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June 10, 2024 Trending in Education AI, Bror Saxberg, learner-centered, learning science, Learning Science Series

Bror Saxberg | Learner-Centered AI and the Redefinition of Human Skills

Bror Saxberg, the Founder of LearningForge, rejoins Mike Palmer for the thrilling conclusion of our learning science trifecta of episodes! In this mind-bending discussion, Bror dives deep into the transformative potential of AI in education and redefining human skills. He draws insightful parallels to fields like medicine, highlighting how a deeper understanding of “biology” can fuel innovation – in this case, uncovering how humans truly learn and stay motivated.

K12 Education

August 21, 2023 Trending in Education Learning Engineering, learning science, Lux Blox, toys

Rethinking the Building Blocks of Learning with Mike Acerra

Inspired by architect Buckminster Fuller and the Kindergarten movement, Mike Acerra designed Lux Blox to reimagine the building blocks of learning. Co-founder and President of Lux Blox, Acerra brings an interdisciplinary background spanning art, architecture, physics, and education. His unique system aims to develop children’s spatial skills, creativity, and confidence through intuitive play with forms based on nature.

James Nottingham and Dr. Carmen Bergmann

K12 Education

February 2, 2023 Trending in Education Carmen Bergmann, James Nottingham, Learning Pit, learning science

Learning How to Learn with James Nottingham and Dr. Carmen Bergmann

ames Nottingham and Dr. Carmen Bergmann from The Learning Pit join host Mike Palmer to explore how understanding the “pit” of the struggle ultimately helps us learn how to learn better.

K12 Education

February 3, 2022 Trending in Education learning science, Michael Toth, poverty, The Power of Student Teams

Transforming Education through Student-Led Team-Based Learning with Michael Toth

Michael Toth is the founder and CEO of Learning Sciences International. He’s on a mission to end poverty using education as the equalizer by increasing academic rigor and student agency to ensure classroom equity. He joins host Mike Palmer in a conversation about revamping current K12 instructional practices as detailed in his multi award-winning book, The Power of Student Teams.

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May 17, 2021 Trending in Education Kumar Garg, Learning Engineering, learning science, Learning Tools, Schmidt Futures, STEM

A Look at the Future of Learning Tools with Kumar Garg

Kumar Garg is the Managing Director of Schmidt Futures, a venture facility for public benefit that recently cosponsored the Futures Forum on Learning Tools Competition with Citadel. Kumar joins our host, Mike Palmer, to talk about the winners of the tools competition that were recently announced and to provide his insights and perspectives on learning engineering as well as trends in educational technology and computational thinking.

K12 Education

December 10, 2020 Trending in Education Challenge Learning, desirable difficulty, James Nottingham, Learning Pit, learning science, Vygotsky

Learning Pits and Reasons for Hope with James Nottingham

James Nottingham is the Co-Founder of Challenging Learning and is the Creator of the Learning Pit, a program that he founded in 2003 to encourage students to get out of their comfort zone. Since then it has scaled across the globe to millions of educators and learners who have grabbed hold of its message of inspiration.

James joins Mike to explain how this all got started with his experiences as a troubled student, which allowed him to connect his experiences to those of students who are beginning to grapple with the discomfort that comes with pushing yourself to learn more and become more. We talk Vygotsky, desirable difficulty, and other related concepts from learning science in the context of real-world experiences and examples as we help James spread the word about the power of embracing challenging learning and the ideas behind the Learning Pit.

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November 30, 2020 Trending in Education digital instruction, learning, learning interventions, learning science, online learning, Social Emotional Learning, Steve Joordens

Applied Learning Science, Mind Control, and Great Online Learning with Dr. Steve Joordens

Steve Joordens is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto (U of T). He’s also the Director of the Advanced Learning Technologies Lab at U of T where he researches the application of research findings to real life learning interventions. Steve joins Mike in a free-flowing conversation about the challenges and opportunities with online learning in these very confusing times.

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Elon Musk and Learning Transfer

Mike, Brandon, and Dan are back again to talk about Elon Musk. A recent Quartz Media article looked at what makes Musk a great innovator and how he learns. The key, it seems, is “learning transfer!”

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March 28, 2017 Trending in Education Bror Saxberg, Kaplan, Learning Engineering, learning science

Learning Engineering with Dr. Bror Saxberg

Mike, Dan, and Brandon welcome Dr. Bror Saxberg, Kaplan’s Chief Learning Officer, to the podcast. Bror helps bring the topic of learning engineering to life. Why doesn’t education have more individuals focused on building the learning experience and understanding how everything ties together? Find out what Bror, and the rest of the crew, have to say on that and much more.