The Future of Education with Justin Reich
Justin Reich
In this interview, Don MacPherson is joined by Justin Reich. Justin is an assistant professor at MIT and the director of the MIT Teaching Systems Lab. Don and Justin discuss the future of education, focusing on the impact of COVID-19, online learning, demands on the education system, and how technology will (or will not) disrupt the way we learn.
Season Four of 12 Geniuses is dedicated to exploring the future and how life is sure to change over the next decade. This episode explores the trends that are reshaping the way we learn and how the new educational practices will be implemented in the years to come.
Justin Reich is an Assistant Professor in the Comparative Media Studies/Writing department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the director of the MIT Teaching Systems Lab. He is the author of Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Can’t Transform Education. He is also the host of the TeachLab Podcast. Justin started his career teaching wilderness medicine, later taught high school world history and history electives, and coached wrestling and outdoor activities.
Resources From This Episode
Connect with Justin Reich on LinkedIn
Buy Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Can’t Transform Education, by Justin Reich
Follow Justin Reich on Twitter
Listen to the TeachLab Podcast, hosted by Justin Reich
Explore the MIT Teaching Systems Lab
Connect with Don on LinkedIn
Follow Don on Twitter
Topics Discussed:
Impact of COVID-19 on education
STEM learning online vs. in a classroom
Traditional learning strategies
The curse of the familiar
Quizlet
Scratch programming
Teacher training
Lifelong Kindergarten Lab
Creating teacher communities
The trap of routine assessment
Improving the computerized learning experience
The importance of early childhood education
Advice for parents and students
Online learning
Inequality in education
Pressures on the education system
MIT Teaching Systems Lab
K-12 Learning
The state of our education systems
Software for learning remotely
Ed-Tech evangelists
Education versus learning
Third-party payer problems
Family creative learning
Skills computers can’t teach us
The future of K-12 education in the US
Advice for the new Secretary of Education
Future of college education
