The Learning Future Podcast with Louka Parry

How do we be more on purpose, and less on point and create learning with rigour but not rigidity? How do we elevate voice, choice and initiative knowing that as we do so we create more freedom and more responsibility? In this fifth episode of our 10-part special series on Learner Agency we discuss how students bring agency to life. This is the fifth lesson for agency shared by global education exp...

How do we be more on purpose, and less on point and create learning with rigour but not rigidity? How do we elevate voice, choice and initiative knowing that as we do so we create more freedom and more responsibility? In this fourth episode of our 10-part special series on Learner Agency we discuss how students bring agency to life. This is the fourth lesson for agency shared by global education e...

How do we be more on purpose, and less on point and create learning with rigour but not rigidity? How do we elevate voice, choice and initiative knowing that as we do so we create more freedom and more responsibility? In this third episode of our 10-part special series on Learner Agency we discuss agency as if it were a philosophy, a product, and a practice. This is the third lesson for agency sha...

How do we be more on purpose, and less on point and create learning with rigour but not rigidity? How do we elevate voice, choice and initiative knowing that as we do so we create more freedom and more responsibility? In this second episode of our 10-part special series on Learner Agency we discuss capabilities and agency. This is the second lesson for agency shared by global education expert Char...

How do we be more on purpose, and less on point and create learning with rigour but not rigidity? How do we elevate voice, choice and initiative knowing that as we do so we create more freedom and more responsibility? In this first episode of our 10-part special series on Learner Agency we discuss Learning On Purpose. This is the first lesson for agency shared by global education expert Charlie Le...

The final part of our 4 part series with the Agile Leaders of Learning Innovation Network contributors. This episode features Ed Vainker, CEO of Reach Foundation. It is hosted by Susan Douglas, Senior Advisor at the British Council & CEO at Eden Academy Trust. https://www.reach.org.au This episode is a special partnership and sponsored by Qatar Foundation’s WISE ALL IN program. https://www.wis...

This is the third part of a 4 part series with the Agile Leaders of Learning Innovation Network contributors. This episode features Karima Kadaoui, co-founder and Executive President of Tamkeen Community Foundation for Human Development in Morrocco. It is hosted by Robyn Whittaker and Louka Parry. This episode is a special partnership and sponsored by Qatar Foundation’s WISE ALL IN program. https:...

This is the second of a 4 part series with the Agile Leaders of Learning Innovation Network contributors. This episode features Gregg Behr, executive director at The Grable Foundation and co-chair of the Remake Learning council. It is hosted by Robyn Whittaker and Dominic Regester. This episode is a special partnership and sponsored by Qatar Foundation’s WISE IN program. https://www.wise-qatar.org...

This is episode 1 of a special 4 part series with the Agile Leaders of Learning network contributors: Valerie Hannon & Tony Mackay. This episode is a special partnership and is sponsored by Qatar Foundation’s WISE program. https://www.wise-qatar.org/all-in/ the learningfuture.com

Louka Parry shares thoughts on the 19 conversations recorded for Season 3 of TLF’s podcast during 2021, and introduces what’s in store for Season 4 including some exciting collaborations! thelearningfuture.com

How fast do our skills lose their value in our rapidly evolving economies? Whose responsibility is it to ensure upskilling is accurately targeted and where should it take place? Dr Ben Hamer is one of Australia's leading work futurists. He is the Future of Work Lead at PwC Australia and spent time seconded to the World Economic Forum heading up critical projects on the future of work, skills, and...

How pervasive are mental health problems in our schools and how can we define and measure it? What are some practical mindfulness and wellbeing techniques we can use in the classroom, and further in the community? Addie Wootten is a Clinical psychologist and CEO of Smiling Mind. She has worked most of her career in clinical practice and research across a range of major hospitals in Melbourne, prim...

