Education futures: Leadership and Practice
12 April 2011, by admin
A one-day conference will be held at The Open University, Milton Keynes, on 17 May 2011 from 10.00 – 16.30 followed by a drinks reception and book launch.
Aimed at teachers, community educators, head teachers and other leaders and innovators involved in imagining futures-oriented provision, there will be a variety of workshops designed to explore what sorts of futures education may need to prepare for, what futures literacies might look like within learning and teaching, and what kinds of changes to education institutions might be needed.
The day will offer a range of keynotes and workshops designed to support educators and leaders explore and respond to potential change.
Confirmed contributors include:
- Riel Miller, Xperidox Futures Consulting, Paris
- Professor Guy Claxton, University of Winchester
- Professor Anna Craft, The Open University and University of Exeter
- Simon Mauger, Shoshin Ltd
- Professor Mike Sharples, LSRI, Nottingham University
- Professor Carey Jewitt, Institute of Education, London University
- Professor Keri Facer, ESRI, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Leena Llmola, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria
- Ginny Lunn, Prince’s Trust
- Helen Beetham and Isabel Carlisle, Transition Network
The event will also see the launch of two books: Creativity and Education Futures: Learning in a Digital Age, Professor Anna Craft (Trentham) and Learning Futures: Education, Technology and Social Change, Professor Keri Facer (Routledge).
The conference is the final event in a series of ESRC sponsored seminars on the theme of educational futures run jointly by Manchester Metropolitan University, London Knowledge Lab, Nottingham LSRI, NIACE, Futurelab and Exeter University.
This conference is free of charge, however places are strictly limited and available on a first come first served basis.
To reserve your place please contact [email protected] or telephone 01908 653277. A number of travel bursaries will be available – contact the organisers for more information.
