
This March, I presented a “Future15″ talk at SXSWedu on Designing for Peer Learning. The “Future15″ format is four shorter talks within the same hour around a loose theme. My talk was grouped under the theme “Social and Mobile Learning” along with Meredith Swallow’s Participatory Action Research in the Classroom and Abhi Vijayakar’s Collaborative Learning Through Social Games.
I knew I was going to use HourSchool’s work with Green Doors as a case study for the talk, but I debated for a long time about whether to focus more on our design process or more on guiding principles for peer-learning. I wanted the info I presented to be as tangible, useful, and inspirational as possible, so I ended up focusing the talk on the lessons we had learned about peer education and tips for how to foster more peer-learning in all types of settings. I’m happy that I got to tell a lot of stories that encapsulate many of HourSchool’s core beliefs.
Audio and slides of the talk below. Hear other SXSWedu speakers here.
I’ll write more about my takeaways and experiences at the conference at a later date.

