ASU+GSV

Future of Work

Building Education Programs with Iconic Brands with Edconic’s Victoria Weinfeld

LIVE! from the Harbor Terrace at ⁠ASU+GSV 2026⁠ in San Diego, Mike Palmer sits down with Victoria Weinfeld, Vice President of Enrollment, Marketing, and Sales at ⁠Edconic⁠. In this fast-paced environment of “drinking from a fire hose,” Victoria shares the evolution of Edconic (formerly known as BrandED) and its unique mission to bridge the gap between traditional education and the future of work.

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Education

Talking Outcomes-Based Literacy with Really Great Reading CEO Karl Rectanus

Coming to you live from the harbor terrace in sunny San Diego, Mike Palmer sits down with Karl Rectanus, the new CEO of ⁠Really Great Reading⁠, amidst the buzz of the ⁠ASU+GSV Summit⁠. Between views of sailboats and silver-lined clouds, the duo digs into why literacy remains the fundamental building block of the educational system and how we might finally be cracking the code on systemic improvement.

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Education

LIVE from ASU+GSV with Jeremy Singer, President of the College Board

LIVE! from the ⁠ASU+GSV Summit⁠, Mike Palmer catches up with ⁠College Board⁠ President Jeremy Singer against the backdrop of the San Diego marina to dive into the launch of Jeremy’s new podcast, ⁠The Education Equation⁠. Produced by Mike, this new series aims to bring a much-needed level of scientific rigor to the education space, drawing inspiration from data-heavy health and fitness media to identify scalable, evidence-based practices that actually move the needle for students.

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K12 Education

Teacher Empowerment and the Future of K12 Education with Juliana Finegan VP Educator Experience @ Vivi

Forget everything you thought you knew about digital signage – it’s not just for the front office anymore. In this episode recorded live at the ASU+GSV Summit, host Mike Palmer sits down with Juliana Finegan, VP of Educator Experience @ Vivi to explore the evolving landscape of education and the crucial factors that drive teacher success.

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Higher Education

Innovation, Access, and the Future of Higher Ed with Mark Milliron, President of National University

In this enlightening episode of Trending in Education, Mike Palmer is joined by Dr. Mark Milliron, the President of ⁠National University⁠, for a deep dive into the evolving landscape of higher education. Recorded live at the ASU+GSV Summit to the unique needs of non-traditional students and the impact of AI, Mark shares invaluable insights on the future of learning.  

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Higher Education

EdTech, Generative AI, and the ASU+GSV Conference with Nancy Our Virtual Conversation

Host Mike Palmer is joined by Nancy our Virtual Cohost in a conversation about emerging trends in EdTech, Generative AI, and more coming out of his recent trip to the ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego. We start by plugging Nancy into Chat GPT to connect Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to the emerging transformations powered by Large Language Models and Gen AI. Then Mike reflects on his embodied, human experiences of the conference as opposed to the benefits of digesting the content online. How does this relate to elements of human cognition that generative AI still struggles with?

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Learning

The Conferencing Dilemma with Mike Palmer and Nancy

Mike Palmer is once again joined by our virtual cohost, Nancy, to talk about new and emerging trends in the conference experience as a new wave of in=person and blended learning conferences pick up in August. We reflect on what it must have been like at Podcast Movement, which just concluded while contemplating what’s on the horizon for the blended virtual and in-person EdTech ASU-GSV Summit that kicks off this week in San Diego.

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