In this episode, George and I sit down with Mark Brown and Kathrin Otrel-Cass to continue our conversations with experts on the future of education. This episode covers a lot of ground on the topic of education futures, with our Mark and Kathrin voicing similar hopes to other guests around a desire for slower, more ethical futures. We also get into the nitty gritty of what futures can and can’t do for us in the present. What are we actually doing when we imagine the future? What are the limits of this work? What are our responsibilities as publicly-funded scholars when we futures methodologies become part of how we do research? It’s a thoughtful conversation that will further the discussion on what education futures can be. 

Learn more about Mark’s at his blog: https://markbrown.blog 

and through his academic page: https://www.dcu.ie/nidl/people/mark-brown

Books mentioned by Mark: 

Weller, M. (2022). Metaphors of edtech. https://www.aupress.ca/books/120309-metaphors-of-ed-tech/

Postman, N. (1971). Teaching is a subversive activity. Penguin Random House. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/132782/teaching-as-a-subversive-activity-by-neil-postman/

Learn more about Kathrin’s work at her Google Scholar page: https://scholar.google.dk/citations?user=7-Eeh-YAAAAJ&hl=en