Episode 3: Education futures in teaching and research towards a vision of sustainability

In this episode, Elizabeth J. Cook and Prof Keri Facer Professor of the University of Bristol discuss the relationship between education and futures thinking, including how futures shape education, how we might consider and anticipate futures, while also effecting change in the education system. Prof Facer highlights the importance of dealing with the implications of certain futures (e.g., climate change) and suggests reading widely to aid ideation, innovation and connectivity.

Prof Facer’s publications, early versions of upcoming works, archived talks and emerging ideas can be found on Educated Optimism at https://kerifacer.wordpress.com/

Tweet: @KeriFacer

Read: 

• Learning Futures: Education, Technology and Social Change (book)
• UNESCO Futures of Education (commissioned work)
• Storytelling in troubled times: what is the role for educators in the deep crises of the 21st century? (journal article)
• Imagination and the Future University: Between Critique and Desire (journal article)
• Working with Time in Qualitative Research: Case Studies, Theory and Practice (book)

Recommended by Prof Facer in this episode:

• Lipari, L. (2010). Listening, Thinking, Being.