The EdHub launches Transforming Education in an Interconnected World
A new open access, online learning series on Coursera will build a global community of change agents committed to advancing educational access, quality, and equity in their local contexts.
In December 2023, the EdHub for Community and Professional Learning will launch Transforming Education in an Interconnected World, a new open access, online learning series on Coursera. It will be available to learners everywhere, and free to all U-M alumni. Teachers certified in Michigan can also receive SCECH credit for taking the course.
Developed in collaboration with the Improvement Scholars Network, the goal of the Transforming Education series is to build a global community of change agents committed to advancing educational access, quality, and equity in their local contexts. The Transforming Education series will open on a schedule of one course per month and run continuously thereafter. Learners are welcome to join at their convenience, and may complete the course at a pace that works with their own schedule.
The series will commence with the Series Orientation which opens to learners on December 4, 2023. In January 2024, a Launch Experience will bring the Transforming Education series to life with a weekly newsletter, online office hours, special guest speakers, and opportunities to engage with faculty members. The Launch Experience will be supported by a team of University of Michigan graduate students who will participate as co-learners and as ambassadors in cultivating fellowship among the global Launch Cohort.
Key dates:
Series Orientation (opens December 4, 2023): Prepares learners for success with an introductory module detailing the foundations and design of the Transforming Education series.
Launch Experience (opens January 2024): A weekly newsletter, online office hours, special guest speakers, and opportunities to engage with faculty members bring the online learning series to life. Sign up to receive updates on the Launch Experience.
Envisioning Educational Transformation (opens January 2024): Engages learners in thinking globally and leading locally by working across oceans, continents, and borders to build new ambitions for educational access, quality, and equity.
Reimagining Educational Innovation (opens February 2024): Guides learners in exploring collaborative, continuous improvement as an approach to local innovation in classrooms, communities, schools, and systems around the world.
Practicing Collaborative, Continuous Improvement (opens March 2024): Develop capabilities for iterative analysis, design, implementation, and evaluation to address local ambitions for educational transformation, with a specific focus on improvement science in networked improvement communities.
Interested learners who wish to join the Transforming Education cohort can follow UMichEdHub on LinkedIn and join the TransformingEd@UMichEdHub LinkedIn group to become a member of the Transforming Education community and learn about upcoming activities related to the learning series. They can also sign up to receive updates via e-mail.
