People-Based Learning

Project-Based Learning is a buzzword, but what if we shifted it to People-Based Learning? In this insightful book, researcher and experience designer Jane Shore offers a practical guide to building a People-Based Learning orientation in schools, workplaces, and everyday life, so we can all be teachers, guides, and learners.

Jane R. Shore is the founder of School of Thought and a learning scientist and gathering strategist known for meaningful connections and memorable experiences. Shore helps individuals involved in teaching and learning across settings connect with innovations and each other, co-creating human-centered, People-Based Learning through her convenings, writing, and advisory work. She has served as a workshop facilitator and a keynote speaker at national and international education conferences and has been publishing in academic journals for almost two decades.

Part 1: Connect: Connect Like Your Learning (And Life) Depends on It 1. The People-Based Learning Challenge 2. The Science and Wisdom of People-Based Learning 3. The People-Based Learning Model Part 2: Reflect: Ask (Yourself and Others) Better Questions 4. The PeBL Skills Not Taught in Schools 5. Circles of Connection Framework 6. A Field Guide to PeBL Part 3: Affect: Step Out, Experiment, Bring Ideas to Life 7. The Zones of Belonging 8. Measuring What Matters or Assessment With, Not Just Of 9. The Future is People-Based