Rod's Pulse Podcast: Recent Episodes
Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.
"I LEARNED IT ON A PODCAST" -- This podcast is for anyone interested in learning about the latest eLearning technologies.
- Rodney B. Murray, PhD, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
- Interview with David King, CTO of Flywire, a company that provides software solutions for student financial services. The interview discusses the company’s history, evolution, and its current focus on addressing challenges faced by universities, such as the need to automate processes, improve student recruitment and retention, and streamline the student financial experience. David also highlights Flywire's commitment to technological innovation, particularly in the realm of mobile-first design and AI integration. He emphasizes the company's mission to simplify the financial journey for students and parents, from enrollment to endowment, including the digitization of 529 payments and the introduction of a third-party invoicing product.
- Introduction and Background
David King, CTO - Challenges and Transformations in Higher Education
- The Role of Technology and Innovation
- Addressing Financial Literacy and Student Transitions
- Expanding Services and Future Innovations
- Addressing Key Pain Points and Future Roadmap
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- AI Audio Overview - new experimental AI feature from Google's NotebookLM.
- Interview with Ethan Webb, Founder & CEO of Mindsmith, a next-gen eLearning authoring tool that uses generative AI to make it easy to create and share learning content. We discuss:
Founders' inspiration & background
Ethan Webb, CEO - Mindsmith's competitive advantages
- Serves corporate, higher education, and K12 audiences
- Engages instructional designers and learners
- Turns instructional designers into course architects
- eLearning industry challenges
- Generative AI: creating and sharing content
- LMS integration using advanced SCORM via Mindsmith Cloud
- Embeds interactive learning widgets
- What's next? Mindsmith's future roadmap
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- Voices of Insight - created using Udio
- Interview with Linda Bonnar, Co-founder & Director of Content at Upstrive. "Get stronger results for students, staff, and your school through deeper insights and evidence-based tools." See Video Podcast Version. We discuss:
- Linda's educational background
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Linda Bonnar - Her initiation into incorporating coaching into the classroom
- The evolution of the Upstrive app
- Upstrive's targeted demographics: primary, secondary, and higher education
- Enabling students to anonymously communicate their emotions to teachers via Upstrive
- Utilization of emojis by students to depict their current mood within Upstrive
- Enhancement of student and teacher well-being through Upstrive
- Provision of resources supporting student well-being, such as lesson plans, activities, and videos
- Challenges encountered in utilizing technology to address student and teacher well-being
- Linda's vision for the future development of Upstrive
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- All You Need is Love - Mike Leite
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- Interview with Misty Reinhardt, Director of Product Management for Scribbles Software. "Streamline Student Records and Enrollment and Engage Students and Families Through One Accessible, Cloud-based System."
- K-12: Manages records, enrollment, and documents. Integrates with existing student information systems (SIS).
- Higher Education: The new ScribForward product streamlines electronic document processing with colleges' CRM systems, automating data entry and enhancing security via blockchain.
- Benefits:
- Students: Easy transcript requests to multiple colleges.
- High Schools: Reduced paper usage, efficient electronic delivery.
- Colleges: Faster, secure document processing with automated data entry.
- Future: Expanding CRM integrations and exploring AI.
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- Podsafe music selection
- Aurora Borealis Expedition by Asher Fulero
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- This is an audio and YouTube interview with Jerome Pesenti, Founder of Sizzle AI. Jerome discusses his extensive AI background as former VP of IBM Watson and VP of AI for Meta/Facebook. He left Meta after 4 years to start Sizzle. "Sizzle AI is the future of learning - a free AI tutor for everyone." We discuss:
- Jerome's background in AI and previous startups
Jerome Pesenti - Sizzle's vision for a more personalized and engaging learning experience
- Current audience of Sizzle (high school, middle school, college)
- Monetization plans for Sizzle
- Importance of embracing AI in education while addressing responsibility and regulation
- Optimism about the future of AI and its role in enhancing productivity
- Comparison of Sizzle to Khan Academy's AI-powered tutor
- Technology behind Sizzle, including the use of ChatGPT and tools for complex calculations
- The user interface of Sizzle, including OCR for word problems and step-by-step solutions
- Sizzle's aim to provide an enjoyable and engaging learning experience
- Feedback on homework and personalized learning plans
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- Both Sides Now by Debbie Poryes Trio - Jazz Pianist, Composer, Teacher & Vocalist
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- Interview with Dan Lenard, President of World Voices, the only non-profit international industry trade organization for voice actors. We discuss:
- The importance of finding the right voice to help create engaging elearning courses
Dan Lenard - Voice actors' role in conveying complex information, cultural literacy, and sounding natural
- Advocating for faculty to enhance teaching skills with a good audio setup, emphasizing a human touch
- The delicate balance of editing to maintain a natural, human-sounding voice
- AI voice synthesis, downplaying its threat to professional voice actors
- Benefits of professional voiceover in higher education, recommending proper recording techniques
- New classroom technology in lecture capture, wireless body mics
- Podcasting basics and the importance of proper recording technique
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- "Jingle Bells" by Natalie Brown - soulful vocalist/songwriter with a dynamic, multi-octave vocal range
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Click the Title to Play or Download. * In this episode, Rod shares his experience using MagicSlides and SlidesGPT to generate slide decks when he was recruited to teach a new course on podcasting. He notes the pros and cons of AI-generated slides, emphasizing the essential differences between these two generative AI slide tools. In the video version of this podcast, he presents a screencast of how each tool handles the prompt: "What are the pros and cons of AI-generated slides." Rod discusses: + Comparisons between MagicSlides and SlidesGPT
| | | Watch YouTube Version | + Features and capabilities, including text input, automatic image selection, content conversion, and customization options + MagicSlides' ability to generate slide decks from YouTube videos, PDFs, and web pages + SlidesGPT's ability to generate speaker notes + Pros and cons of using AI-generated slides, including efficiency, time-saving, customization, limited creativity, potential errors, and bias + Cost comparison of using these tools * Links* + MagicSlides - MagicSlides' Deck on Pros and Cons
- SlidesGPT
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SlidesGPT's Deck on Pros and Cons
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- "Stress" (song and flash animation) by highly caffeinated Jim Infantino of the band Jim's Big Ego.
