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Building Tools for Instructional Design and Course Visualization with Coursetune CEO Maria Anderson

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 Trending in Education Coursetune, curriculum development, design thinking, instructional design, learning objectives, Maria Anderson, online learning

Maria Anderson, the Founder and CEO of Coursetune, joins Mike to talk about the importance of good instructional design and curriculum development to effective online learning. Maria walks us through her extensive and varied experiences ranging from teaching math at a community college, to working at Canvas, the large LMS company, to leading instructional design at Western Governors University (WGU) before founding Coursetune three years ago.

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Education for Democracy and the Wisconsin Idea with Dr. Chad Goldberg

October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 Trending in Education Chad Goldberg, democracy, education, Education for Democracy, public education, public university, Wisconsin Idea

Dr. Chad Goldberg, Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin Madison, joins Mike to delve into the history and relevance of The Wisconsin Idea in understanding the role of a public university. Chad’s written a book called Education for Democracy Renewing the Wisconsin Idea that is due out this Fall and we explore many of the relevant and timely themes covered in the book.

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The Power of ASSISTments to Augment Teaching with Dr. Neil Heffernan

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 Trending in Education AI, Artificial Intelligence, ASSISTment, digital tools, education, educational technology, K12, Neil Heffernan, teaching, Worcestor Polytechnic Institute

Dr, Neil Heffernan, the William Smith Dean Chair Professor at Worcestor Polytechnic Institute (WPI), joins Mike to talk about how his career interweaves great teaching, computer science, and “ASSISTments” – a set of digital tools designed to make homework assignment and evaluation more efficient. Neil tells us his origin story which includes meeting his wife Cristina while teaching and doing research in K12 Education right through their creation of the ASSISTments Foundation for which Neil serves as the Chair.

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Talking About Skills, Baby, with Kelly Ryan Bailey

October 8, 2020October 8, 2020 Trending in Education EMSI, global skills, Kelly Ryan Bailey, life courses, lifelong learners, open skills, podcasting, skill development, skills

Kelly Ryan Bailey, the host of Let’s Talk About Skills Baby and the Director of Open Skills at EMSI, joins Mike to talk about the journey that brought her to where she is today as a mother, a podcaster, and a global skills evangelist.

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School Architecture for The 21st Century with Prakash Nair

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 Trending in Education Blueprint for Tomorrow, David Thornburg, Education Design International, K12, learning architecture, Prakash Nair, school architecture

This week, Mike is joined by Prakash Nair, the Founder of Education Design International (EDI) and author of Blueprint for Tomorrow from Harvard Education Press. Prakash describes how the design of K12 schools can and should be completely rethought. School buildings and their institutional designs contribute to a “cells and bells” culture that stifles learning, creativity, and joy.

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Gaming, Scenario-Based Thinking, and Covid-19 on Campus with Bryan Alexander

October 1, 2020October 5, 2020 Trending in Education Bryan Alexander, COVID-19, future thinking, Futurist, Gaming, higher education, scenario-based thinking

This week Mike is joined by Bryan Alexander, Senior Scholar at Georgetown University and author of Academia Next , to talk about what happens when a Futurist gets a prediction right. In Bryan’s recent book, he explores a possible future where a widespread pandemic akin to the 1918 Spanish flu hits and majorly disrupts higher education. Bryan’s book was released prior to COVID-19 and it’s received a lot of attention since.

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Talking Social Emotional Learning with David Adams

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 Trending in Education David Adams, Emotional Intelligence, K12, public education, SEL, Social Emotional Learning, Urban Assembly

David Adams, the Senior Director of Strategy at The Urban Assembly, joins Mike to explore the many facets of Social Emotional Learning or SEL. David shares his career journey which charts a path through many of the key centers of research in the field along with practical experience in schools in New York City and around the world.

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Visual Storytelling and Video with Mike Tringe and Sean Graham

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Trending in Education CreatorUp, learning, Live Online, Mike Tringe, new media, online learning, Sean Graham, visual storytelling

Mike Tringe and Sean Graham from CreatorUp, a Digital Media Studio and Training Company, join Mike Palmer to discuss the critical role of visual storytelling and video for brands, universities, and individuals. We explore how CreatorUp leaned into Live Online delivery and educational use cases as the pandemic response required agility and resilience.

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The Augmented Reality Megatrend with Evan Gappelberg

September 21, 2020September 22, 2020 Trending in Education AR, Augmented Reality, education, Evan Gappelberg, NexTech, Ryerson University

Evan Gappelberg, the Founder and CEO of NexTech AR Solutions, joins us this week to dive into the emerging megatrend of augmented reality (or AR). Evan describes how NexTech AR Solutions was formed and how it went public as the first publicly traded pure AR play.

We then explore how the pandemic response has led to unprecedented growth both in AR and specifically in its educational applications. Evan outlines the recent work NexTech has done with Ryerson University as activities like lab session and other learning interventions have benefitted from use of their Augmented Reality as a Service platform ARitize.

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Designing a Crowdsourced EdTech and Strategy Course for Higher Ed

September 17, 2020September 18, 2020 Trending in Education ConnectEd, course, COVID-19, crowdsource, edTech, higher education, Leadership, learning, online learning, Warren Kennard

Warren Kennard, the Founder of ConnectED, returns to the show to describe his recent experience designing and building a crowdsourced 8-week course in EdTech and Strategy for Higher Ed.

What problems was he trying to address when conceiving of this course? What elements of design thinking powered the approach? Who is it designed for and how has the COVID-19 pandemic increased the relevance and interest in online learning and innovative leadership in higher education?

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Teaching Media Literacy with Mucktracker

September 14, 2020September 14, 2020 Trending in Education digital media, edTech, education, Eliot Chayt, K12, Kate Dalton, lifelong learners, media literacy, Mucktracker, new media

Kate Dalton and Dr. Eliot Chayt join Mike to talk about the critical importance of media literacy in today’s world. Eliot and Kate are the founders of an EdTech startup called Mucktracker, which provides a platform for students and educators to co-create a critical understanding of news and media drawn from various sources.

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