EP 07 - Thom Markham - Project Based Learning (PBL) -

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The Emerging Futures of Education

LearnTech Lab - Nick Burnett and Angela O’Sullivan

21 episodes

8 months ago

Education is entering a period of exponential change where there is a great need for learners, teachers and leaders to learn, unlearn and relearn faster than ever before.
The Emerging Futures of Education podcast hosted by LearnTech Lab will explore what the emerging futures of education might be with a range of leading futurists, thought leaders and innovators.

It will have a high-tech and a high-touch focus exploring the possible impact of exponential technologies on education and learning and also the growing importance of defining and developing what is needed to enable humans to thrive in a largely automated future with a focus on the K12 sector.

LearnTech Lab are Nick Burnett and Angela O’Sullivan and for more info and to sign up for The Emerging Futures of Education weekly newsletter please visit www.learntechlab.com”.

With thanks to Sam Burnett for composing the intro and outro music “For What Is To Come”

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EP 07 - Thom Markham - Project Based Learning (PBL) -

The Emerging Futures of Education

29 minutes

5 years ago

EP 07 - Thom Markham - Project Based Learning (PBL) -

In Episode 7 Nick talks with Thom Markham about:

-The foundations of PBL
- A new pedagogical approach for student success which includes coaching, mentoring and facilitating
- People management as opposed to behaviour management
- The crucial role of support and training for teachers
- The importance of informing parents about the impact of PBL
- The real-world skills that students learn from being involved in PBL
- The opportunity for peer evaluation as well as teacher evaluation
- The growing importance of real-world learning

Bio:
Considered one of the founding fathers of Project Based Learning, Thom Markham is an educator by trade, a positive psychologist by training, and a global entrepreneur dedicated to expanding educator mindsets in service to a positive future. In 2015, Thom founded PBL Global, a world-wide partner-based organization offering online courses and onsite professional learning for a transformative strengths-focused model of project based learning that integrates an effective design methodology for high quality projects, social emotional strengths, and the ‘future ready’ facilitation skills required of a 21st Century teacher.  Contact: thom@pblglobal.com Website: www.pblglobal.com Follow: @thommarkham.