RPP #169: Harvard Innovation labs - Interview with Jodi Goldstein

• Interview with Jodi Goldstein, Executive Director at Harvard Innovation Labs, a three-lab ecosystem that supports Harvard students, alumni and faculty in exploring innovation and entrepreneurship. We discuss:

  

  Jodi Goldstein
  Executive Director

• The Harvard iLab, Launch Lab X, and Harvard Life Lab
• How these innovation centers supplement the academic curriculum with experiential learning
• Strategies that universities can use to effectively support students in their entrepreneurial endeavors
• Success stories: 
• Vaxess Technologies - transports vaccines without refrigeration
• Rapid SOS - links devices to 911 and first responders
• ArtLifting - ecommerce platform to sell art by the homeless and disabled
• Links
• Harvard iLab
• Lessons Learned from Scaling an Innovation Center
• Podsafe music selection
• "Something About Eve" by Falling You. Ethereal ambient new age music.

Duration: 33:54

RPP #168: The Blackboard Ultra (Conversion) Experience

• Discussion with Rob McCunney, Blackboard Sysadmin and Instructional Designer, University of the Sciences. We discuss our conversion from Blackboard Learn managed hosting to SaaS and then to the Ultra Experience and Ultra Courses. 
• We discuss:
  

  

  Adoption of Blackboard Learn Ultra

• Moving from Managed Hosting to SaaS:
• What were some of the conversion issues?
• How much time/effort was expended?
• Were there any surprises?
• What advantages did you see?
• Turning on Ultra Experience:
• What were the conversion issues?
• What are the limitations?
• Turning on Ultra Course View:
• What are the limitations?
• How was Blackboard support?
• Links
• Blackboard Learn Ultra Experience
• RPP #157: Blackboard Roadmap - Interview with Jim Chalex
• Podsafe music selection from Music Alley
• Concerto No. 2 in G Minor (Summer) from the CD entitled "The Four Seasons by Vivaldi" by the American Baroque Orchestra. 

[Disclaimer: The University of the Sciences is a customer of Blackboard.]

Duration: 31:13

RPP #167: Alchemie - Interview with Julia Winter

• Interview with Julia Winter, CEO and Founder of Alchemie, which combines commercial game design with a deep understanding of how students learn. Alchemie’s digital learning tools provide an intuitive learning experience that encourages students to explore and experiment with concepts. We discuss:
  

  

  Julia Winter, CEO

• Julia's background
• History of Alchemie
• How Alchemie works
• The audience for Alchemie
• How students learn by manipulating bonds and electrons
• The Epiphany Platform
• Real-time Assessment
• Machine learning and data analytics
• AR/VR/XR
  
• Podsafe music selection
• "Summertime" by Brother Love

Duration: 27:07

RPP #166: FlatWorld - Interview with Alastair Adam

• Interview with Alastair Adam, Co-CEO of FlatWorld, a digital-first college textbook publisher building a niche between the high cost traditional publishers and open education resources (OER) publishers. We answer the questions:
  
• What is the background of FlatWorld?
• How many titles are available?
• How many faculty are using FlatWorld books?
• How are authors recruited?
• What formats are available? 
• How much does a typical textbook cost - electronic and print?
• Are electronic versions compatible with Kindle and iPad?
• How much do authors earn?
• Does FlatWorld support the LMS?
• What special features are available?
• What is "FlatWorld Unlimited"?
• Podsafe music selection
• Mine Again from Passion Leaves a Trace by Black Lab

Duration: 36:02