The Future of Learning: An Emergent Learning Approach to Leadership

December 3, 2025

The Future of Learning: An Emergent Learning Approach to Leadership

Grace Alegre | 2018

Abstract

Learning institutions at every level race time and technology to catch up or keep up, often leaving learners with very little integrated value for the passion of learning. With the influx of technologies today, it is the technology itself that is referred to as smart—smart phones, smart homes, smart cars—anticipating it to fill the holes in the user’s intelligence. The grand assumption is that learners become better leaders when all the gaps in information are filled, but it fails to address the learner within. The Future of Learning introduces a new delivery system centered on the learner. This student-centered learning model integrates the pedagogy-andragogy-heutagogy (PAH) continuum that encourages an emergent learning approach to leadership. It connects leadership theory and action bridging the gap between knowing and doing. This delivery system is called the Spin Scholar™ Learning Model (SSLM™). The SSLM™ holds a unique value proposition because it introduces a foresight component to leadership, which assists learners in making values-based decisions in the face of uncertainty. There are five dimensions of the SSLM™: 1) Learning Leadership, 2) Learning Domains, 3) Learning Capacity, 4) Learning Engagement, and 5) Learning Emergence. The SSLM™ is a platform for the future of learning as well as a foundation for educational research and collaboration.

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