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In this episode of WISE On Air, we delve into the world of learning ecosystems and explore how they can revolutionize education in the 21st century. As our formal education sector lags behind the rapid advancements of the digital age, we need to reinvent our approach to learning and knowledge. Education is no longer solely about delivering content; it's about learning how to learn, question, and interpret information in a critical manner.

Our guests, Rosie Clayton and Sebastien Turbot, bring their expertise to the table. Rosie is an education specialist and Co-Founder of the Weaving Lab, which focuses on developing global expertise in learning ecosystems. With her extensive research experience at WISE, she expands our understanding of the field. Sebastien, now working with Earthna as the Director of Content and External Affairs, has a long history with WISE and recently led the publication on designing learning ecosystems, serving as a playbook for those interested in advancing the concept.

Together, we explore the concept of learning ecosystems and their potential to transform education. We discuss the various definitions and mappings of these ecosystems, the trends and best practices that have emerged, and how we can bring together stakeholders to solve education challenges on a larger scale. We also delve into the importance of community engagement and the role it plays in fostering lifelong learning.

Join us as we uncover the exciting potential of learning ecosystems and discover how we can all get involved as stakeholders, regardless of our backgrounds. Tune in to gain insights and inspiration for advancing education in the digital age.

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Relevant links:

Read the WISE Learning Ecosystems Playbook: https://www.wise-qatar.org/playbook-designing-learning-ecosystems/

Earthna: https://www.earthna.qa/

The Weaving Lab: https://weavinglab.org/

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This episode is brought to you and produced by the Education City Speaker Series, a Qatar Foundation platform for open knowledge and discussion which invites various speakers from around the world to share key insights about our world for free with the public.

Check out more of their conversations here: https://www.qf.org.qa/ecss

When Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI (the organization behind ChatGPT and other tools like DALL-E) was invited to speak at Qatar Foundation’s Education City Speaker Series, many from the Qatar Foundation community quickly flocked to secure their seats for the talk.

Prior to the day, a poll was shared with the audience asking them how concerned they are about the impact of AI on our world. The results were interesting, with just 18% stating not at all, 30% said a little, and an overwhelming 51% responded ‘very concerned’. The results are arguably reflective of a global sentiment - another recent survey conducted by the Pew Research Center found that while a majority of US citizens knew about ChatGPT, only 14% have actually ever used to the tool. What could the scenario be when looking through a global lens?

We were lucky to have our WISE Director Elyas Felfoul lead the discussion with Sam Altman and get some more clarity on his perspective of how we should be responding to this technology, and we heard a fair share of intriguing insights on how he predicts this world will change after these tools begin to flourish.

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Relevant links:

Education City Speakers Series: https://bit.ly/3CIZMWS

Learn more about OpenAI: https://openai.com

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A few weeks ago, some of the top AI leaders in the world representing big names like OpenAI, Deepmind, and Google came together to sign a statement that urged caution to AI development worldwide. While there is plenty to be excited for, there is of course a lot of concern. Time Magazine recently wrote a piece comparing the development of this technology to the way nuclear energy was propagated. Some would even liken it to an AI arms race. Amidst this chaos of such easily accessible and generated information, we have to ask ourselves a fundamental question: Are our education systems falling behind in teaching us the most important lesson of all: the purpose and meaning of learning?

In this episode of WISE On Air, Nadeem Nathoo, co-founder of The Knowledge Society (TKS), a global innovation program for teens aged 13-17. The conversation covers various topics related to emerging technologies and their impact on education, including the role of AI in education, how to develop a growth mindset, and the importance of understanding the purpose and meaning of learning. Nadeem also goes into detail about the founding of TKS and the program's approach to training young people to solve real-world problems using emerging technologies.

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Relevant links:

The Learning Society: https://tks.world

Time Magazine article - AI is Not an Arms Race: https://bit.ly/3MY4SDb

Learn more about GEF & WISE @ Medellin: https://www.wise-qatar.org/gef-wise-medellin/

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You've undoubtedly heard of ChatGPT, the AI tool that's captured the attention of everyone from students and teachers to policymakers and governments. But the reality is that the pace of AI's evolution is already lightyears ahead of our ability to respond.

Recent updates to Open AI's tool has enabled it to edit videos, write research papers, create a webpage from a rough sketch drawn on a napkin, and even serve as your very own virtual assistant for just about anything. The speed of its advancement has even made Open AI's founder, Sam Altman, a bit apprehensive about the ways it will change the world.

Given the many implications of this powerful tool, we would be naive to think that we could tackle this multifacted issue in just one episode. So this time, we'll focus on the essentials: what do we know about AI so far and how should education respond?

Recently, WISE Director Elyas Felfoul took a trip to Stanford University. He was surprised to find that during a breakfast meeting, countless key stakeholders working in the heart of innovation were all caught off guard by this new technology.