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- Interview with Jonas Gyalokay, Co-Founder of Airtame. Airtame is a pioneering force in streamlining wireless screen sharing and powering seamless collaboration. We discuss:
- Jonas' entrepreneurial journey addressing screen sharing needs
| | | Jonas Gyalokay | + Evolution of wireless screen sharing + Targeting K-12 and higher education sectors + US market entry via successful crowdfunding + Streamlining wireless presentation category + Goal: Simplifying screen use, eliminating source switching + Collaborating with partners for specialized functionalities + Overcoming K-12 school engagement challenges + Mission: Enhancing seamless collaboration on expansive surfaces * Interview Transcript * Podsafe music selection + Fuzzy Freaky (summertime) by David Byrne from the Visible Man Album
Duration: 42:14
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- Interview with Cameron Stoker, Founder & CEO of SpeechCloud. "SpeechCloud is an all-in-one customizable teaching tool that ends the classroom tech struggle." We discuss:
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Cameron's background and involvement with SpeechCloud + Overview of what SpeechCloud does for instructors + Features that distinguish SpeechCloud from other products + Importance of behavior in teaching and learning + Technical aspects of SpeechCloud + Compatibility with learning management systems (LMS) + Addressing challenges with traditional teaching methods + Upcoming features and benefits of SpeechCloud for teachers and students + Future development plans and affordability of SpeechCloud + Value of a free plan and the importance of user feedback.
- Interview Transcript
- Podsafe music selection
- Concerto No. 2 in G Minor (Summer) from the CD entitled "The Four Seasons by Vivaldi" by the American Baroque Orchestra.
Duration 36:50
- Interview with Darren Catalano, CEO of HelioCampus. "HelioCampus powers the data insights of the most forward-thinking colleges and universities to make their strategic mission and vision a reality." We discuss:
Darren Catalano, CEO - Data analytics for decision-making and stakeholder requests.
- Enrollment forecasting, student risk scoring.
- Empathetic outreach: at-risk students.
- Assessment, credentialing, financial intelligence solutions.
- Data-driven decisions in admissions and financial aid.
- Pricing strategies, generative AI integration.
- Holistic approach for mission and financial sustainability.
- Interview Transcript (Beta)
- Podsafe music selection
- A Passage Of Life by Kitaro
- Interview with Rob Abel, CEO of 1EdTech Consortium (formerly IMS Global Learning Consortium). 1EdTech is "focused on expanding access to edtech innovation in support of breakthrough and evolving educational models in K-12, Higher Ed, and corporate education." We discuss
- Rob's background
Rob Abel - IMS Global transition to 1EdTech
- Growth of membership
- Standards, certifications, code libraries, reference implementations
- Trusted app ecosystem
- Digital credentials
- Comprehensive Learner Record (CLR)
- ~900 members
- Open Badges (formerly from Mozilla)
- Blockchain
- Digital micro-credentials
- Richer transcripts
- Alumni offerings
- Podsafe music selection
- Air on G String by J.S. Bach performed by UK’s Brunswick Duo
- Interview with Bryan Alexander, futurist, educator, speaker, and writer. We discuss AI and its impact on education. Bryan also mentions his new book, Universities on Fire. We discuss
- Bryan's background and current activities
Bryan Alexander (and Rod) - Overview of AI, especially generative AI: ChatGPT, Midjourney, Dall-E
- New jobs: AI "wrangler" and Bot Manager
- Personalized AI bot tutors
- Eliminate AI cheating: air-gapped PCs, paper/pencil exams
- AI as a pedagogical tool: analysing writing and art to improve learning
- ChatGPT as an instrument for "playing the web" & role master for game simulation
- Can AI explain itself: sources are important in education
- Coming: new AI domains: China, Indian, Christian groups
- AI ethics and need for fact checking, combating deep fakes
- Military anti-AI technology and use of AI for national security
- and much more
- Links
- RPP #183: Academia Next with Bryan Alexander
- RPP #164: Future of Education Discussion with Bryan Alexander
- RPP #163: Academia Beyond Millennials with Bryan Alexander
- RPP #140: Future Trends: Interview with Bryan Alexander
- RPP #129: Interview: Bryan Alexander on the Future of Higher Ed
- Podsafe music selection
- Utopian Prince - Create your own AI Music at Jukedeck
- Interview with Edson Barton, CEO and Founder of YouScience. YouScience "helps students build confidence and connects their education to best-fit careers in every stage of their journey." We discuss:
Edson's background
Edson Barton, CEO - Making education meaningful
- Improving standards in schools and for corporate certifications
- Employers say that colleges are not preparing students for the workforce
- Alignment of teaching with a student's career path creates engagement, retention, and improved outcomes
- Increased dropout rate during pandemic
- General studies is fastest growing major but it doesn't prepare students for the workplace
- Liberal Arts education has stripped out career orientation
- Students discover their aptitude using "brain games"
- They learn the "science" of themselves
- Employers discover and recruit students who match their needs
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- Loving Hank by Debbie Poryes Trio - Jazz Pianist, Composer, Teacher & Vocalist
- Interview with Guillermo Elizondo, CEO of Territorium Life. "AI-powered competency records for 21st-century learners and employers with over 10 million users worldwide." We discuss:
- Guillermo's background and history of Territorium
Guillermo Elizondo, CEO - Received college credit for building the first App
- Define and track competencies currently required by employers
- Measure employability, retention, and engagement
- Capture learning inside and outside of the classroom
- IMS-certified comprehensive learner record
- Portable digital Skills wallet powered by blockchain
- Blockchain validated credentials
- LMS integration
- AI for mapping outcomes to job market requirements
- AI career recommendation engine
- Coaching institutions to improve curricula
- CareerBit mobile app, like FitBit for careers
- Podsafe music selection
- Vivaldi: Concerto No. 4 in G Minor “Winter” (Allegro movement) from The Four Seasons by the American Baroque Orchestra.
