# learning design (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover learning design. Page: Feed: --- ## [How Empathy Interviews Transform Stakeholder Engagement into Shared Ownership](https://www.gettingsmart.com/2026/08/20/how-empathy-interviews-transform-stakeholder-engagement-into-shared-ownership/) _2026-08-20 · Guest Author · Getting Smart_ What if the most powerful tool in school improvement is a single, unhurried conversation? In this post, Jennifer Poon and Doannie Tran make the case for empathy interviews as the essential first step in genuine community co-creation, and explain why it matters deeply who conducts them. Drawing on their work with Burlington School District, they show how shifting the interviewer from consultant to… ## [Coming Full Circle: The Portrait Lives Through Students](https://www.gettingsmart.com/2026/08/17/coming-full-circle-the-portrait-lives-through-students/) _2026-08-17 · Abby Benedetto · Getting Smart_ The final installment in Norwalk's Portrait of a Graduate series asks the most important question of all: what do students say when you ask them to describe the Portrait? This post makes a compelling case that student co-design is not a nice-to-have but a core implementation lever, and it offers concrete strategies, from design sprints to feedback cycles to student-led reflection, for keeping… ## [Voiceless Collegiality: When Getting Along Gets in the Way of School Leadership](https://www.gettingsmart.com/2026/08/13/voiceless-collegiality-when-getting-along-gets-in-the-way-of-school-leadership/) _2026-08-13 · Guest Author · Getting Smart_ When a leadership team meeting ends with everyone offering to help but no one agreeing to lead, something important has gone wrong beneath the surface. In this sharp, diagnostic piece, education leadership professor Andy Szeto names a pattern hiding in plain sight: voiceless collegiality, the organizational silence that masquerades as team harmony. Szeto identifies three distinct types of silence… ## [Steward Stories: CommunityShare Proves That the Community Is the Curriculum](https://www.gettingsmart.com/2026/08/11/steward-stories-communityshare-proves-that-the-community-is-the-curriculum/) _2026-08-11 · Guest Author · Getting Smart_ What if every community member, from a landscape architect to a university researcher to a sitting senator, could become part of a student's education? CommunityShare has been quietly building that reality since 2015, connecting more than 85,000 students and their educators with community partners across 12 states through a model it calls a human library. This Steward Stories profile traces the… ## [Exploring Policy From the Ground Up: Illuminations from the Da Vinci Network](https://www.gettingsmart.com/2026/08/04/exploring-policy-from-the-ground-up-illuminations-from-the-da-vinci-network/) _2026-08-04 · Guest Author · Getting Smart_ What does it look like when a school is genuinely designed around the lives learners are living, not the regulations they must comply with? In this new piece from Sarah Bishop-Root and Lindsy Ogawa, the Da Vinci Schools network in California shows how policy can be a tool for possibility and a source of fragility at the same time. Through the story of Da Vinci RISE and its students, this piece… ## [Building community through the strength of weak ties](https://theauditorium.blog/2026/08/04/building-community-through-the-strength-of-weak-ties/) _2026-08-04 · UofG-RCandRD-Team · The Auditorium: a research culture and researcher development blog_ By Dr Elaine Gourlay, Research Culture Specialist for Communities and Collegiality As a mentoring programme facilitator, leading the University of Glasgow’s Thesis Mentoring and Catalyst Career & Leadership Mentoring programmes, I am someone whose job it is to pair people together. I was intrigued recently when an external training facilitator described their mentoring matches’ initial meeting as… ## [The Microschool Mindset: Why Small Thinking Is the Biggest Shift in Education](https://www.gettingsmart.com/2026/08/03/the-microschool-mindset-why-small-thinking-is-the-biggest-shift-in-education/) _2026-08-03 · Guest Author · Getting Smart_ What if the most transformative idea in education right now has nothing to do with how big your school is? In this piece, George Philhower, superintendent at Eastern Hancock Schools and co-founder of the Indiana Microschool Collaborative, makes the case that the microschool mindset is a philosophy any school can adopt. From grading practices to flexible pathways to joy as a design principle, this… ## [Inclusion by Design](https://theauditorium.blog/2026/08/03/inclusion-by-design/) _2026-08-03 · Dr Kay Guccione · The Auditorium: a research culture and researcher development blog_ By The Research Culture and Researcher Development Team. The University of Glasgow’s Research Strategy 2036 states that “Great research flourishes in a supportive, inclusive and collegial environment; one where a positive research culture enhances quality, attracts and retains diverse talent, and strengthens our reputation.” At Glasgow, inclusive research practice, and therefore inclusive… ## [Steward Stories: How the PAST Foundation Turned Real-World Problems Into a Learning Ecosystem](https://www.gettingsmart.com/2026/07/30/how-the-past-foundation-turned-real-world-problems-into-a-learning-ecosystem/) _2026-07-30 · Guest Author · Getting Smart_ What does it look like when a foundation built by a field scientist becomes the connective tissue of an entire regional learning ecosystem? The PAST Foundation's story, told through 25 years of timeline milestones and student voices, offers education leaders a concrete model for weaving together schools, industry, community, and out-of-school time into something greater than any single program.