Thanks to all who attended
The inaugural Tomorrow’s Learner Summit took place on September 23, 2022 at the Obersee Bilingual School in Wollerau, Switzerland. The speakers, both experts and students, stimulated conversations amongst our in-person and online audiences.
Stay tuned for pictures from the event and the announcement of the date of the next event.
who are ready to challenge the status quo
An inspirational symposium on the topic of future digital and creative learning ∙ Engage with leading education experts and global thought leaders as they challenge assumptions and share exciting insights about the future of education ∙ Experience the world’s first kinetic art performance to showcase children’s aspirations for the future of education.
A night of community building with parents, students, and educators
Panels and presentations focused on exciting new innovations, ground-breaking research, paradigm shifts, and creative solutions to help us craft a bold future for our learners of tomorrow.
Follow along as glowing text is written before you, expressing children's wishes for the future of education - an extraordinary kinetic art performance from global media artist Gijs van Bon. Also enjoy an evening of food, drinks and networking.
Tomorrow's Learners have their own program, including hands-on sessions to connect with digital learning, social media, and fake news.
Thanks to all who joined us online and in person
Moderator Clark Parsons kicks off the event. With an introduction by the host, Digiscovery, and the location host, Obersee Bilingual School.
Clark Parsons
Tanja Alvesalo
Amalja Mair
How can we create synergy between (Nature/Humans) 1 + 1 (Exponential Technology) = 11 (Highest level of CCI)?
Patrick Newell
Insights from research to encourage dialogue and shared resources between Creative Industries and Education. Launching the German Edition of his book, with ideas from 100+ creatives, education futurists & thought leaders from 35 countries imagining a school of the future that fosters creativity instead of conformity. Including an introduction to the "Experience Workshop's Tower of Creativity: Building Up Learning Communities" by Kristof Fenyvesi.
Leonard Sommer
Psychologist and TikTok influencer Etrit Asllani reflects on the learning possibilities opened up by new tools and formats which are already at everyone’s fingertips, and discusses these with students.
Etrit Asllani
Insights into the future of digital education, with wide-ranging perspectives from the Teacher of the Year in Sweden 2020, the Head of Education at a pre-eminent international school, a GenZ social media entrepreneur, & a well-known ambassador for digital learning.
Clark Parsons
Angela Mitra
Joshua Bach
Philippe Longchamps
Stephanie zu Guttenberg
A perspective on how artificial intelligence can aid the learning process, putting the students’ needs at the center of didactic considerations.
Holger Horz
How can an everyday activity – the Internet Search – become a learning process, and foster critical and creative learning?
Andreas Dengel
Amalja Mair
Cyberculturist Marc Bodmer leads a panel discussion with pupils of various ages about their experiences with search and its impact on learning. Hear directly from the students about their challenges, needs and expectations for the future of search, to easily find relevant knowledge and spark their learning experience.
Marc Bodmer
Our backward-looking, analogue education systems are facing the arrival of the immersive digital age: how do we welcome this challenge?
Cornelia Möhrlen
Introduction to the Dutch Artist Gijs van Bon and his Vision of the kinetic art performance "Enlighten Education“ and invitation to the reception.
Amalja Mair
Food, Drinks, & Networking
Follow along with Nyx, the nightwriter, as glowing text is written before you, expressing the wishes for the future of education from children around the world. (Outdoor, in Front of the Obersee Bilingual School)
Gijs van Bon
the wishes of children for the future of learning glowing in the dark
Artist
is widely known for his abstract kinetic artworks, light art, and time-specific art installations. In his highly conceptual yet decidedly physical works, technology, art, and theatrical performance seamlessly intersect. van Bon makes use of an ever-growing repertoire of technical inventions and materials to design his carefully choreographed objects that “come to life”.
On-site at Obersee Bilingual School
Program your own digital pet to be the cutest, funniest and most talented pet around. Or create the most mischievous and scary pet on the block. You decide what you want it to be - our virtual pet show is your stage!
Ages: 7-9
Andreas Dengel
Learn how to spot fake news. Create your own fake news social media posts and try to fool your classmates, parents, and the education/tech experts.
Ages: 10+
Etrit Asllani
Join together to build a meters-high Warka Water Tower, translating from a digital design to a real-world build. Explore and manipulate the structure using your own mobile and the open-access GeoGebra AR-app.
Ages: 6+
Kristof Fenyvesi
All programs will be on-site at OBS. Childcare will be provided from 5:30 – 9:00pm CET.
After the Kids & Teens Program, students are welcome to enjoy the Kids & Teens Dinner, and then join their parents to view the art performance “Enlighten Education”.
For more information about the Kids & Teens Program, click HERE.
Thank you to all our wonderful speakers for inspiring us
Joint Head of School, Obersee Bilingual School
Appointed joint Head of School at OBS in May 2020. She exercises this function parallel to her role as Head of Admissions, which she has held since July 2014. Tanja lives in Switzerland with her husband and two children.
Social Media Influencer, KeinFakeNews
Social media Sinnfluencer (Sinn is the German word for “Sense”) striving to distribute knowledge related to psychology and science, but most importantly, to educate social media users about fake news. He completed his MSc in Psychology and MSc in Business Administration - Change Management at the University of Groningen and currently works as a senior product owner and innovation psychologist in a large corporation.
Co-CEO & Co-Founder, PlayTheHype
Co-CEO & Co-Founder of PlayTheHype, one of the fastest-growing Gen Z marketing agencies in Europe. Having been educated in the German, American and French educational systems and starting his management studies at ESCP during the Covid-19 pandemic, he has interesting perspectives and first-hand experiences with the opportunities and risks accompanying the digitalization of learning.