Click the Title to Play or Download. * Interview with William J. Ryan, Founder & CEO of Ryan Consulting, LLC. We discuss his process that allows learners to interact with instructors and peers to practice, apply and synthesize content in the context of their mutual experience. We discuss: + Dr. Ryan's background
| | | William Ryan, CEO | + Evolution of web conferencing tools + Impact of the pandemic on remote teaching and learning + Importance of core instructional design models + Creating time for online social interaction + Assimilate, practice, and time for reflection + Integrating Zoom with the LMS + Simplifying and reducing PPT presentations + Don't use polls; just ask questions or use a chat + Upper limits of online class size, and more * Podsafe music selection + "As The Wind Blows" by Kitaro
Duration: 41:02
Click the Title to Play or Download. * Interview with Jeffrey Katzman, Founder and CEO of Core Learning Exchange. "Core Learning Exchange (Core-LX) prepares students for postsecondary success, including attaining industry-recognized certifications and credentials." We discuss: + Jeffrey's background
| | | Jeffrey Katzman, CEO | + History of Core-LX + Mastery-based instructional model using badges + Micro-learning playlists using video, simulations, readings, assessments + Career and technical education (CTE) + Over 300 courses for grade 6 through community college + Industry recognized certifications + Impact of Covid on lack of skilled workers and qualified teachers + Life-long learning and building portfolio of skills + Awarded National Catalyzed Challenge Grant + Motto: "Natively Digital for Digital Natives" + Using AI to extract assessment items from text + Core-LX LMS ties into school Student Information System + Hot topics: AI, robotics, logistics
- AI Tools
- writer.com
- width.ai
- Podsafe music selection
- Vivaldi: Concerto No. 3 in F Major “Autumn” (Allegro movement) by the American Baroque Orchestra.
Duration: 35:30
Click the Title to Play or Download. * Interview with Kimberly Timpf, Senior Director of Impact, Vector Solutions. We discuss their AlcoholEdu program. "AlcoholEdu is an evidence-based training designed to prevent risky drinking and other drug use on campus and help students better reach their academic, professional, and personal goals." + Kimberly's background
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+ History of Vector Solutions and AlcoholEdu
+ Drinking and drug use on campus
+ Impact of Covid
+ Emotional and physical effects of alcohol, cannabis,
and e-cigarette use
+ Video-based scenarios to coach students on bystander
intervention techniques
+ Support and reinforce the decisions of students who
choose not to drink in college
+ Randomized controlled trials prove the efficacy of
AlcoholEDU
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+ "Somebody to Love" by Grace Slick and the Jefferson Airplane at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1967
Duration: 41:05
Click the Title to Play or Download. * Interview with Phill Miller, Managing Director of Open LMS. Open LMS is "a Moodle™-based LMS platform designed for learners, empowering administrators.' We discuss: + Phill's background
| | | Phill Miller | + History of Open LMS + Usage boost during Covid + Open LMS acquisitions + Lower cost of ownership + SaaS approach + Partnerships: Safe Assign, Ally, Intelliboard, Class Technologies + Class acquisition of Bb Collaborate + New directions in educational technology + Moodle is the largest LMS worldwide, one of the "Big 4" + First face-to-face Users Conference in Phoenix in October 2022 * Links + Class Technologies and Open LMS Partnership + Learning Technologies Group (LTG) Open LMS parent + Accredible digital credential and badge platform * Podsafe music selection + "Summertime" by Brother Love
Duration: 41:11
Click the Title to Play or Download. * Interview with Kyle Shea, Executive Vice President, Partnership Development at All Campus. "AllCampus is a leading online program management services provider that helps universities evolve their academic programs and exceed the ever-evolving expectations of students." We discuss: + Kyle's background
| | | Kyle Shea, EVP | + History of AllCampus + Online Program Management options: - Program viability, instructional design, curriculum enhancement, marketing, enrollment support, student support and retention
- Undergrad/Grad, Credit/non-credit, degrees/certificates, micro-credentials
- Impact of Covid-19: new clients and expansion of existing programs
- Faculty leaving teaching to learn new skills
- Skills in demand by corporations
- Synchronous/asynchronous trends for online
- Engaging and preparing client faculty
- Student support coaches
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AllCampus unique services
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Podsafe music selection
- "California Dreamin" by The Mamas and The Papas
Duration: 33:53
Click the Title to Play or Download. * Interview with Michelle Weise, Vice Chancellor, Strategy and Innovation, National University. NU offers over 75 programs and four-week classes designed to help students reach their goals while balancing busy lives. A pioneer in online education, NU has offered online classes for over 20 years, as well as classes on-site at locations across California and on select military bases nationwide. We discuss: + Michelle's background
