RPP #171: Virtually Inspired - Interview with Marci Powell

• Interview with Marci Powell, Project Director of Virtually Inspired powered by Drexel University Online, and Chair Emerita and Past President of the US Distance Learning Association. We discuss technology-enhanced teaching and learning and Virtually Inspired, a website where educators can come for inspiration on how creative professionals around the globe are infusing technology with learning. We discuss:

  

  Marci Powell                              Dr. Susan Aldridge

• The purpose and function of the Virtually Inspired website
• The scope of Virtually Inspired: K12, healthcare, corporate, higher ed, government
• How the inspirations are discovered
• The most impactful tech: VR, AR and Mixed Reality, Blockchain, AI
• The role of traditional publishers
• Some of the most impressive entries: 
• Singapore Management University - CSI (customer service index) Agent on a Mission, a game to teach statistics
• Oral Roberts University - VR using clip-on glasses for smart phones in developing countries
• Brazil: Online Education for the Deaf
• The Inspiring leaders section of the website
  
  
• Links
• Virtually Inspired
• US Distance Learning Association
• PA/DE/NJ Distance Learning Association

• Podsafe music selection
• Atomic Pebbles by Rod Murray - AI Music from Jukedeck - create your own at https://jukedeck.com

Duration: 34:23

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 #164: Future of Education Discussion with Bryan Alexander

• This special audio (and video) podcast is a broadcast of a Panel Discussion at the USciences eLearning 3.0 Conference held on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Rod kicked off the Panel discussion by showing a brief video on one possible future education scenario.
• Moderator: Dr. Bryan Alexander
• Panelists:
• Dr. Bobbe Baggio, Associate Provost, Cedar Crest College
• Dr. Ken Hartman, CEO Degree Quest & Former President, Drexel University Online
• Dr. Paul Katz, President, University of the Sciences
• Dr. Rodney Murray, Executive Director of Academic Technology, University of the Sciences
• We discuss the questions (with direct links to sections):
• How will students differ in 2030?
• How will faculty differ in 2030?
• Where do you see educational entrepreneurship having the greatest impact?
• Which educational trends keep you up at night?
• Impact of student and national debt
• and much more  
• Links
• Rod's Pulse Podcast Youtube Playlist
• Podsafe music selection 
• Utopian Prince by Rod Murray - AI Music from Jukedeck - create your own at https://jukedeck.com

Duration: 62:27

RPP #163: Academia Beyond Millennials with Bryan Alexander

• This special audio (and video) podcast is a broadcast of Dr. Bryan Alexander's Keynote, entitled Academia Beyond Millennials: The Next Generation of Higher Education. It was given at the USciences eLearning 3.0 Conference on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Bryan discusses:
• Globalization of higher education
• Demographic, macroeconomic and political changes
• Education trends
• Defunding of public universities
• Student loan debt
• Privacy in the post-Snowden world
• Trends in Accessing, Sharing, Cognifying and Filtering
• AI and automation
• VR + AR = Mixed Reality
• iOT
• Links
• Dr. Bryan Alexander's Biography
• Future Trends Forum
• Join the eLearning 3.0 Conference mailing list
• RPP #140: Future Trends: Interview with Bryan Alexander (March 2016)
• Podsafe Music Selection
• Utopian Prince by Rod Murray - AI Music from Jukedeck - create your own at https://jukedeck.com

Duration: 47:35

RPP #147: Labster - Interview with Mikkel Marfelt & Aaron Knox

• Interview with Dr. Mikkel Marfelt and Aaron Knox of Labster
• We discuss laboratory simulation and how it can be highly effective for STEM education while opening up new avenues for distance learning disciplines. Labster's next generation of virtual lab simulations are helping to improve student motivation, engagement, as well as, theoretical and practical skills.

  

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• Links
• Labster Virtual Laboratory Simulation - Introduction
• Michael Bodekaer: This virtual lab will revolutionize science class (Ted^xCERN)
• Virtual reality (VR) excerpt from TedTalk (Labster simulations)
• Unity 2D/3D Game Development Platform
  
• References
• Waldrop, M.M., 2015. Why we are teaching science wrong, and how to make it right. Nature, 523(7560), p.272.
• Bonde, M.T., Makransky, G., Wandall, J., Larsen, M.V., Morsing, M., Jarmer, H. and Sommer, M.O., 2014. Improving biotech education through gamified laboratory simulations. Nature biotechnology, 32(7), pp.694-697.
• Makransky, G., Bonde, M.T., Wulff, J.S., Wandall, J., Hood, M., Creed, P.A., Bache, I., Silahtaroglu, A. and Nørremølle, A., 2016. Simulation based virtual learning environment in medical genetics counseling: an example of bridging the gap between theory and practice in medical education. BMC medical education, 16(1), p.1.
• Makransky, G., Thisgaard, M.W. and Gadegaard, H., 2016. Virtual Simulations as Preparation for Lab Exercises: Assessing Learning of Key Laboratory Skills in Microbiology and Improvement of Essential Non-Cognitive Skills. PloS one, 11(6), p.e0155895.
  
  
• Podsafe music selection 
• Donkeys & Elephants by Gecko 3

Duration: 29:21