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Born from crisis, building hope—weekly conversations transforming education for a more humanistic and sustainable future

Silver Lining for Learning (SLL) is an award-winning webinar/podcast series on the future of learning with educators, education leaders, innovators, and learners from across the globe. Each week, SLL brings together diverse voices—from classroom teachers to researchers to students themselves—to challenge assumptions, bridge theory and practice, and inspire actionable solutions for creating more equitable, humanistic, and sustainable learning ecosystems.

Hosted by Chris Dede, Curt Bonk, Lydia Cao, Punya Mishra & Yong Zhao, SLL has won a range of awards, including The AECT Distinguished Development Award (2022), The Outstanding Digital Learning Artifact (2022) and the Annual Achievement Award (2023), and is ranked among the top 100 education-related podcasts.

          

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Episode 273: Stewarding digital youth-led movements
Episode 273: Stewarding digital youth-led movements

Episode 273: Stewarding digital youth-led movements Explore how shifting the role of students from passive beneficiaries to active agents of change is transforming Peru’s educational landscape through a vibrant, self-sustaining ecosystem of over 6,000 young leaders....

SLL goes on Summer Break
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Back in Early August
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Previous episodes

Episode 254 | Critical AI in K12 Classrooms

Episode 254 | Critical AI in K12 Classrooms

Episode 254 | Critical AI in K12 Classrooms with Stephanie Smith Budhai and Marie Heath  Today we’re diving into Critical AI in K–12 Classrooms by Stephanie Smith Budhai and Marie K. Heath, a powerful guide helping teachers and students navigate the promises and...

Episode 252 | Empowering India’s Youth to Shape Tomorrow

Episode 252 | Empowering India’s Youth to Shape Tomorrow

Empowering India's Youth to Shape Tomorrow  with Guests Bhawna Parmar and Tanvi Negi from Quest Alliance What happens when young people refuse to be passive consumers of the future being built around them? The Youth Futures Studio (YFS) at Quest Alliance is flipping...

Episode 248 | The Movement Towards Micro-credentials in Mauritius

Episode 248 | The Movement Towards Micro-credentials in Mauritius

Episode 248 | The Movement Towards Micro-credentials in Mauritius October 3, 2025 at 9:30 Eastern The twenty-first century is filled with exciting learning pathways leading to innovations in degrees and novel credentialing opportunities. One such innovation is the...