Focus Event 11: Modernizing Learning
(Room 329)
05 Dec 19
8:30 AM
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10:00 AM
Tracks:
Focus Event, Full Schedule, Thursday Schedule
Speaker(s):
Phill Miller, Chief Learning and Innovation Officer, Blackboard; Christopher Dede, Professor, Graduate School of Education, Harvard
University; Arlyn "Reese" Madsen, Jr., Chief Learning Officer, CHCO Council Senior Advisor for Talent Development, DoD Intelligence and Security; Michelle Barrett, Vice President, Research Technology, Data Science, and Analytics, ACT Inc. (ACT.org); Jason Tyszko, Vice President, Center for Education and Workforce, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
The landscape for training and education is changing rapidly. Increasing operational demands, new technologies, and an increased understanding of human performance have us rethinking learning and development. How do we harness these new opportunities to develop talent and enable learning, particularly, learning at scale? After a multiyear study, a new book — Modernizing Learning: Building the Future Learning Ecosystem — provides a blueprint for the future learning ecosystem. This vision is characterized by interconnected lifelong learning systems, a blending of formal and informal learning, and an integration of emerging technologies with contemporary learning science principles. These concepts promise to revolutionize talent development, but only if they can bridge the research–practice gap. Extensive research, across myriad disciplines, has already examined many aspects of the future learning ecosystem. However, to achieve its full implementation and maximal benefits, it’s necessary to harmonize the advancements in learning science, technology, data science, organizational dynamics, and public policy. This panel brings together experts who contributed to the book Modernizing Learning. Thespeakers will consider the future of learning—and, notably, how we realize this vision in the real world—across six aspects: Tech infrastructure, design, policy and commitment, governance, and human infrastructure. This session will be moderated by the book’s co-editor, Sae Schatz, Ph.D. She will challenge the panelists to outline actionable plans for achieving the future learning in practice and will engage the audience to encourage dialog and interactivity in this session.