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
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
Interview with Kimberley 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."
Kimberley's background
Kimberley Timpf
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
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
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
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
