Degrees

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2007, educational policy and administration (CIDE)
Master of international management, University of St. Thomas, 2001
B.A., American University, 1998, international studies

Areas of Interest

Education futures
Invisible learning (interaction among formal, nonformal and informal learning)
Futures research methods
Creative applications of technologies in education
Innovative educational leadership

News

Moravec publishes book on invisible learning

Profile

John Moravec is coordinator of the Leapfrog Institutes and is a faculty member in the Innovation Studies and Master of Liberal Studies graduate programs at the University of Minnesota. He is a co-initiator of the Invisible Learning project, co-founder of the Horizon Forum, a roundtable on the future of education at all levels; and is the editor of Education Futures. Dr. Moravec is concerned about human capital development as society approaches an increasingly complex and ambiguous future. Technological change drives social change, and its impact is accelerating exponentially. Our schools, universities, and other institutions must leapfrog ahead of this curve for all people to compete in highly globalized, knowledge- and innovation-based societies. His work focuses on exploring this “New Paradigm” and the new approaches to leadership and human capital development required. His approach is global in scope, and he actively collaborates with colleagues in the United States, Latin America, and Europe. Dr. Moravec is the author and co-author of several articles, including "A New Paradigm of knowledge production in higher education" in On the Horizon (2008). His research and action scholarship agenda are focused on the convergence of globalization, knowledge society, and accelerating change in education; and building positive futures for “preK–21″ education.

Video discussion of Invisible Learning.

Selected Publications

1. Cobo, C. & Moravec, J. W. (2011). Aprendizaje Invisible [Invisible learning]. Barcelona: Universitat de Barcelona. http://www.publicacions.ub.edu/

2. Moravec, J. W. (2009). ¿Y ahora, qué? [What now?]. In Balaguer Prestes, R. (Ed.), Plan Ceibal: Los ojos del mundo en el primer modelo OLPC a escala nacional [Ceibal Plan: The eyes of the world in the first OLPC model at the national level]. Montevideo: Prentice Hall – Pearson Educación.

3. Harkins, A. M., Kubik, G. H., & Moravec, J. W. (2008). Creative time synchronizations: Proximal and grounded pasts, presents and futures. Theory of Science, XXX/2008(1), 143-157.

4. Moravec, J. W. (2008). A New Paradigm of knowledge production in higher education. On the Horizon, 16(3), 123-136.

5. Moravec, J. W. (2008). Technological applications of Leapfrog. Futures Research Quarterly, 24(1), 59-67.

6. Moravec, J. W. (2006). Chaordic knowledge production: A systems-based response to critical education. Theory of Science, XV/XXVIII(3), 149-162.

Selected Presentations

1. Moravec, J. W. (2010, October 22). The problems of Invisible Learning in an era of accelerating change. Invited keynote lecture presented at III Congreso CREAD Andes y III Encuentro Virtual Educa Ecuador, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Ecuador.

2. Moravec, J. W. (2010, October 19). Aprendizaje invisible [Invisible learning]. Invited workshop delivered at III Congreso CREAD Andes y III Encuentro Virtual Educa Ecuador, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Ecuador.

3. Moravec, J. W. (2010, September 21). What are “Careers 3.0” in today’s economy? Invited lecture presented at Workshop for Professionals Serving Individuals and Families Affected by Job Loss, University of Minnesota, MN.

4. Moravec, J. W. (2010, August 30). Invisible approaches to international higher education: Who is leading the way? Symposium lecture presented at Czech Comparative Education Society (CCES) Conference 2010, Prague, Czech Republic.

5. Moravec, J. W. (2010, June 21). Leapfrogging toward Knowmad Society. Invited lecture presented at TEDxLaguna, Torreón, Mexico.

6. Moravec, J. W. & Cobo, C. (2010, June 15). Bold ideas for re-imagining the curriculum: A report on the Invisible Learning project. Paper presented at XIV World Congress of Comparative Education Societies, Istanbul, Turkey.

7. Harkins, A. M. & Moravec, J. W. (2010, March 5). Leapfrog principles and practices in preK-16 human capital development leadership through “StoryTech.” Paper presented at Comparative and International Education Society 54th Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

8. Moravec, J. W. (2010, January 30). A look into the future of education and the Minnesota Planetarium. Invited lecture presented at Minnesota Planetarium Society, Minneapolis, MN.

9. Moravec, J. W. (2009, November 20). Boundlessness of learning environments. Invited keynote lecture presented at Rajaton Oppiminen/Boundless Learning seminar, Haaga-Helia School of Vocational Teacher Education, Helsinki, Finland.

10. Moravec, J. W. (2009, November 4). Toward Education 3.0: Innovating teaching and learning in the Cloud. Invited keynote lecture presented at i+i Conference, Lunteren, Netherlands.

11. Moravec, J. W. (2009, November 2). From automatons to knowmads: Redesigning education for the 22nd century. Workshop presentation at Education Futures NL, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

12. Moravec, J. W. (2009, September 26). Education 3.0: A new paradigm of learning and innovative knowledge production. Lecture presented at Saturday Scholars, University of Minnesota.

13. Schroeder, P., Moravec, J. W., & Harkins, A. M. (2009, July 18). University of Minnesota Leapfrog Institutes collaborations with Destination ImagiNation. Presentation at World Future Society WorldFuture 2009 Conference, Chicago, IL.

14. Moravec, J. W. (2009, May 29). Building “Education 3.0”. Invited seminar lecture presented at University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.

15. Moravec, J. W. (2009, May 26). Designing the future of education in “Society 3.0”. Invited keynote lecture presented at Creative Company Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands.