culture and Identity: What Makes Us Human
In an increasingly globalized world, it is becoming more common for people to share the language, food, culture, history, and traditions that they know with each other. Though political and economic contexts play a big part in how we share and celebrate our identities – we want to see how classrooms and education systems can […]
Education Disrupted, Education Reimagined: Thoughts and Responses from Education’s Frontline During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
In April 2020, WISE launched the Education Disrupted, Education Reimagined virtual convening series in partnership with Salzburg Global Seminar on the impact of COVID-19 on global education. Interest in the series has far exceeded expectations, with events in April and June bringing together more than 3,000 participants from 98 countries, with thousands also participating via social media. The third and final online […]
Reimagining Education for a Better Future
Welcome to Part II of the Education Disrupted, Education Reimagined e-book series. In April 2020, WISE launched the Education Disrupted, Education Reimagined virtual convening series in partnership with Salzburg Global Seminar on the impact of COVID-19 on global education. Interest in the series has far exceeded expectations, with events in April and June bringing together more than 3,000 participants from 98 countries, […]
Designing Vibrant and Purposeful Learning Communities
A consensus is emerging that education and learning need to become “everyone’s business”, and that the more connected, intertwined and interdependent societies become, the greater the opportunity to leverage our collective efforts to address learning gaps and societal challenges. Learning ecosystems bring together diverse providers – not only schools and universities but also non-formal learning […]
Learning Ecosystems, Equity, and Underserved Communities
As we dive deeper into the question of Learning Ecosystems – what they are, what are their strengths, their weaknesses, the key concepts and how they can be adapted – at the WISE Learning Ecosystems Living Lab, we’ve started to notice similar remarks crop up about the accessibility and feasibility of implementing a learning ecosystem. […]
Bringing Learning Ecosystems to Life: What does it take?
There is growing momentum and interest around the potential of Learning Ecosystems to transform the way we learn. However, there is still a knowledge gap on design principles and best practices in developing these ecosystems. As the WISE Learning Ecosystems Living Lab continues its journey in seeking to bridge this gap, we wanted to dedicate […]