Frank Britt Archives - Trending in Education

December 28, 2020April 3, 2023 Trending in Education Adi Hanash, Angela Siefer, Black Lives Matter, David Meerman Scott, digital inclusion, Frank Britt, Gartner, Helen Lee Bouygues, highlights, Hype Cycle, Live Online, March Madness, Rich Milner, Zachary Davis

Trending in Education 2020 Highlights Show

To bring 2020 to a close, we’ve compiled highlights from the 10 most downloaded episodes of Trending in Education this year. We begin with Angela Siefer talking about Digital Inclusion before hearing Adi Hanash’s perspective on how to be a great live online instructor. Then we listen to Dr. Rich Milner talk about the importance of grace in light of the Black Lives Matter movement and the challenges of teaching in 2020. From there, we hear from Helen Lee Bouygues, Zachary Davis, Frank Britt, Bryan Alexander, and David Meerman Scott and reflect back on our March Madness Tournament, the Gartner Hype Cycle, and much more.

Future of Work

January 27, 2020April 15, 2021 Trending in Education Frank Britt, future of work, learning, lifelong learners, middle-skill, Penn Foster, workforce skills

Five Predictions for the Future of Work with Frank Britt, CEO Penn Foster

This 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.