| | | Dr. Michelle Weise | + History of National University + Innovator's dilemma + Unique 4-week terms + Partnership with Amazon + Military and working adult population + Right-sized learning experiences + One-to-one, hybrid, and fully online modalities + Problem-based learning + Badges, micro-credentials, and certificates + Next-generation degree + Skills Compass + AI-powered career navigation tools + Jobs of tomorrow * Links + Long Life Learning: Preparing for Jobs that Don't Even Exist Yet, by Michelle R. Weise + RPP #135: Disruptive Innovation in Education: Interview with Michelle Weise * Podsafe music selection + Vivaldi: Concerto No. 1 in D Major (Spring, 1st Movement) from The Four Seasons by the American Baroque Orchestra
Duration: 41:54
Click the Title to Play or Download. * Interview with Don Kassner, President and Founder of MonitorEDU. MonitorEDU is a leading provider of high-stakes remote proctoring using live proctors based in North America. We discuss: + Don's background and history of MonitorEDU
| | | Don Kassner | + Proctoring changes brought about by Covid + Efficiency of live proctoring over AI-generated flags + Chat translation and foreign language proctors + Ramping up for peak exam times + Student identity verification + Monitoring proctor performance + Security related to exam software + Partnerships with testing platforms + Invigil record and review system + Proctoring oral exams + Automated proctoring
- Links
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RPP #137: ProctorU - Interview with Don Kassner
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Podsafe Music
- Gymnopédie No.1 by Erik Satie
Duration: 47:25
Click the Title to Play or Download. * This special episode marks a milestone for Rod’s Pulse Podcast. Dr. Murray remarks on some of the progress seen since he started his podcast in 2006. Most never heard of podcasting back then but podcasting has seen tremendous growth and education has changed forever because of the Covid pandemic. Rod discusses:
| | | Rodney Murray, PhD | + Podcasting milestones + Podcasting 101 excerpt + Steve Jobs introduces podcasting and "Pod Father" Adam Curry + Rod's Pulse Podcast was a podcast on podcasting + eLearning milestones and trends + Impact of the Pandemic on elearning + Shoutout to education futurists + Clever new edtech startups + Promise for the future
- Podcasts on the Future of Higher Education
- RPP #189: Covid as a Catalyst for Positive Change by JT Kostman
- RPP #183: Academia Next with Bryan Alexander
- RPP #153: eLearning after 20 Years - Interview with Ken Hartman
- RPP #149: Teaching in a Digital Age - Interview with Tony Bates
- RPP #142: 10th Anniversary Edition - Podcasting 101
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RPP #135: Disruptive Innovation in Education: Interview with Michelle Weise
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Podsafe music selection
- On a Podcast by Cruisebox
Duration: 25:17
Click the Title to Play or Download. * Interview with Narine Hall, Founder & CEO of Inspace. "InSpace is a socially intuitive online learning platform. By mimicking the natural flow of a classroom through proximity-based audio, we feel it's the closest you can come to teaching face-to-face in the virtual space." We discuss: + Narine's background
| | | Narine Hall, CEO | + History of InSpace + Replaces Zoom for classrooms + Proximity-based audio using machine learning + Improved student participation + Faces in "video circles" to reduce background distraction + Chat feature inside or outside of the classroom + InSpace mobile app + Synchronous and Asynchronous use + Analytics measures quality of conversations, not quantity + Feature set: Discussions, Rooms, Broadcast, Screen Share + Engagement: Gesture, Tether, Invite + LMS Integration
- Podsafe music selection
- Laura Sullivan plays "Pachelbel For The Potomac" from "Pianoscapes For The Trails Of North America"
Duration: 43:24
Click the Title to Play or Download. * Interview with Adam Geller, Founder and CEO of Edthena. "Edthena is the complete solution for teacher growth, leveraging classroom videos for reflection and best practices." We discuss their video-powered professional learning: + Adams background
| | | Adam Geller, CEO | + History and founding of Edthena + K-12 Teacher training programs + Teacher candidates recording themselves + Use in teaching methods and field experience + Toolset to support evidence based approach on how to teach + Eportfolio for sharing and assessment + Time-stamped comments: question, suggestion, strength or note + Professional standards video tagging + Performance dashboards at group and organization level + Used in HigherEd Centers for Teaching Excellence + Used to help recruit and retain HigherEd adjunct instructors + Used in classroom or online (Zoom, etc.) + Tool to blur video to mask student names or faces + Supports school district privacy and security requirements
- Links
- Evidence of Practice: Playbook for Video-Powered Professional Learning
- Podsafe music selection
- "If Every Day Were Christmas" by Podsafe for Peace.
