Transformative learning

Unleashing the transformative potential of learning for individuals, organisations and society

About this research context

Research on education and learning have evolved dramatically. Still, there are systemic challenges to enabling learning, and there are gaps in how we develop capabilities for future change-makers who need a better systems view of how their environment works. Transformative learning is as much about the learner being transformed, as it is about them transforming the system around them.

For our research, we adopt a systems view of learning, including the process of co-production of new knowledge with others, and designing learning environments that provide the safety to such exploration and learn (including from failures).

Selected projects

Streams within this theme include:

  • Innovative pedagogies and curriculum designs for transdisciplinary learning
  • Future-oriented capabilities and their impact
  • Embedding futures thinking in learning organisations
  • Co-designing for learning with technologies
  • Constructive dialogues for futures worth wanting
  • Understanding how people use data and evidence
  • The role of technology in building learning dialogue
  • Applying data and analytics to study learning processes

Connections

Some researchers in this area are also members of the Centre for Research on Education in a Digital Society (CREDS) in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.