Future Learning
International Day of Education Spotlight
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13m
Students are the future, but what's the future for students? To arm them with the relevant, timeless skills for our rapidly changing world, we need to revolutionize what it means to learn. Education innovators like Dr. Sugata Mitra (professor at MIT), Sal Khan (founder of Khan Academy) and Dr. Catherine Lucey (Vice Dean of Education at UCSF), are redefining how we engage young minds for a creatively and technologically-advanced future. Which of these educators holds the key for unlocking the learning potential inside every student?
Director: Eli A. Kaufman
2012 | 13 min
USA
FILMMAKER Q&A:
https://simaacademy.com/filmmaker-qa/future-learning/
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