Duration: 42:04
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This special COVID-Converted Edition audio and video podcast series is in response to the impact of COVID-19 on the way we live, learn and work. Teachers all over the world have been thrown into teaching their "COVID-Converted" courses online. This series will focus on moving from this emergency remote teaching and learning to more thoughtfully prepared online learning experiences.
This episode is an interview with Gary Dietz and Shannon Forte, partners in a new venture to bring teachers affordable, practical techniques to engage learners and deliver effective online instruction. We discuss their Workshop including:
| | | Open Video Podcast on Youtube |
- Presenter backgrounds
- Need for workshops to teach instructors
- Intended audiences for these workshops
- Activities used in the workshop and taught
- Sensorial approaches using music, sound, drawing
- Use of video in place of "talking heads"
- Using private chat to manage classroom
- Advantages of online over physical classroom
- Overcoming obstacles for teachers new to online Links:* Register for the PADLA Online Workshop: Actionable Tips and Tricks to Teach Online in Real Time
- Presenters: Gary Dietz and Shannon Forte
Podsafe Music Selection: Twinkle in the Night* by Aakash Gandhi Duration: 38:20
Click the Title to Play or Download. This special COVID-Converted Edition audio and video podcast series is in response to the impact of COVID-19 on the way we live, learn, and work. Teachers all over the world have been thrown into teaching their "COVID-Converted" courses online. This series will focus on moving from this emergency remote teaching and learning to more thoughtfully prepared online learning experiences.
This episode is an interview with Phil Hill, Publisher of PhilOnEdTech, and Partner at MindWires Consulting. We discuss podcasting, especially his new PhilOnEdTech Podcast, and the Covid-fueled hybridization of Higher Ed. We cover:+ His background
+ Why he decided to start podcasting now
+ What he covers on his blog and podcast
+ His thoughts about the Fall Term
+ Higher Ed herd mentality
+ Emergency remote teaching/learning using Zoom
+ Importance of instructional design
+ Student tolerance for learning online
- Links
- COVID-CONVERTED EDITION #2 on YouTube
- RPP #176: The Future of Learning Platforms by Phil Hill
- PhilOnEdTech Podcast
- Cleanfeed - audio recording
- Garageband - sound editing
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Sonics.ai - transcription service
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Podsafe music selection
- Loving Hank by Debbie Poryes Trio - Jazz Pianist, Composer, Teacher & Vocalist
Duration: 40:22
Click the Title to Play or Download. This special COVID-Converted Edition audio and video podcast series is in response to the impact of COVID-19 on the way we live, learn, and work. Teachers all over the world have been thrown into teaching their "COVID-Converted" courses online. This series will focus on moving from this emergency remote teaching and learning to more thoughtfully prepared online learning experiences.* This episode is an abstract of a PADLA webinar entitled "Equity & Inclusion in Online Course Design" by Carrie O’Donnell, Founder of O’Donnell Learn, and Brett Christie, Director of Learning Experience Design for O’Donnell Learn. Watch, listen, and learn about:
| | | Watch on Youtube | + 8 Elements of Effective Learning + Principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) + Quality vs. Equity vs. Inclusion + The Bandwidth Immediacy Matrix + Establishing a Sense of Community and Belonging + Ensuring Multiple Means of Representation, Engagement, and Expression
- Links
- Learning Glass: A Mini-Lecture Recording Tool
- Blackboard Ally: A UDL Accessibility Tool
- PadLet: Works the way your mind works - with sight, sound, and touch
- Voicethread: A tool for online engagement
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Zoom: Virtual poster presentations
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Save your seat for the next FREE PADLA Equity & Inclusion in Online Course Design Webinar on September 10 to participate and hear the full story.
- Podsafe music selection
- Concerto No. 2 in G Minor (Summer) from the CD entitled "The Four Seasons by Vivaldi" by the American Baroque Orchestra.
Duration: 32:44
Click the Title to Play or Download. This special COVID-Converted Edition audio and video podcast series responds to the impact of COVID-19 on the way we live, learn, and work. Teachers all over the world have been thrown into teaching their "COVID-Converted" courses online. This series will focus on moving from this emergency remote teaching and learning to more thoughtfully prepared online learning experiences.
Interview with Dr. Sian Beilock, President of Barnard College. Learn how one college helps students combat fear and anxiety through mandatory coursework designed to provide context to the big problems we’re facing during this pandemic. We discuss:
* Dr. Beilock's background
| | | Watch on Youtube | * Move to compressed semesters * Asynchronous vs. synchronous teaching * "Big Problems 2020" and how faculty make meaning out of the current environment * "Alumni Circles" helping students * Zoom fatigue * Student Zoom Preceptors * Women's health in the pandemic * "Feel Well - Do Well" health and fitness program * "Student Tutor Corp" to take demand off of faculty and staff * How education will change after the pandemic * Podsafe music selection + Maybe I'm Amazed by Blake Morgan. Licensed cover of the Paul McCartney classic.
Duration: 30:14
Click the Title to Play or Download. * This special audio and video podcast is a recording of the Keynote presentation by JT Kostman, Ph.D., AI Psychologist and CEO of ProtectedBy.AI on "Covid as a Catalyst for Positive Change" presented at the 2020 PADLA eLearning 3.0 Conference. "Join us for a provocative conversation with Dr. JT Kostman to gain insight into the four areas that will make all the difference for your organization and your career over the coming months and years." JT talks about helping our institutions to survive and thrive during this crisis.
| | | Click Image to Watch Video | + He uses storytelling to tell us how we can take ACTION: - Alignment - Capabilities - Trust - Innovation - Opportunities and - Network
- His four stories illustrate how we can make a difference and thrive:
- Strategy
- Human Capital
- Insights
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Technology including Artificial Intelligence and Intelligence Augmentation
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Podsafe music selection
- Vivaldi: Concerto No. 4 in G Minor “Winter” (Allegro movement) from The Four Seasons by the American Baroque Orchestra.
