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.
Read MoreFresh on the heels of the release of Coursera’s second annual Global Skills Index Report, Melissa and Mike break down what’s new and noteworthy in the 2020 report. How has the Covid-19 pandemic impacted global trends in course completion on Coursera?
Read MoreBrandon Jones returns to Trending in Education in his new capacity as CEO of Triad Behavioral Health to explore emerging trends for behavioral health professionals.
Read MoreMike welcomes old friend, Brandon Jones, back to the show to talk about Steve Brown’s prediction that we’ll see more disruptive innovation in the next 10 years than we’ve seen in the previous forty. Layering in the likelihood that human creativity and lateral thinking will outstrip AI’s capabilities in that regard for the next 10 years, how should we take a longer view when making plans for the future everything? Mike and Brandon aim to bring some 2030 Farsight to bear as we peer into possible futures for the 2020s on this week’s show.
Read MoreMike and Melissa talk about the idea espoused by futurist, Steve Brown, that the next ten years will see more innovation and disruption than the previous forty. This is driven in part by advances in artificial intelligence and sensors which will allow for a transformation in healthcare that we dig into a bit. The pair also explore a recent Fast Company article by Tim Schwiesfurth and Rene Chester Goduscheit that purports that human intelligence will likely continue to be more creative than AI for the foreseeable future.
Read MoreMelissa, Dan, and Mike dive into the complicated topic of implicit bias and the spate of recent training programs based on the concept. Does raising awareness of unconscious biases drive positive change or is it a necessary, but not sufficient, component in a diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging program?
Read MoreThis week, Mike sits down with Frank Britt, CEO of Penn Foster, to talk about the future of work from the perspective of “middle-skilled” employees. Middle-skill jobs require a high school degree and some additional training, but do not require a bachelors degree. Middle-skill jobs account for roughly half of the jobs in the US, and that figure is not expected to change much in the 2020s.
Read MoreMike and team look back at the 2016 World Economic Forum report on the 21st skills needed to be successful in the classroom and at work.
Read MoreWe take a peek at the behind-the-scenes audio Mike and team recorded with Dr. Bror Saxberg, Kaplan’s Chief Learning Officer. We cover a wide array of topics including instructional design, podcasting, story-telling, and growth mindset.
Read MoreMike and crew are once again joined by Dr. Bror Saxberg, Kaplan’s Chief Learning Officer. This time, we dive into the future of work. What does automation and artificial intelligence mean for the way we work and how work gets done? Tune in to find out.
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