Trending in Education

July 15, 2019 Trending in Education Annie Duke, Thinking In Bets, workforce skills

Thinking In Bets with Annie Duke

We’re “all-in” this week, as we welcome Annie Duke, author of Thinking In Bets and retired poker pro, to the show. Annie begins by sharing the long, winding path she took to become an author and expert in decision science. From her time as a PhD student in cognitive science to her introduction to poker as a novice to her inspiration to write her books, Annie provides great detail on all of the influences throughout her life that have come together to write Thinking In Bets.

March Madness

April 4, 2019 Trending in Education Brandon Jones, learning trends, March Madness

Learning March Madness 2019 – Final Results

This week, we close out our 2019 Learning March Madness tournament.
Over four rounds and 15 games, 16 of our favorite trends and topics were voted on by our listeners and now it’s time to dig into the results.

Education

March 7, 2019 Trending in Education Greg Rosenbaum, Ron Reed, SXSW, SXSWEDU

A Conversation with Ron Reed and Greg Rosenbaum from SXSW EDU

We had the great pleasure of sitting down with Ron Reed, Founder and Executive Producer, and Greg Rosenbaum, General Manager, of the learning conference SXSW EDU. Ron and Greg share the origin story of SXSWEdu and explore the emerging trends they’ve seen over the first nine years of the conference.

March Madness

March 5, 2019 Trending in Education Brandon Jones, learning trends, March Madness

Learning March Madness 2019 – Selection Show

It’s time for our 2019 Learning and Education March Madness! Mike and Brandon draft eight topics each to go head to head in round one of this year’s tournament. Which of our best episodes made this year’s field? What didn’t make the cut? Tune in to find out how we break down the field for this year’s tourney!

EdTech

January 29, 2019 Trending in Education CES, Consumer Electronics Show, new media, robots, sensors, uncanny valley, wearables

Consumer Electronics Show 2019

We take a look back at some of the hottest gadgets at the Consumer Electronics show (CES) 2019 and discuss where some potential crossover to learning may exist. Mike points out the lack of education and learning categories / focus at the trade show. Brandon focuses in on wearables and the tracking of individual data that could help shape how we understand personalized learning. We also discuss the explosion in sensors and how growth in that technology could apply to education and learning. Can sensors help track brain waves and teach us more on how we learn? What could teachers do with a better understanding of their students’ engagement and mental readiness?

K12 Education

December 20, 2018 Trending in Education Bror Saxberg, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Glenn Whitman, neuroscience

Neuroscience, Whole Child and Teacher Development

Mike and Dan welcome two great guests, Dr. Bror Saxberg and Glenn Whitman, to discuss the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), The Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning (CTTL), neuroscience and learning, and how a holistic approach to education applies to teaching and teacher development. Phew! Bror, Vice President, Learning Science at CZI, discusses the mission of the organization and how it recently invested in CTTL. Glenn describes the work that’s been done on a local level at the St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Maryland and how that work is being scaled across the US and globally through CZI.

Learning and Education

July 1, 2018 Trending in Education Dan Strafford, Internet Trends Report, Mary Meeker, Melissa Griffith

Meeker Report 2018 with Melissa Griffith

Mike and Dan sit down with Melissa Griffith, Vice President of Analytics and Strategy at Kaplan Test Prep, to discuss the newly released 2018 Meeker Report on Internet Trends. We dive into the growth of the internet, expansion of mobile access, the importance of data privacy, and more. How does China’s population view the sharing of their data in comparison to that of the United States? What does the report have to say about life-long learning and the future workforce? How do Fortnite and Slack relate to all of this? Tune in to find out.

March Madness

April 3, 2018 Trending in Education Brandon Jones, learning trends, March Madness

Trend Spotting in 2018 March Madness

Mike and Brandon put a bow on the 2018 March Madness bracket. They take the opportunity to look back at the topics, lessons learned, and to assess some of Trending In Education’s own ability to spot trends and shine a light on important changes in education. Listen in to learn the Winning Trend for the Year!

March Madness

March 27, 2018 Trending in Education learning trends, March Madness

Final Four – Learning March Madness 2018

After going through our Sweet Sixteen and Elite voting on Twitter, we present our Final Four and our finals match-up. Tune in to find out who moved forward from the Social Emotional Learning versus Fake News as well as number one overall seed Kidsolving taking on Laughing & Learning.

March Madness

March 13, 2018 Trending in Education Brandon Jones, Dan Strafford, learning trends, March Madness

Learning March Madness 2018

Let the madness begin. Brandon, Mike, and Dan discuss 21 topics from the past year of Trending In Education. Brandon and Mike then draft their own eight-topic teams to go up against one another in our Sweet Sixteen March Madness bracket. Who will come out on top? Stay tuned for our final four-episode later this March.

Education Learning

February 27, 2018 Trending in Education Amjed Saffarini, cyberlearning, cybersecurity, CyberVista, dark web, learning, lifelong learners

Cybersecurity and the Deep, Dark Web with Amjed Saffarini

This week, Brandon, Mike, and Dan are joined by Amjed Saffarini, CEO of CyberVista, to discuss the cybersecurity industry and cyberlearning. Amjed sheds some light on the deep and dark web as the group stumbles through a questionable cybertrivia quiz.