Duration: 49:05
Click the Title to Play or Download. This special COVID-Converted Edition audio and video podcast series responds to the impact of COVID-19 on the way we live, learn, and work. Teachers all over the world have been thrown into teaching their "COVID-Converted" courses online. This series will focus on moving from this emergency remote teaching and learning to more thoughtfully prepared online learning experiences.Interview with Michael Chasen, co-founder, and CEO of Class Technologies Inc. Class adds teaching and learning tools to Zoom making virtual classrooms feel like real classrooms. We discuss:* | | | Watch on YouTube |
Michael Chasen's background * Class for Zoom features * Attendance * Tests, surveys, proctored exams * One-on-one student conversations * Multiple gallery seating charts: view by name, the order of hand raising, participation view * Measuring engagement using extensive analytics * Combined in-person and remote students * Monitor multiple Zoom rooms simultaneously * LTI integration with the LMS * Podsafe music selection + "Run" from the new age piano album "Lines Build Walls" by Ehren Starks.
Duration: 35:33
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Interview with Amanda Smith, Chief Academic Officer, Academic Partnerships, and Maria Andersen, General Manager of Coursetune.This special COVID-Converted Edition audio and video podcast series responds to the impact of COVID-19 on the way we live, learn, and work. Teachers all over the world have been thrown into teaching their "COVID-Converted" courses online. This series will focus on moving from this emergency remote teaching and learning to more thoughtfully prepared learning experiences. COVID is reshaping curriculum design and attitudes about online learning.
Academic Partners is "an online facilitator that assists public institutions of higher education in taking their academic programs online and recruits and retains qualified students through program completion. Coursetune helps institutions improve course and program design by focusing on mapping and assessment alignment." We discuss:
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- Amanda and Maria's background
- Overview of Coursetune, an elegant visual course planning tool
- Academic Partnerships' role
- Growth of online programs
- Need for change in curriculum design
- Release of Courseplan ("Coursetune light")
- AP Off Campus toolkit to move instruction from classroom to online
- Critical outcomes alignment and support
- Faculty training
- Role of instructional designers
- Challenge of short term vs. long term thinking
- Integration with the LMS
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New features on the way: "variation layers"
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- Wonderful Day by Debbie Poryes Trio - Jazz Pianist, Composer, Teacher & Vocalist Duration: 51:59
Click the Title to Play or Download. Interview with Melvin Hines, CEO, and Co-Founder of Upswing. "A virtual assistant and student services platform to reach, relate to, and retain your non-traditional students." We discuss:
* Melvin's Background
| | | Melvin Hines, CEO | * History of Upswing * Great disparities in education * Reach, Relate, and Retain * Reach: answer questions via text chatbot * Relate: connect to campus or Upswing human resources via web conferencing to provide support and tutoring on more than 400 topics * Retain: collect analytics to identify students at greatest risk * Result: 15% reduction in dropouts each year * Unique chatbot technology integrates with campus calendars to schedule web conferences with campus and Upswing staff and tutors * Support for mental health and wellness * Support for faculty * Changes due to the Pandemic * Podsafe music selection + Autumn Day by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
Duration: 37:48
Click the Title to Play or Download. Interview with Dan Avida, CEO, and Co-Founder of Engageli. "Engageli's digital learning platform
enables higher-ed institutions to provide educators and learners with an active, social, collaborative, inclusive and engaging learning experience." We discuss:
| | | Dan Avida, CEO |
- Background of founders including Dan's wife Daphne Koller,
co-founder of Coursera - Works in class or online (synchronous or asynchronous) and hybrid
- No need for breakout rooms
- Student "table" with the group of peers: "Learn with Friends"
- Students can talk at the same time as the instructor
- In-class students log in so they can take notes and capture instructors screen
- In-class student presses button to ask questions - other mics are muted
- Polls and quizzes embedded into presentations
- Recordings, notetaking, captioning built into the platform
- Integrated with the LMS using LTI
- Works with Chromebooks - no app to download
- Video is not re-streamed
- Supports thousands of students in a class using TAs
- Extensive analytics to detect students at risk
- AI and ML coming in a future release
- Podsafe music selection
- Hachiko by The Kyoto Connection
Duration: 40:15
Click the Title to Play or Download. This special COVID-Converted Edition audio and video podcast series responds to the impact of COVID-19 on the way we live, learn, and work. Teachers all over the world have been thrown into teaching their "COVID-Converted" courses online. This series will focus on moving from this emergency remote teaching and learning to more thoughtfully prepared learning experiences.Interview with Jeff Borden, Chief Academic and VP of Academic Affairs at D2L. According to Dr. Borden, Education 3.0 entails a confluence of neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and education technology, using web-based digital and mobile technology to help students learn efficiently. We discuss:* | | | Watch on Youtube |
Jeff's background * History of Education 1.0 and 2.0 * Eric Mazur - Confessions of a converted lecturer * What to keep from the pandemic experience - record lectures * Neurotransmitters that enhance learning * Gamification and creating novelty to enhance learning * "Habitable Worlds" simulation at Arizona State * Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve * Drawing enhances learning * Community-based portal and student groups reduce drop out * Peer instruction and removing class barriers * Future of the LMS, and more * Podsafe music selection + Fuzzy Freaky (summertime) by David Byrne from the Visible Man Album
