Using virtual mentors to expand offline networks and grow career aspirations Julia Freeland Fisher Using virtual mentors to expand offline networks and grow career aspirations Read how one online mentoring program helps students build self-efficacy and offline networks. May 2, 2018 Julia Freeland Fisher
Social Capital How to take online mentoring to the bright side Julia Freeland Fisher How to take online mentoring to the bright side Online mentoring has a unique ability to fill gaps in students’ networks. Apr 5, 2018 Julia Freeland Fisher Social Capital
Why your school’s next hire should be an Opportunity Wrangler Julia Freeland Fisher Why your school’s next hire should be an Opportunity Wrangler New roles involve coordinating additional student services inside of school and connecting students to more opportunities beyond schools. Mar 1, 2018 Julia Freeland Fisher
5 big ideas for education innovation in 2018 Julia Freeland Fisher 5 big ideas for education innovation in 2018 Looking ahead to 2018, here are five key topics that stand to make--or break--education innovation. Jan 10, 2018 Julia Freeland Fisher
Social Capital Disrupting opportunity gaps will hinge on networks Julia Freeland Fisher Disrupting opportunity gaps will hinge on networks Society is passing up entire reservoirs of latent innovation potential in the next generation. Luckily there are new tools that can help disrupt opportunity gaps. Dec 14, 2017 Julia Freeland Fisher Social Capital
SXSW EDU 2018 Panel Picker Christensen Institute SXSW EDU 2018 Panel Picker Explore the panels our team has proposed for SXSW EDU 2018 and vote for your favorites! Aug 23, 2017 Christensen Institute
Why chatbots make me nervous Julia Freeland Fisher Why chatbots make me nervous Are chatbots reliably scaling access to relationships? Not necessarily. July 7, 2017 Julia Freeland Fisher
When reinventing schools, don’t relegate relationships Julia Freeland Fisher When reinventing schools, don’t relegate relationships As high schools rethink their definition of success they should treat networks as an outcome unto themselves. May 12, 2017 Julia Freeland Fisher
Social Capital Is social media disrupting our networks? Julia Freeland Fisher Is social media disrupting our networks? How could a world that is technically more connected than ever be so socially disconnected and divided? Have disruptive technologies brought us closer together or further apart? Nov 15, 2016 Julia Freeland Fisher Social Capital
Social Capital My Brother’s Keeper turns to tech Julia Freeland Fisher My Brother’s Keeper turns to tech My Brother’s Keeper and Sprint Corp. are bringing tablets, smartphones, and four years of data service to students who lack internet access at home. But it will take much more than tech to transform student lives. Oct 17, 2016 Julia Freeland Fisher Social Capital
The hidden goal that XQ winners share: relationships Julia Freeland Fisher The hidden goal that XQ winners share: relationships This month, U.S. high schools got a healthy dose of innovation investment—the XQ Super School project announced 10 winners, each of which will receive $10 million to […] Sept 28, 2016 Julia Freeland Fisher
As Google steals its education thunder, what can Microsoft do? Michael B. Horn As Google steals its education thunder, what can Microsoft do? In schools across America, the operating system inside its computers is once again changing. Whereas Microsoft played the role of disruptor the first time around, […] Aug 18, 2016 Michael B. Horn