Category Archives: Innovation

Competence Frameworks for Futures Education and Sustainable Development Education: A Comparison

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Tryggvi Thayer

Edit (Jan. 20, 2023): An expanded peer-reviewed article based on the research described here has been published. See here:Thayer, T. (2023), “Identifying similarities and differences in sustainability education and foresight and futures education: a comparative analysis of competence frameworks”, On the Horizon, … Continue reading →

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Augmented reality in education: A discussion long overdue

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Tryggvi Thayer

The recent Pokémon Go rage has brought a lot of attention to the possibilities for using augmented reality (AR) in teaching and learning. This is great and very welcome. AR has a lot of obvious potential for enhancing teaching and learning, … Continue reading →

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If all innovations in education are social innovations, is there any such thing as a social innovation in education?

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Tryggvi Thayer

I’m involved in a European project that has to do with integrating social innovation in higher education so that learners understand how innovations can be made to benefit society (the website is forthcoming). Obviously, one of the things I’ve needed … Continue reading →

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