Dr. Arthur Harkins and I will be participating in a symposium on the future of education in Iceland on March 20, 2012. The symposium is hosted by the University of Iceland’s School of Education. Dr. Harkins will present on some critical issues for the future of education. I will be joined by Dr. Jón Torfi Jónasson, Dean of the School of Education, and Svanborg R. Jónsdóttir on a panel that will reflect on Dr. Harkins’ presentation. More info:
“Tuesday the 20th of March 15-17 The School of Education in collaboration with the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, will host a seminar on issues related to the future of education. This will be in H-101 in the School of Education.
Professor Arthur M. Harkins from the University of Minnesota will review some of the important issues in an opening presentation and answer questions on the issues he discusses.
In a discussion seminar Tryggvi Thayer from the University of Minnesota and Svanborg R. Jónsdóttir and Jón Torfi Jónasson from the School of Education, with other participants, will reflect on the presentation and speculate with professor Harkins on where we go from here.
The seminar is open to all interested in the issues.”
