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The future of work and qualifications

As I work through the latest Future of Work Report from the World Economic Forum (WEF), one aspect in particular jumps out at me: Cooperation with Coursera In cooperation with…

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AnjaTime 056: Shortage of skilled workers & diversity

We need more collective intelligence to tackle the challenges of our time with the skills and talents we already have (!) – and to develop them further. More people with…

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AnjaTime 055 Mindset in the training republic

Here’s the second part on transforming training about the importance of growth mindsets across all levels of hierarchy in a training republic. Here are my thoughts on this (first in…

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Big Apple Connect: A Free Internet Access for New York

New York now offers free Internet and TV access to residents of its public housing. The program, called “Big Apple Connect,” is very easy to apply for through two providers.…

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AnjaTime #054 Transformation of advanced training #edupnx

Education Punks called out how in-service training for teachers could be reimagined in transformative ways. Here are my thoughts on this (first in the audio version, then the same in…

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Fierce culture war in mathematics

I’ve reported on Stanford math professor Jo Boaler before. Since the beginning of her research on how to bring mathematics to people from lower-income families, she has faced criticism, especially…

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What did we learn in the #china40mooc?

Looking back at our #china40mooc, we asked some questions in our collaborative community that we wanted to answer collectively. The “problem” in dealing with China is that, due to the…

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AnjaTime #024: How do we fight digital divides?

My FLOWSHOWER book reissued – available as an e-book and soon in print. Here now is a summary of Chapter 1. AnjaTime in audio Your options Listen to it on…

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AnjaTime #023: How to prepare for the future in the network society?

My FLOWSHOWER book reissued – available as an e-book and soon in print. Here now is a summary of Chapter 1. More info and the matching video for this episode…

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AnjaTime #020: Education in the 21st century? Why does so little happen? Rant.

The current education policy is at its end. Secretly, everyone knows it. And yet the wheel continues to turn, as if dramatic social upheavals were not on the horizon for…