… ## [Mistakes, building trust and creating space for growth](https://theauditorium.blog/2026/07/30/mistakes-building-trust-and-creating-space-for-growth/) _2026-07-30 · UofG-RCandRD-Team · The Auditorium: a research culture and researcher development blog_ By Dr Emma Waters, Researcher Development Specialist (PGRs) Acknowledging and accepting failure is an increasingly common discussion amongst researchers and academics. Whether it’s a rejected grant application, paper or unsuccessful job or fellowship application, good research culture encourages openness, discussion and acknowledgment that failure is part of the sometime wonky journey to success… ## [Stream Torrents and IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2LcKzXCA2IoA) _2026-07-30 · **Sponsored**_ Search, index, and play music, movies, books, and live TV in your browser. ## [Just keep ‘Moving Along’](https://theauditorium.blog/2026/07/29/just-keep-moving-along/) _2026-07-29 · UofG-RCandRD-Team · The Auditorium: a research culture and researcher development blog_ By Dr Cole Collins, British Academy Early Career Researcher Network Scotland Cluster Project Officer Starting from uncertainty In November 2025, we held our annual celebration event for the Scotland Cluster of the British Academy Early Career Researcher Network (BA ECRN) at the V&A Dundee, which brings together delivery partners of the Network, British Academy Fellows, … Continue reading Just keep… ## [Beyond the Classroom Walls: What Research Says About Virtual Field Trips](https://www.gettingsmart.com/2026/07/28/beyond-the-classroom-walls-what-research-says-about-virtual-field-trips/) _2026-07-28 · Guest Author · Getting Smart_ Field trips have always been more than a day away from desks. They are the moments students remember, the experiences that build empathy and ignite curiosity. A new Getting Smart post examines what the research says about virtual field trips and offers a classroom-ready framework that helps educators design experiences worthy of that same legacy. For leaders looking to expand access and deepen… ## [How Student Feedback Shaped New Features for English Language Learners in Math](https://www.gettingsmart.com/2026/07/27/how-student-feedback-shaped-new-features-for-english-language-learners-in-math/) _2026-07-27 · Guest Author · Getting Smart_ What happens when you build EdTech features by actually listening to students? Kyron Learning partnered with the AIMS Collaboratory and the Gates Foundation to study motivation and engagement among English language learners in middle school math, and the findings drove real product changes. This piece traces how closed captioning, highlighted transcripts, and clickable definitions emerged from… ## [Schools Are Testing the Past: How Assessment Must Evolve for Writing, Speaking, and Listening in the AI Age](https://www.gettingsmart.com/2026/07/24/schools-are-testing-the-past-how-assessment-must-evolve-for-writing-speaking-and-listening-in-the-ai-age/) _2026-07-24 · Eric Tucker · Getting Smart_ When a student completes a writing test in a locked browser, we learn what they can do alone. But the world asks something harder: can they use AI without being used by it? In this sharp and timely essay, Eric Tucker argues that assessment for writing, speaking, and listening has not kept pace with how communication actually works, and maps a practical path forward. Education leaders navigating AI… ## [Collaborative leadership: What is it? And how do you get good at it?](https://theauditorium.blog/2026/07/22/collaborative-leadership-what-is-it-and-how-do-you-get-good-at-it/) _2026-07-22 · UofG-RCandRD-Team · The Auditorium: a research culture and researcher development blog_ By Dr Rhoda Stefanatos, Fellowships Development Manager This blog post is part of an ongoing series exploring themes and practices relevant to our aspiring, developing and established Research Leaders. What is collaborative leadership? Collaborative leadership is simply the practice of leading in collaboration. What is less simple, are the practical realities of leading in collaboration. …… ## [Epistemologie für eine KI-augmentierte Arbeitswelt](https://joanakompa.com/2026/06/28/epistemologie-fur-eine-ki-augmentierte-arbeitswelt/) _2026-06-28 · joanakompa · Joana Stella Kompa_ Gewidment meinen Mitgründerinnen Nancy Langgartner und Preemal Monis, Juni 2026 I. Der Raum der Gründe und warum er organisational unterbesetzt ist: Wilfried Sellars und das Diktum begründbarer Nachverfolgbarkeit Wilfrid Sellars hat in seinem Spätwerk einen Begriff geprägt, der weit über die Sprachphilosophie hinausweist: den Space of Reasons, den Raum der Gründe . Sellars These ist radikal \[ \] ## [A career that started