Duration: 40:23
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Interview with Dr. Thomas Waite, CEO, and Steve Mildner, CRO of K16 Solutions. K16's Scaffold Designer is the industry’s first cloud-hosted, fully integrated LMS migration and course development tool that automates manual processes and improves efficiency. "Migrate Course Content. Archive Student Data. Build Better Courses. LMS Solutions for Educators by Educators." We discuss: * Thomas and Steve's backgrounds
| | | Thomas Waite, CEO & Steve Mildner, CRO | * Mission: course design, LMS migration, and archiving * Partners: Blackboard, Canvas, D2L, and Open LMS * Reduced cost of migration between LMSs * Global text replacement during migration (LMS name, phone numbers, etc) * Migration duration shortened from months to hours * No need to run both LMSs during the migration * Historical data from legacy LMS archived on the K16 platform for easy retrieval * Scaffold solutions for efficient course design
- Podsafe music selection
- A Passage Of Life by Kitaro
Duration: 50:53
Click the Title to Play or Download. Interview with Britt Nichols, Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer of ExamSoft. ExamSoft is a leading provider of educational assessment technology. "Our secure assessment platform allows educators to more efficiently create, administer, grade, and analyze assessments with the goal of improving student performance and streamlining curricular design and accreditation reviews." We discuss:* | | | Britt Nichols |
Britt's background * Examsoft: exam maker and reporting platform * Examplify: exam taker app * ExamNow: audience response polling * ExamID: facial authentication * ExamMonitor: proctoring * ExamSCORE: rubric product * ProctorU partnership for authentication and proctoring * Turnitin acquisition of Examsoft * Future of using data to improve learning outcomes * Podsafe music selection + 50 Ways to Lose Your Luggage by Robert Lund of the Funny Music Project
Duration: 32:35
Click the Title to Play or Download. Interview with Danny King, CEO, and co-founder of Accredible. Accredible is a comprehensive digital badge and certificate platform. "Accredible is one of the only platforms available that is a full-service digital credentialing solution. Certificates, diplomas, badges, blockchain credentials, and wallet cards - all in one place." We discuss:
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| Danny King, CEO |
Danny's background * History of Accredible * Digital credentials, certificates, badges * Audience * History of credentials * Credentials on the blockchain * Integration with LMS and publishing tools * Revoking and editing blockchain credentials * Vaccine credentials and Covid Passports * Evidence portfolios attached to credentials * Credentials sharing on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter * Certificate as referral/marketing machine
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- Vivaldi: Concerto No. 1 in D Major (Spring, 1st Movement) from The Four Seasons by the American Baroque Orchestra Duration: 37:33
Click the Title to Play or Download. Interview with Liz Simon, Chief Operating Officer of General Assembly. General Assembly is a pioneer in education and career transformation, specializing in today’s most in-demand skills such as web development, data, design, business, and more. They began as a co-working space in 2011 and have grown into a global learning experience with campuses in 20 cities and over 35,000 graduates worldwide. We discuss:* Liz's background as a lawyer
| | | Liz Simon, COO | * Obama Administration and the US Digital Service * Audience: students wanting to learn a new skill or companies needing to retrain staff or create a pipeline of new talent * Impact of the pandemic on teaching methodologies * Course and program time commitment * Three-month intensive learning, 9-5, 5 days/week * Differentiation with MOOCs * 90% get a job in their field within 3 months * Partnerships and articulation agreements * Links to companies mentioned + https://generalassemb.ly/ + https://www.accredible.com/ + https://www.class.com/
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- Utopian Prince - Create your own AI Music at Jukedeck
Duration: 31:05
Click the Title to Play or Download. Interview with Marcus Popetz, CEO and co-founder of 42 Lines. Harmonize is a discussion tool that allows students to communicate, interact, and engage more easily with one another. It supports richer discussion and collaboration. Faculty and students upload multiple files directly within posts and easily record audio and video comments. We discuss:
Why 42 lines?
| | | Marcus Popetz, CEO |* * What's wrong with discussion boards * Discussion board, group chat, instant messaging, * Requires LMS LTI integration * Analytics to lower instructor workload * Creating a hybrid cadence between synchronous and asynchronous * Integration with Zoom and other video conferencing systems * Accessibility accommodation including auto-captioning * Compatible with smartphones * Visual layout with 'cards' instead of a long list of text * Faculty can mark up videos! * Peer to peer interaction is coming * Future direction to use data science to build "formative drop-out detector" to improve student retention * Podsafe music selection + Kiss This! (Hey IRS)" by Robert Lund of the Funny Music Project, a parody of Faith Hill's "This Kiss"
Duration: 37:59
Click the Title to Play or Download. * Interview with Arjun Singh, Chief Strategy Officer at Turnitin. Turnitin offers campus-wide assessment products for homework, quizzes, final exams, and term papers—whether online or in-person. We discuss:
| | | Arjun Singh | + Arjun's background + Gradescope - automated grading workflows + Feedback Studio aka Turnitin plagiarism detection + Their plagiarism database + Draft Coach + Ithenticate to protect academic integrity and safeguard institution reputation + LMS integration + Examsoft joining Turnitin * Podsafe music selection + Too Long by Yael Naim, acclaimed singer/songwriter from Israel.