Can we strategically bounce forward instead of bouncing back? Could a detailed and perceptive experience of remote learning help mark-out intentional particular goals for learning? Joanna Moe is Assistant Director of Professional Learning K-12 at Qatar Foundation, Education Development Institute (EDI). Originally from Aotearoa, New Zealand, Joanna currently leads a team of pre-K-grade 12 learning...

Would some students benefit better from teachers that guide and assist? What experience are there in having positive success with headstrong “at-risk” students? Sizolwenkosi Fuyana (Sizol) is a businesswoman, podcaster, youth advocate and law student. After overcoming her own adversities and mental health issues, small business owner Sizol now devotes her life to supporting disadvantaged young peo...

To what extent do we each view the world through rose-coloured glasses? How much of our ecosystems have a 'darker' side that we might benefit from accepting and powerfully protest in place? In this episode; Tyson Yunkaporta offers a valuable indigenous inspired perspective on education, including the more concerning problems faced by communities around the world. His unique perspective gives insig...

How much of our education is still entrenched in a factory-style model? How do we step back and take what we've learned 150 years of understanding about humanity in challenging our assumptions and values? Ulcca Joshi Hansen is a mother, educator, researcher and advocate whose two-and-a-half decade career has spanned classrooms, non-profit leadership, philanthropy and consulting. She is driven by a...

Do our younger generations have faith in the current quality of representative democracies? Are there changes that we can take advantage on to re-power our social systems, what really matters? In this episode; David Price shares vast insight about the concerns and specific examples of the ingenuity of our future leaders and innovators. David Price, OBE, is an expert in organisational learning for...

What if you got paid to learn for the rest of your life?  In this bonus episode Louka Parry shares The Future City podcast episode featuring co-host Eyal Halamish and guest Jackson Smith. On this episode of the Future City Podcast we speak with storyteller, learner, and technology architect Jacksón Smith.  Jacksón is Co-Founder and the CTO of the Learning Economy Foundation, a U.S. based...

What is the moral purpose of education now and is it shifting? How useful are the foundations teachers provide young people? Dr. Jean Clinton is renowned internationally as an advocate for children’s issues. She is a Clinical Professor in Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University and her special interest lies in brain development, and the crucial role relationsh...

What obstacles does new thinking face in systems that are rarely malleable to change? How can we position adaptation in education to be set for success and adoption? Annie Kidder says there is hope in the work of equity in education, and changing how we educate young people is something to keep us going, it’s a job that is hopeful. Annie is a passionate education advocate, a systems thinker, and t...

Is there a social contract that teachers work by, and if so what is it and what would we ask to be changed? What is it that really stays with students and makes them remember you and your lessons? In this episode of The Learning Future Podcast, Melodie Potts shares how she believes we can make teaching memorable. She says the role of a teacher will likely always be an augmenter of the delivery of...

What will our broader understanding of education, collaboration, and our ability to fuse and synthesise information look like in 10 years, and how might it affect our decisions? How might education futher the purpose of knowing who we are and what we do? David shares his unique perspective about what it is to be educated, that it is knowing a place in a community. Education is in part sharing know...

Hear part 2 of this episode podcast at Coconut Thinking! https://coconut-thinking.captivate.fm/episode/we-are-human-beings-not-humans-doings-ft-louka-parry How comfortable are you with not knowing, how often do you change your mind? How do cultures of personalised learning arise? What happens when the boundaries of disciplines dissolve, replaced with meaningful projects that can have an impact on...

Why is it that sometimes even the most rudimentary tasks seem hard? How can we convince ourselves and others to improve our teaching, will it take a revolution or something more practical, and what happens if we imagine “what would make this easy”? In this episode Louka speaks with Dr Karen Edge about school leadership and school improvement strategies. She is known for her ability to blend theory...

Hunter Johnson is the Founder & CEO of two purpose-driven organisations. Hunter leads The Man Cave , an emotional intelligence charity that has impacted the lives of 20,000 young men across Australia. Hunter is also the CEO of STUFF™ , a men's personal care brand that champions healthy masculinity. He also works as an Advisor to The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust (QCT), a charity supporting young...