with a discarded CV](https://theauditorium.blog/2026/06/25/a-career-that-started-with-a-discarded-cv/) _2026-06-25 · Dr Kay Guccione · The Auditorium: a research culture and researcher development blog_ Pathfinder Professional Narratives is an ongoing series illuminating the career journeys and experiences of Research Professional Staff. You can see all of the posts in the series here. This post is written by David Pollock, Senior Industry Engagement Manager in the College of Science and Engineering Research Support Office, University of Glasgow. Connect on LinkedIn. Approximate salary … Continue… ## [A policy is a fulcrum: what happens to culture?](https://theauditorium.blog/2026/06/24/a-policy-is-a-fulcrum-what-happens-to-culture/) _2026-06-24 · UofG-RCandRD-Team · The Auditorium: a research culture and researcher development blog_ By Michael Erard, Funding Advisor in the Faculty of Law at Maastricht University and author of Bye Bye I Love You: The Story of Our First and Last Words (MIT Press, 2025). This is part one of a two-part series on the relationship between policy and culture. What’s the relationship between research culture and research-related … Continue reading A policy is a fulcrum: what happens to culture? ## [Feedback that lands: what keeps the conversation afloat](https://theauditorium.blog/2026/06/23/feedback-that-lands-what-keeps-the-conversation-afloat/) _2026-06-23 · UofG-RCandRD-Team · The Auditorium: a research culture and researcher development blog_ By Maleeha Rizwan, Researcher Development Specialist (Research Staff) Giving feedback, in conversation, is one of the most consistent responsibilities of a research leader and one of the most difficult to get right. This might be a regular 1:1 call, a development conversation or a dedicated time to talk about feedback on a draft. You might … Continue reading Feedback that lands: what keeps the… ## [Uncertainty to agency: what postdoctoral researchers need from career development](https://theauditorium.blog/2026/06/18/uncertainty-to-agency-what-postdoctoral-researchers-need-from-career-development/) _2026-06-18 · Dr Kay Guccione · The Auditorium: a research culture and researcher development blog_ By Dr Karen Gordon, Talent Lab Project Officer and Researcher (Psychology) Beginning a career as an early postdoctoral researcher is often characterised by uncertainty and precarity. Researchers are expected to navigate complex career landscapes, make strategic decisions, build networks, and develop leadership skills whilst simultaneously growing their academic profile through research outputs.… ## [Sync Bookmarks Everywhere (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/v3ReIIpU4Bz5) _2026-06-18 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync keeps folders and toolbar intact across Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. ## [What to say when they ask you about Research Culture](https://theauditorium.blog/2026/06/16/what-to-say-when-they-ask-you-about-research-culture/) _2026-06-16 · Dr Kay Guccione · The Auditorium: a research culture and researcher development blog_ By Dr Rachel Herries, Research Culture Manager ‘Research Culture’ is a phrase that has come to represent and allude to so much. As the sector’s focus on research culture continues to shift, and evolve, keeping track of the latest news, updates and language is a job in itself. This detailed guide has been put together … Continue reading What to say when they ask you about Research Culture ## [A New Organizational Paradigm for Scalable Social Intelligence under Uncertainty: The Foundation for an AI-augmented Facilitation System](https://joanakompa.com/2026/02/11/a-new-organizational-paradigm-for-scalable-social-intelligence-under-uncertainty-the-foundation-for-an-ai-augmented-facilitation-system/) _2026-02-11 · joanakompa · Joana Stella Kompa_ A NextGen.LX White Paper February 2026, by Joana Stella Kompa Executive Summary Organizations arise from coordinated actions. According to Niklas Luhmann, organizations are systems that can differentiate themselves from their environment. The effort required to do so is reflected in the need for organizations to continually adapt to changing environmental conditions (transformation) and to \[ \] ## [Trump is leading America towards becoming a failed state: Can Americans stop him?](https://joanakompa.com/2025/04/24/trump-leads-america-to-become-a-failed-state-can-americans-stop-him/) _2025-04-24 · joanakompa · Joana Stella Kompa_ There is little point in commenting on Trump’s latest ever-changing escapades. Creating confusion is his trademark, and he has apparently lost his way in it. By now, it should have become blatantly clear to everyone, at least since Trump started trade wars with the rest of the world, that he is a mentally challenged individual, \[ \] ## [American Fascism under Trump](https://joanakompa.com/2024/11/10/american-fascism-under-trump/) _2024-11-10 · joanakompa · Joana Stella Kompa_ ‘Americans love our Nazi crap,’ a good friend who had been traveling in the USA for a long time once told me about the many Americans who collect Nazi memorabilia. When I recommended the series ‘The Man in the High Castle’, based on the novel of the same name by Philip K. Dick (1962), to \[ \]