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October 19, 2020May 9, 2022 Trending in Education Coursetune, curriculum development, design thinking, instructional design, learning objectives, Maria Anderson, online learning

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

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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September 7, 2020May 9, 2022 Trending in Education education, history, Jon Shelton, Labor, Labor Day, Teachers, unions, UW-Green Bay

A Brief History Teachers and Labor in the US with Dr. Jon Shelton

Dr. Jon Shelton, Associate Professor of Democracy and Justice at UW-Green Bay, joins Mike for a special Labor Day edition where we dive into the history of Labor and Education in the US on today’s show.

Jon walks us through the history of the Labor Day holiday, expanding beyond barbecues and rules about when it’s okay to wear white. From there, we delve into the long history of collective action among educators and other workers over the years.

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July 27, 2020May 9, 2022 Trending In Education adult learners, continuing education, COVID-19, Howard Lurie, public health, survey

Listening to Adult Learners with Howard Lurie

Howard Lurie, Principal Analyst, Online and Continuing Education at Eduventures, joins Mike this week to discuss recent research findings from the firm that dives into the mindset and sentiment of adult learners. Eduventures has published findings from two surveys of adult learners–one fielded before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and then a second survey fielded in June 2020.

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July 20, 2020May 9, 2022 Trending In Education Active Learning, chunking, deep processing, deliberate practice, digital, dual coding, Foundry College, incentives, learning, Stephen Kosslyn

Active Learning in the Digital Age with Dr. Stephen Kosslyn

Dr. Stephen Kosslyn, President of Foundry College, returns to Trending in Education to discuss a new book he’s been working on. The book has the working title of Active Learning in the Digital Age and covers the six key principles that drive active learning. The principles are deep processing, deliberate practice, incentives and consequences, dual coding, chunking, and associations.

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July 16, 2020May 9, 2022 Trending In Education Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump, education, eLearning, emerging trends, higher education, international students, learning, Lori Laughlin, SAT, visas

Trump’s SATs, Betsy DeVos’s Bookcase, Online Learning, and International Student Visas

Mike, Dan, and Melissa reflect on the year so far while tracking some of the more sensational stories that are breaking lately. Did Donald Trump hire someone to take his SATs? If he did, is that better or worse than Lori Laughlin paying for access to the USC Crew team? What do we think about Betsy DeVos’s bookcases for her Zoom meetings?

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June 15, 2020March 20, 2022 Trending In Education education, horticulture, Planthropology, plants, Vikram Baliga

Talking Planthropology with Vikram Baliga

Vikram Baliga, host of the Planthropology podcast, joins Mike this week to talk about his experiences as a horticulturist, a science communicator, and a podcast host.

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June 4, 2020April 14, 2021 Trending In Education COVID-19, dreams, Ken Florence, lucid dreaming, simulation, vivid dreaming

Learning to Control Your Dreamlife with Ken Florence

On today’s episode, Ken Florence joins Mike for an expansive and imaginative exploration of lucid dreaming, something Ken’s been drawn to since overcoming challenges with sleep terrors earlier in his life.

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May 26, 2020April 6, 2022 Trending In Education coronovirus, COVID-19, digital equity, digital inclusion, digital literacy, disruption, Future of Learning, higher education, K12, lifelong learners, Non-Obvious, pandemic, Rohit Bhargava

The Future of Learning Virtual Summit with Rohit Barghava

Trending in Education partnered with Rohit Barghava and the Non-Obvious Company to host a Virtual Summit on the Future of Learning. Join Rohit, Melissa Griffith, Dan Strafford, and Mike Palmer as they discuss what the future might hold for parents, learning professionals, and lifelong learners.

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May 11, 2020July 13, 2021 Trending In Education COVID-19, digital, digital librarian, extraversion, Information science, introversion, libraries, pandemic, Robin Naughton

Information Science, Libraries, and Introversion with Dr. Robin Naughton

As a Mother’s Day special, Mike is joined by Dr. Robin Naughton, his wife and mother of their son Matthew, to talk about the state of libraries and librarianship in light of the pandemic.

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April 30, 2020December 30, 2020 Trending In Education Daemons, etymology, language, Lyceum, Ray Belli, Words for Granted

Etymology and the Evolution of Written and Spoken English with Ray Belli

Ray Belli joins Mike for today’s episode exploring the power of language and audio in the evolution of culture and human understanding. Ray hosts a language and etymology podcast called Words for Granted and he’s also a founding member of the Lyceum team.

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April 20, 2020January 4, 2022 Trending In Education adult learners, asynchronous, future of work, heuristics, instructional design, learning, Live Online, Stephen Kosslyn, synchronous

Hacks, Heuristics, and the Power of Synchronous Learning with Stephen Kosslyn

Stephen Kosslyn joins Mike to explore the transformative power of synchronous learning as the world rapidly moves online. Countering the perception that online learning is asynchronous, Stephen outlines his experiences first as Dean at the Minerva Schools startup and most recently at Foundry College. In both cases, the curriculum and the technology that powers it is designed with synchronous and active learning as a central pillar in the instructional design.