Duration: 34:46
Click the Title to Play or Download. * Interview with Bridgette Gray, Chief Impact Officer of Per Scholas on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Per Scholas is a national skills training nonprofit that provides tuition-free courses across the country. It has worked closely with students to make sure they have the tools necessary to learn from home during this pandemic. We discuss:
+ Training for those traditionally underrepresented
in technology careers
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| Bridgette Gray |
+ 15-week "Bootcamp" style training sessions
+ Market-driven technical and professional skills training
+ Moving from in-class to online training during the pandemic
+ Tech equipment challenges
+ Lack of universal broadband infrastructure
+ Funding sources
+ Curriculum development including partnerships with
Amazon and Google
+ Asynchronous or synchronous training
+ Articulation agreements to issue academic credits
+ Western Governors University as their national university partner
- Links
- Encouraging Evidence on a Sector-Focused Advancement Strategy
- Job Training that Works
- Podsafe music selection
- The Christmas Season by Devo Spice, a comedy rapper from New Jersey who is one of the most popular artists on the nationally syndicated Dr. Demento Show.
Duration: 35:08
Click the Title to Play or Download. * Interview with Dr. Maria Andersen, CEO of CourseTune, makers of the new CoursePlan product for individual faculty users to design their courses using visual tools. * We discuss: + Background of CourseTune and how CoursePlan is different + Course design layers: “What are students learning” and “When will they learn it” + Aligning learning and assessment activities to the learning objectives + Visualizing the entire course at once + Support for HyFlex delivery + Accounting for student load and time on task + LMS integrations and future directions + Contingencies for teaching this Fall during the pandemic * Podsafe music selection + New Age Piano: Lines Build Walls by Ehren Starks
Duration: 42:13
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Interview with Rajnish Kumar, CEO, and Co-Founder at Verificient Technologies. Their Proctortrack product leverages automation and live proctoring using AI to deliver automatic proctoring solutions. We discuss:
| | | Raj Kumar, CEO |
- Evolution of Verificient and Proctortrack
- Need for identity verification and remote proctoring
- Veripass for identity verification
- Use of biometrics
- How Proctortrack works
- Support for Chromebook
- Support for 2nd camera (mobile phone)
- Use in testing centers
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Future innovations
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- Butterflies In Love by Sir Cubworth
Duration: 30:01
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- Interview with Greg Fenton, CEO & Co-Founder of RedShelf. We discuss the RedShelf e-textbook platform offering more than 1 million digital titles including study tools from most publishers at a significant discount. We discuss:
- How Redshelf got started
| | | Greg Fenton, RedShelf CEO | + How they compete against Amazon + Free student access because of COVID-19 + Which publishers they work with (almost all) + How they deliver publishers' ebook content + Features make e-textbooks better than print (read aloud, flashcards and study guides) + Student's desire for hard copy textbooks + Reading e-textbooks offline + Faculty authors options to self-publish + Business model (student and institutional purchase) + Future directions including "inclusive access"
- Links
- RedShelf
- Free Access to Digital Textbooks Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
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- Gymnopédie No.1 by Erik Satie
Duration: 31:43
Click the Title to Play or Download. * Interview with Josh Kamrath, CEO of Bongo. Bongo offers Video Assignments and a Virtual Classroom that power experiential learning, assessment, and feedback. We discuss: + Josh's background and evolution of Bongo
| | | Josh Kamrath, CEO | + How did Bongo get started + Not just web conferencing + Putting knowledge into action + Structured video assignment workflows + Peer review and assessment + Auto-analysis using AI and machine learning + Integration with the LMS + How they are different from competitors + Sentiment analysis in the development pipeline
- Podsafe music selection
- Aurora Borealis Expedition by Asher Fulero
Duration: 37:17
Click the Title to Play or Download. * This special edition is a wide-ranging talk with Bryan Alexander, author of Academia Next, about the futures of higher education. Bryan is a futurist, researcher, speaker, and educator. His focus is on the future of higher education, especially under the impact of technology. We discuss:
| | | Dr. Bryan Alexander | + Teaching at Georgetown U + His new book, Academia Next + EDU scenarios in 2035 and longer + Technologies with largest impact + Next-gen learning environment + Mixed/extended reality + Gamification + Technopanic + Open education + Influence of science fiction + Quantum computing + Geriatrics + Social trends + Policies and politics + Cyberwarfare + Future jobs * Links + Academia Next + The Future of Education Observatory + Future Trends Forum * Podsafe music selection + Don't Doubt ur Vibe by Elon "EDM" Musk
Duration: 46:16
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* Interview with Shaunak Roy, CEO, and Founder of Yellowdig. More than a discussion board, Yellowdig meets students where they are, making engagement effortless and natural throughout the entire student lifecycle. We discuss:
| | | Shaunak Roy, CEO | + Mr. Roy's background and company story + The reinvention of the discussion board + OER-based Peer-driven discussions + Gamified discussions + Immediate automated engagement scoring + LMS agnostic LTI integration + 300,000 Yellowdig daily users + Why 'Yellowdig' name
- Podsafe music selection
- Ipanema Daydream by Bird Creek
Duration: 29:43