Speculative futures workshop at the Networked Learning 2020 conference

Dr. Veletsianos received Research and Professional Development funds for a workshop on the application of the field of educational technology for learning, design, and technology.

I am co-delivering a workshop to introduce conference attendees to speculative methods and explore their application to the field of educational technology as a way of imagining potential futures and scenarios for learning, design, and technology. Speculative methods are “research approaches that explore and create possible futures under conditions of complexity and uncertainty” (Ross, 2018). The workshop is relevant to anyone with an interest in designing and developing learning environments, creating new learning experiences, exploring the opportunities and challenges created by new or current technologies, and leading conversations at their institutions around potential futures.