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Silver Lining for Learning (SLL) is an ongoing conversation on the future of learning with educators, education leaders, innovators, and learners from across the globe. Hosted by Chris Dede, Curt Bonk, Punya Mishra & Yong Zhao, these conversations began under the “dark cloud” of the COVID19 crisis and continue today. We see these conversations as an opportunity to discuss the creation of equitable, humanistic and sustainable learning ecosystems that meet the needs of all learners. These  conversations are hosted live on YouTube every Saturday (typically 5:30 PM Eastern US time). The videos are archived on this website and the conversations are also available in podcast form on all major podcast apps.

More about the mission and history of SLL can be found in this article: Silver Lining for Learning as a bottom up driver of innovation.

Coming up...

Episode 167 | 9/23 noon Eastern
Experiential Education

Episode 168 | 9/30 noon Eastern
Customized Learning & Community

Episode 169 | 10/7 noon Eastern
Innovation in Higher Ed. in the MENA region (Middle East & North Africa)

Previous episodes

Episode 164 | Leading-Edge Immersive Learning in Higher Education

Episode 164 | Leading-Edge Immersive Learning in Higher Education

This Episode will air at 12 pm EDT on Saturday August 26th Leading Edge Immersive Learning in Higher Education with Marcy Drummond, Greg Heilberger, and Jonathon Richter The hype and promise of immersive learning such as virtual reality or augmented reality has been...

Episode 162 | The Art & Science of Learning Engineering

Episode 162 | The Art & Science of Learning Engineering

August 12, 2023 Noon Eastern Danielle McNamara, Scotty Craig, and Rod Roscoe join the SLL Team to discuss the emerging field of learning engineering—and discuss innovative methodologies to optimize educational experiences and leverage technology for improved learning...

Episode 160 | Hosts reflect

Episode 160 | Hosts reflect

Episode 160. Hosts reflect This episode aired on July 29, 2023 at noon, Eastern. https://youtu.be/PlLKPi7wu8k  

Episode 154 | EdTechBooks for this EdTech Age

Episode 154 | EdTechBooks for this EdTech Age

Episode #154. Saturday June 10, 2023, 10:00-11:00 am Eastern As Martin Weller argued in his insightful free and open book nearly a decade ago, we educators find ourselves in a battle for open. Many of us are contributing to the battle for openness by publishing in...

Episode 152 | Pondering the Future of OER and Open Education

Episode 152 | Pondering the Future of OER and Open Education

Episode #152. Saturday May 27, 2023, 11:00 noon Eastern The notion of open educational resources (OER) as well as opencourseware (OCW) sprung up on April 4, 2001 when Charles Vest, President of MIT, declared let’s make education free and put all our courses on the...