Blake Boles is the founder and director of Unschool Adventures, a company that gives self-directed teens and young adults—mostly unschoolers—an opportunity to explore cities all over the world.
Well-known for questioning our traditional approaches to schooling, Blake is a thought-provoking speaker, host of the Off-Trail Learning podcast, and author. His books include The Art of Self-Directed Learning, Better Than College, College Without High School, and the recently published, Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids to School?.
In this episode of Leading Learning, Jeff talks with Blake about key concepts from his latest book related to alternative paths of education in K-12, a particularly relevant topic given the current disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic. They also discuss the importance of engagement, self-directed learning, and connection in young learners and how they inevitably impact adult learners.
Full show notes available at https://www.leadinglearning.com/episode248.
251: Times of Disruption
250: Turning the Lens on Leading Learning Listeners
249: The Upskilling Imperative with Shelley Osborne of Udemy
247: Transactional to Transformational with Micène Fontaine
246: 3 Conditions of Learner Engagement
245: The Indispensable Community with Richard Millington
244: E-Learning Uncovered with Diane Elkins
243: Revisiting the Learning Business Maturity Model
242: The Adaptation Advantage with Heather McGowan
241:The Truth in Learning, Leadership, and Motivation with Matthew Richter
240: Is E-learning Effective?
239: Creating Engaging Virtual Events with Arianna Rehak
238: Pioneering the Path to Connectivism, MOOCs, and Learning Analytics with George Siemens
237: Right Price, Right Now
236: Focusing on the Future of Learning with Arlene Pietranton of ASHA
235: Good Conflict, Selling in a Crisis, and Self-Care with Liz Kislik
234: Implications of the Current Moment for the Future of Online Learning
233: Building the Forever Transaction with Robbie Kellman Baxter
232: Generational Shifts and Alternative Credentials with Jim Fong of UPCEA
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