To gain more insights, Elyas sat down with Isabelle Hau and Paul Kim of Stanford to discuss the potential benefits and drawbacks of edtech, AI, and the role of technology in promoting innovation in education.

Isabelle, Executive Director of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning, brings extensive experience in edtech to the conversation. And as a long time tech enthusiast, Paul, Associate Dean & CTO of Stanford, has dedicated much of his research to using tech to improve education and provides a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities of integrating technology in education settings.

Join Elyas, Isabelle, and Paul in this conversation to learn more about this new frontier of Artificial Intelligence.

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Relevant links:

MIT report on ChatGPT and writing: https://bit.ly/3HFYGy2

Isabelle Hau: https://www.isabellehau.com

Paul Kim: https://bit.ly/3LxVXaX

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With so many technological breakthroughs, have you ever wondered if there was a way we could better systemize the implementation of edtech in the classroom in a way that benefits teachers rather than creating unnecessary burdens? Enter the world of testbeds.

Edtech testbeds are essentially environments where new Edtech tools and approaches can be developed and tested in a controlled setting. But why do we need testbeds in the first place? Despite the rapid growth of the edtech industry in the MENA region and globally, there are still significant challenges facing the sector, including limited access to funding and a lack of technical expertise. On top of that, there's a crucial need for better alignment between edtech products and local education needs. This is where edtech testbeds come in as a crucial bridge, connecting edtech companies with educators to develop innovative solutions that meet the unique needs of learners in the region and around the world.

For the past two years, WISE has been building the MENA region's first edtech testbed, located in Qatar's Education City.

In this episode, WISE Director Elyas Felfoul discusses the journey and key milestones of the project with Seungah Lee, a senior lecturer of social research and public policy at NYU Abu Dhabi and the lead researcher on Qatar’s first edtech testbed.

Together, they delve into insights they learned that could not only benefit the region's edtech development, but globally as a whole.

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Relevant links:

Download the Edtech Testbed Report for Free: http://bit.ly/3YPTvkU

Seungah Lee: http://bit.ly/3mNDazE

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Last time on WISE On Air we were joined by three 2022 WISE Awards Winning Project holders, Janhvi Kanoria, Susan Mtana, and Tyler Samstag. We brought these innovators on the show because we’re looking to decipher what does it take to unlock the potential of great ideas to transform education.

In a rapidly evolving world, it can be argued that traditional education models are being constantly disrupted with the advent of new technological breakthroughs. In 2023 alone we’re seeing massive strides with A.I. and machine learning for example. In fact, according to a report by HolonIQ, the global education market is estimated to reach $10 trillion by 2030, with a growing number of startups and investors seeking to revolutionize the sector.

As we navigate these changes, it's important to understand what sets successful education initiatives apart. What can we learn from the ones that have made a real impact? In this second part episode, we'll dive into some of the groundbreaking solutions that are reshaping education in different contexts around the world.

Following our conversation last time with Janhvi, Susan and Tyler, joining us are the other three 2022 WISE Awards Winning innovators Daniela Labra of Mexico-based project Educating for Wellbeing by AtentaMente, Andrew McCusker of Chicago-based project Opportunity EduFinance by Opportunity International, and Kuldeep Dantewadia of India-based project Climate Change Problem Solvers by Reap Benefit.

Together with WISE Awards program manager, Niamh Whelan, we discussed:

- The 'eureka' moment when creating their projects

- Balancing important stakeholders from beneficiaries to partnerships

- Key challenges they faced and how they overcame them

- And key lessons for other innovators looking to make change in the

education space.

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Relevant links:

Reap Benefit: https://www.instagram.com/reapbenefit/?hl=en

AtentaMente: http://bit.ly/3miroNJ

Opportunity International: https://opportunity.org/

The WISE Awards: bit.ly/3IYvVOe

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Featuring Susan Mtana of Kenya-based Kidogo, Tyler Samstag of Pittsburgh-based Remake Learning, and Janhvi Kanoria of Qatar-based Education Above All.

In today's rapidly changing world, the traditional model of education is being challenged like never before. New technologies, changing social and economic conditions, and a multitude of other factors are reshaping the way we learn and teach.

With these changes come novel initiatives and solutions that are tackling pressing challenges of learning in unconventional ways. But what sets a great solution apart and leads to real impact? What can we learn from those who have succeeded where others struggled?

In this two-part episode, we'll be speaking with six innovators behind the 2022 WISE Awards winning projects to learn what it takes to make a great idea a reality and delve deeper into some of the things they wish they knew when they set out to change education.

Together with Susan Mtana, Tyler Samstag, and Janhvi Kanoria, we discussed topics including:

- The 'eureka' moment when creating their projects

- Balancing important stakeholders from beneficiaries to partnerships

- Key challenges they faced and how they overcame them

- And key lessons for other innovators looking to make change in the

education space.

