Building Future Learning Systems
From exceptional innovations to systemic transformation
Building Future
Learning Systems
From exceptional innovations to
systemic transformation
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa 19 - 21 April 2015
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Building Future Learning Systems
From exceptional innovations to systemic transformation
Sunday 19th April
14:00 – 15:30
Introduction to GELP
African Heritage
Briefing session about GELP
for anyone new to GELP Events (Optional)
Valerie Hannon
16:00 – 18:30
Event Opens
Welcome to South Africa
Sponsors’ welcome
Delegates’ introductions
Guide to the program and
social media engagement
African Heritage
Anthony Mackay
18:30 – 20:30
Welcome cocktail event
African Skies
Free evening
ELLEN KOSHLAND
FAMILY FUND
GELP South Africa
OECD CERI
Building Future Learning Systems
From exceptional innovations to systemic transformation
Monday 20th April | morning plenary sessions
08:30 – 08:45
Welcome
08:45 – 09:15
Invited input 1
African Heritage
Anthony Mackay
Anthony Mackay
Innovating learning, social
progress and humanity’s future
Dirk Van Damme, OECD
09:15 – 10:45
Learning Lab 1
Julie Temperley
Innovative Learning Environments for
Learners of All Ages
Judy Halbert & Linda Kaser,
Centre for Innovative Educational Leadership &
ILE British Columbia, Canada
10:45 – 11:00
Break
ELLEN KOSHLAND
FAMILY FUND
GELP South Africa
OECD CERI
Building Future Learning Systems
From exceptional innovations to systemic transformation
Monday 20th April | morning workshops
11:00 – 12:00
Workshop 1
African Fire 3
Kathe Kirby
African Heritage
Valerie Hannon
African Fire 4
David Jackson
African Fire 5a
Lynn van der Elst
African Fire 5b
David Albury
SMART Education Society in South Korea
SeYeoung Chun & OkHwa Lee, GELP South Korea
Workshop 2
Launch of the ILE publication
David Istance, OECD CERI
Workshop 3
“Big Picture” learning by distance: Innovation in
New Zealand Mike Hollings, GELP New Zealand
Workshop 4
Creative Learning Spaces in South Africa
Katie Huston, DG Murray Trust
Workshop 5
The Role of the Third Sector in Brazilian Education
GELP Brazil
ELLEN KOSHLAND
FAMILY FUND
GELP South Africa
OECD CERI
Building Future Learning Systems
From exceptional innovations to systemic transformation
Monday 20th April | afternoon plenary sessions
12:00 – 12:30
Reflection and
connection time
African Heritage
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
African Fire 1&2
13:30 – 14:00
Invited Input 2
African Heritage
Al Bertani
Valerie Hannon
Opportunities and challenges in
Southern Africa: Innovative
solutions and use of technology
for 21st century learning
Africa Panel Session
14:00 – 15:30
Learning Lab 2
David Jackson
Emerging learning ecosystems:
new alliances, new players and
new partnership
15:30 – 15:45
Break
ELLEN KOSHLAND
FAMILY FUND
GELP South Africa
OECD CERI
Building Future Learning Systems
From exceptional innovations to systemic transformation
Monday 20th April | afternoon workshops
15:45 – 16:45
Workshop 6
African Heritage
Valerie Hannon
African Fire 3
Anthony Mackay
African Fire 4
David Jackson
African Fire 5a
Julie Temperley
African Fire 5b
David Albury
Learning Ecosystems: Lessons from Learning
Frontiers Margery Evans & Keren Caple, GELP Australia
Workshop 7
Designing a Learning Ecosystem Michael Stevenson
Workshop 8
Networking to adjust student, teacher and family
agency around learning in modern learning
environments Brian Annan, GELP New Zealand and ILE
Workshop 9
Networks of Inquiry and Innovation
Judy Halbert and Linda Kaser, ILE British Columbia,
Canada
Workshop 10
Emerging Learning Ecosystems: The ‘Learn to
Earn’ Project
Dawn Jones & Sibongile Zwane, MIET Africa
ELLEN KOSHLAND
FAMILY FUND
GELP South Africa
OECD CERI
Building Future Learning Systems
From exceptional innovations to systemic transformation
Monday 20th April | afternoon plenary sessions
16:45 – 17:15
Reflection and
connection time
17:15 – 17:30
Round up of the day
African Heritage
Al Bertani
Anthony Mackay &
Lynn van der Elst
Free evening
ELLEN KOSHLAND
FAMILY FUND
GELP South Africa
OECD CERI
Building Future Learning Systems
From exceptional innovations to systemic transformation
Tuesday 21st April | morning plenary sessions
08:30 – 08:45
Welcome back:
Agenda highlights and
recap from day 1
08:45– 09:15
Invited input 3
African Heritage
Anthony Mackay
Anthony Mackay
New metrics: challenges for policy and practice
Joshua Muskin, The Brookings Institute
in conversation with Anthony Mackay, GELP Global
09:15 – 10:45
Learning Lab 3
Politics and Policy: is
transformation beyond politics?
10:45 – 11:00
Al Bertani &
Valerie Hannon
Break
ELLEN KOSHLAND
FAMILY FUND
GELP South Africa
OECD CERI
Building Future Learning Systems
From exceptional innovations to systemic transformation
Tuesday 21st April | morning workshops
11:00 – 12:00
Workshop 11
African Fire 3
Anthony Mackay
African Heritage
Al Bertani
African Fire 4
David Albury
African Fire 5a
Lynn van der Elst
Learning for Today’s World: Transforming education
systems to develop global competencies
Kathe Kirby Asia Education Foundation and
Tony Jackson Asia Society
Workshop 12
The sky is falling but can it water a thousand
productive gardens? Moving from PISA, PIRLS
and TIMSS to better learning in the classroom
Joshua Muskin, The Brookings Institute
Workshop 13
The Politics of Education System Transformation
in Brazil GELP Brazil
Workshop 14
The Data Driven Districts Project
Dean Villet Michael and Susan Dell Foundation
ELLEN KOSHLAND
FAMILY FUND
GELP South Africa
OECD CERI
Building Future Learning Systems
From exceptional innovations to systemic transformation
Tuesday 21st April | afternoon plenary sessions
12:00 – 12:30
Reflection and connection time
African Heritage
David Jackson
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
African Fire
Lynn van der Elst
13:30 – 15:15
Open Space - proposals from
event participants
African Fire 5a & 5b
David Jackson
15:15 – 15:45
Break
15:45 – 16:30
Closing plenary session
African Heritage
Anthony Mackay
• Forward planning for continuing journey
• New Zealand event preview
• Learning labs & working groups
• Event feedback
16:30 – 18:30
Meeting and debriefing time
Breakout rooms available
19:00
Conference Dinner
African Skies
ELLEN KOSHLAND
FAMILY FUND
GELP South Africa
OECD CERI