Michael Furdyk
Learning from Failure: 15 years, 5 companies, a charity, and
a lot of mistakes!
Content Appropriate for Modules 2 and 5
Learning from Failure: 15 years, 5 companies, a charity, and
a lot of mistakes!
Content Appropriate for Modules 2 and 5
As a young entrepreneur who has experienced both failure and success, Michael Furdyk today inspires young people and educators to take action and reach for the seemingly impossible. Through his highly successful website TakingITGlobal.org, Michael’s message is about the importance of raising awareness, engaging students and integrating technology and global perspectives into the classroom.
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Focus Questions
Michael talks about learning from life experiences:
- How could this influence the context and process of student learning?
- What practices do we have in place to support this philosophy of life?
- What would we have to do differently?
- How does this relate to Ruth Sutton’s work in Assessment for Learning?
This piece of work is also part of the Sharing the Dream Student Webcast Series.