Trust and Thriving Learning Ecosystems
The importance of trust in learning ecosystems is often emphasized but rarely interrogated. The aim of this piece is to guide deeper dialogue and reflection about the practice of weaving trustful relationships as a foundation of thriving learning ecosystems. It is in no way intended to be definitive or comprehensive. What is trust? There is […]
Conveying Big Ideas with Small Budgets
In 2015, 40 percent of Africa’s population lived in cities. By the late 2030s, more than half of Africa’s population will call urban areas home. With over 60% of its population under the age of 25, the ability of West African cities to nurture learning and wellbeing for all its citizens has immediate consequences for […]
Stewarding Learning Ecosystems: The CommunityShare Story
In conversation with Josh Schachter, founder and director of CommunityShare (www.communityshare.us), on stewarding learning ecosystems, interviewed by the WISE team. What sparked your interest in learning ecosystems? Though it may sound strange, I often joke with my students that lemurs were some of my best mentors in making sense of the world. My formal training […]
Learning Ecosystems: Knowing When You Are Ready for Change
Sustaining continued learning has become one of the main/urgent developments in education as the global pandemic continues to unfold. We as resilient human beings must seek ecosystem-based approaches to change adaptation. To start, we must ask ourselves “are we ready for such change?” Being ready to adapt ecosystem-based changes for sustained learning requires us to […]