Journalist & Cyberculture Editor
Marc Bodmer, Cyberculturist and MLaw UZH, teaches media literacy in workshops and is researching potential skills learnt while playing video games. Happily married and proud father of an adult son.
Professor for Computer Science Education, Goethe University Frankfurt
Professor for Computer Science Education at Goethe University Frankfurt. His current research focuses on the predictors and correlates of learning processes in virtual and augmented reality, the evidence-based value-add of teaching methods and media in computer science education, and the potentials of “Computer Science Unplugged” for early computer science education.
Researcher of STEAM Learning, Finnish Institute for Educational Research
A tireless promoter of inquiry-based, cooperative, playful and experience-oriented STEAM education. Researcher of STEAM Learning & Contemporary Culture Studies at the Finnish Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä, Finland, Director of Community Events of the Bridges Organization, the world’s largest mathematics&arts community, co-founder of the Experience Workshop STEAM Network
Co-Owner, BG3000
A well-known expert, author and popular speaker on digital education and media awareness. Of German and Swedish origins, she can draw upon experiences in the US, France, Great Britain and Sweden, which have given her important insights into the challenges and opportunities of education systems of other countries. Since January 2019, she is a co-owner of social impact startup BG3000 and an avid investor in Edutech companies.
Executive Director, Academy for Ed Research & Teacher Training, Goethe University
Dedicates his professional life to researching computer-based teaching and learning. Head of the research area “Psychology of Teaching and Learning in Adulthood” and of the Interdisciplinary Council for Higher Education Didactics (IKH) at Goethe University Frankfurt since 2010. Since 2015, Holger has led Goethe University’s “Academy for Educational Research and Teacher Education” as its Executive Director.
Teacher of the Year in Sweden 2020, Bilingual Montessori School of Lund
Recipient of the award "Best Teacher in Sweden 2020" and finalist for the "Global Teacher Prize 2021". He is Head of Department at the Bilingual Montessori School of Lund, and Overseas Director of the International Society for the Advancement of STEAM. The Canadian-born History, Geography and Technology Teacher champions an active, interdisciplinary, and integrative teaching approach.
Managing Director, Digiscovery – Digital School Foundation
Deeply involved in the set-up of Digiscovery – Digital School Foundation, heading it as Managing Director since its foundation in 2021. Her professional origins are in banking and asset management. The Italian national has been living in Switzerland since 2011.
Joint Head of School, Head of Education, Obersee Bilingual School
Prior to taking on her current role, Angela was the curriculum coordinator and taught in the primary school. She was educated in international schools and studied and worked as a Pharmacist before entering the teaching profession.
CEO, Bold Brains
Industrial engineer with a focus on Finance. During the last decade, she has been strongly engaged in various early childhood education projects and driving the expansion of private childcare in Germany. She is passionate about different-minded educational concepts.
Founder, 21 Foundation & Tokyo International School
Patrick is a Catalyst, Activist, and Learning Future Moderator who collaborates to create environments, learning models, processes, and frameworks for a wide range of people from infants to senior executives of companies and beyond.
Managing Director, Internet Economy Foundation
Managing Director of the Internet Economy Foundation. Formerly a journalist, business consultant and country manager at an international IT-sales network, the American has lived in Berlin since 1998. He co-founded VoIP telephony company Vortel GmbH and was long-standing Managing Director at the Berlin School of Creative Leadership.
Author, Classroom Thinktank
Co-Founder of creative agency SOMMER+SOMMER, Co-Founder of digital transformation consultancy XQ Digital, Chief Marketing Officer of BOLD BRAINS and Executive Advisor of “playthehype”.
Artist
is widely known for his abstract kinetic artworks, light art, and time-specific art installations. In his highly conceptual yet decidedly physical works, technology, art, and theatrical performance seamlessly intersect. van Bon makes use of an ever-growing repertoire of technical inventions and materials to design his carefully choreographed objects that “come to life”.
OBS is a bilingual private school at the forefront of innovation in education. Its new campus in Wollerau, Switzerland, is a lighthouse for future-oriented and student-centered learning. OBS takes a holistic approach to education, keeping learners inspired while consistently seeking to evolve today’s education to prepare students for the realities of tomorrow.
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3.00 PM
Moderator Clark Parsons kicks off the event. With an introduction by the host, Digiscovery, and the location host, Obersee Bilingual School.
3.10 PM
How can we create synergy between (Nature/Humans) 1 + 1 (Exponential Technology) = 11 (Highest level of CCI)?
3.45 PM
Insights from research to encourage dialogue and shared resources between Creative Industries and Education. Launching the German Edition of his book, with ideas from 100+ creatives, education futurists & thought leaders from 35 countries imagining a school of the future that fosters creativity instead of conformity. Including an introduction to the "Experience Workshop's Tower of Creativity: Building Up Learning Communities" by Kristof Fenyvesi.
4.05 PM
Psychologist and TikTok influencer Etrit Asllani reflects on the learning possibilities opened up by new tools and formats which are already at everyone’s fingertips, and discusses these with students.
4.00 - 5.30 PM
Program your own digital pet to be the cutest, funniest and most talented pet around. Or create the most mischievous and scary pet on the block. You decide what you want it to be - our virtual pet show is your stage!
Ages: 7-9
4.30 - 6.00 PM
Learn how to spot fake news. Create your own fake news social media posts and try to fool your classmates, parents, and the education/tech experts.
Ages: 10+
4.30 - 6.00 PM
Join together to build a meters-high Warka Water Tower, translating from a digital design to a real-world build. Explore and manipulate the structure using your own mobile and the open-access GeoGebra AR-app.
Ages: 6+
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