Future of Education – Page 8 – American Alliance of Museums

Museums in an Age of Scale

By Elizabeth Merritt

On September 16-17, 2013, an eclectic crew descended on the National Building Museum here in D.C. for “Museums and the Learning Ecosystem: building the future of education”—a convening co-hosted by CFM and The Henry Ford, with the support …
Reflections on a MOOC: One Museum Educator’s Journey in the Unknown

By Elizabeth Merritt

From the moment I read that MoMA was launching the first museum MOOC, I wanted to cover it on the Blog. And not just because “MoMA MOOC” is so fun to say—these huge, virtual courses are a hotbed of experimentation, with some hailing the …
The Emerging Federal Role for Competency Education

By Elizabeth Merritt

CFM has been exploring the future of education in papers, presentations, stories and blog posts. Sometimes we look at mainstream futures (such as Naomi Coquillon’s recent post on museums & the Common Core curriculum standards). …
MOOCs and the Museum

By Elizabeth Merritt

Are you paying attention to Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)? You should be. These courses, offering free education on an enormous scale, are a bright spot in the dark landscape of rising educational debt. While they are still very …
Museums are the Future of Education

By Elizabeth Merritt

Earlier this year, I shared some thoughts regarding the future of education with face-to-face and on-line attendees at Museums Advocacy Day. My thesis, which I’ve advanced on this blog before, is that we are on the cusp of transformative …
Another Round of Technology and the Future of Education

By Elizabeth Merritt

Today’s guest post comes from Phil Katz, the Alliance’s assistant director for research and co-conspirator on many CFM research projects. Tomorrow andBeyond There’s nothing new about the prediction that technology is going to remake …
Open Enrollment: Digital Badges for Museum Futurists

By Elizabeth Merritt

When was the last time you looked at your resume? Pull it up on your screen and take a good look—it may be on the verge of becoming an anachronism. Here’s an opportunity for you to explore the resume of the future by earning some 21st …
Advocating for the Future of Education

By Elizabeth Merritt

From Getmot.com I’m going to interview Abraham Lincoln. You can help. February 25-26 is the 5th annual Museums Advocacy Day. This year the Alliance is offering a free virtual conference so you can take part even if you can’t get to D.C. …
Museums and Digital Badging

By Elizabeth Merritt

Personal Learning Networks. Participatory Learning Environments. MOOCs. Gamification. Microcredentials. The world of formal education is in quite a state of foment these days, with new paradigms and alternate models of instruction and …
Museums: Essential Elements in the New World of Education

By Elizabeth Merritt

I’ve been writing a lot about the future of education: how we are on the cusp of transformational change, and how museums may play a vital role in the next educational era. Today Steven Lubar, director of the Haffenreffer Museum of …