Be sure to subscribe to WISE On Air to be notified when part 2 is out!

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Relevant links:

Internet Free Education Resource Bank (IFERB)by Education Above All: http://bit.ly/3kwcPp7

Kidogo: https://www.kidogo.co

Remake Learning: https://remakelearning.org

The WISE Awards: https://bit.ly/3IYvVOe

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This episode is the third and final of the Unmute Education limited series dedicated to raising the volume on the education conversation in the leadup to the WISE 2021 Global Summit taking place in Doha, Qatar and online on 7-9 December 2021.

Featured in this podcast is Marc Brackett, author of Permission to Feel, and the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and a professor in the Child Study Center at Yale University. Marc has published over 120 scholarly articles on the role of emotions and emotional intelligence in learning, decision making, creativity, relationships, health, and performance. He is the lead developer of RULER, an evidence-based, systemic approach to social and emotional learning that has been adopted by more than two thousand schools, pre-K through high school, across the United States and in other countries.  

Tune in to this third and final episode of the Unmute Education limited series to hear Marc Brackett’s discussion alongside host and CEO of WISE, Stavros Yiannouka discuss the insights of Marc’s book Permission to Feel, Marc’s own emotional makeup, the impact of the pandemic on our understanding of social-emotional learning, the roots of emotional neglect in Western philosophy, and many more topics.

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Relevant links:

Follow Marc: https://twitter.com/marcbrackett

Permission To Feel: https://www.marcbrackett.com/about/book-permission-to-feel/

RULER: https://www.rulerapproach.org

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This episode is the second of the Unmute Education limited series dedicated to raising the volume on the education conversation in the leadup to the WISE 2021 Global Summit taking place in Doha, Qatar and online on 7-9 December 2021.

Featured in this podcast is Amel Karboul, the founding CEO of the Education Outcomes Fund, a ground-breaking international effort to change the way that education is funded particularly in developing country contexts. The effort is championed by amongst others Gordon Brown, the former prime minister of the United Kingdom, and Sir Ronald Cohen co-founder of Apax Partners, one of Europe’s most successful Venture Capital Firms.

Prior to taking on her role with the Education Outcomes Fund Amel held leadership positions at Mercedes-Benz, DaimlerChrysler; and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). She also served in her native Tunisia as Minister of Tourism from 2014 to 2015 during the country’s transition to democracy.

She was the first woman to occupy that position and the youngest member of the Mehdi Jooma administration. Amel was also a member of the Education Commission chaired by Gordon Brown. She is the author of Coffin Corner, a book outlining a new leadership culture suited to the complexity and dynamics of the 21st century.

Tune in to this second episode of the Unmute Education limited series to hear Amel Karboul’s discussion alongside host and CEO of WISE, Stavros Yiannouka tackle the climate crisis, outcome-based funding, and many more topics.

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REGISTER FOR THE WISE 2021 GLOBAL SUMMIT: wise-qatar.org/wise-2021/

Relevant links:

UNESCO Report cited in the intro: https://www.wise-qatar.org/app/uploads/2021/11/web-page.pdf

Education Outcomes Fund: https://www.educationoutcomesfund.org

Amel Karboul's website: https://karboul.com

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This episode is the first of the Unmute Education limited series dedicated to raising the volume on the education conversation in the leadup to the WISE 2021 Global Summit taking place in Doha, Qatar and online on 7-9 December 2021.

Featured in this podcast is Victoria Ibiwoye, is the Founder of OneAfricanChild, a youth-led organization with a mission to create opportunities in underserved communities and unleash the potential in young people through global citizenship education programs. She also served as the Youth Representative of the SDG-Education 2030 Steering Committee.

As the world slowly emerges from the shadows of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important that we not only take stock of the largely negative impact on education with the prolonged lockdowns and school closures, but also look ahead to the challenges that confront us, most of which long predate the pandemic, and the opportunities that are becoming available to solve some of the world’s most intractable challenges, not least of which is the promise of universal quality education enshrined in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

As a global community, we have gone long on ambition, whether it be the 17 SDG’s or the aspiration to limit global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius, above pre-industrial levels. However, more often than not, we have fallen short on execution. Not surprisingly, young people have noticed this discrepancy, and in growing numbers have embraced civil society activism demanding meaningful change. Activism, although necessary, is unfortunately not sufficient to bring about desired outcomes. It needs to be accompanied by action.

Tune in to this first episode of the Unmute Education limited series to hear Victoria Ibiwoye’s discussion alongside host and CEO of WISE, Stavros Yiannouka tackle youth leadership, One African Child, and many more topics.

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REGISTER FOR THE WISE 2021 GLOBAL SUMMIT: wise-qatar.org/wise-2021/

Relevant links:

One African Child: oneafricanchild.org

Follow Victoria Ibiwoye: twitter.com/victoriaibiwoye

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