"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 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:
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
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
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
