RPP #207 William Ryan on Flipped Learning

• 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

RPP #189: Covid as a Catalyst for Positive Change by JT Kostman

• 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. 

  

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• 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
• Technology including Artificial Intelligence and Intelligence Augmentation  
  
  
• 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

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 #153: eLearning after 20 Years - Interview with Ken Hartman

• Interview with Dr. Ken Hartman, CEO of Degree Quest and the past president of Drexel University Online. Ken has a long distinguished history in education and especially online learning. This talk highlights changes to teaching and learning 20 years after Ken published his book, The Internet Guide for College Bound Students in 1996. We discuss:
• Rise in college tuition

  

  Dr. Ken Hartman

• Use of student "Big Data"
• Observations from the ASU GSV Summit
• Future of the LMS
• Flat online course enrollment
• Disruptive innovation in education
• Quality outcomes from online education
• Role of AI and VR in e-learning 
• Faculty development
• Importance of Data Analytics

• Links
• The Internet Guide for College Bound Students (1996)
• Prospective Students Seek Information, But Colleges Don't Always Provide
• Above the Noise: The Higher Education Highway 
• Acquisitions, Mergers and Reinvention (Not Closures) Will Characterize Higher Ed’s Future
• Back to School 2015 - Dr. Kenneth Hartman (video)
• Degree Quest
• ASU GSV Summit

• Podsafe music selection 
• New Age Piano: Lines Build Walls by Ehren Starks

Duration: 32:49

RPP #149: Teaching in a Digital Age - Interview with Tony Bates

• Interview with Dr. Tony Bates, CEO of Tony Bates Associates Ltd and Distinguished Visiting Professor at Ryerson University. Tony was the former Director of Distance Education and Technology at the University of British Columbia. We discuss the underlying principles that guide effective teaching in an age of technology: 
  
• New skills needed in our digital age
• Explicit skills, knowledge management, critical thinking, independent learning
• Preparing faculty for teaching
• Move toward team teaching
• Role of publishers
• Collaborative learning
• Communities of practice
• Agile design applied to teaching/learning
• Future of MOOCs after the hype
• Most important trends for education 5-10 years out
  
• Links
• Teaching in a Digital Age by A.W. (Tony) Bates
  
• 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: 38:33

RPP #144: ExamSoft - Interview with Jason Gad

• Interview with Jason Gad, Vice President of Business Development, ExamSoft Worldwide Inc.
• We answer the questions:
• How does Examsoft work?

  

  Jason Gad

• What are advantages over online LMS exams?
• Does it work with Scantron-type paper exams?
• Can exams be proctored?
• Do exams work on all smart phones and tablets?
• What happens if the Internet connection fails?
• Can you map questions to learning objectives?
• Links
• ExamSoft
• RPP #137: ProctorU - Interview with Don Kassner
  
• 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: 36:33

RPP #137: ProctorU - Interview with Don Kassner

• Interview with Don Kassner, CEO & President, ProctorU Inc.

Don Kassner, CEO

• We answer these questions:
• Why do Universities need identity management and authentication and remote proctoring?
• How does ProctorU and UCard work?
• What kinds of biometrics do you use?
• How reliable are biometrics?
• Can clients use ProctorU for large scale simultaneous use in testing centers?

• Links
• ProctorU Inc.
• Utilizing webcam-based proctoring to deter misconduct in online exams
• Federal aid recipients illegally received millions in Federal Student Aid (PDF)

• Podsafe Music Selection
• Autumn Day by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license

Duration: 24:30

RPP #136: ApprenNet: Interview with Paul Freedman, CEO

• Interview with Paul Freedman, CEO of ApprenNet, Inc. 

• We discuss the ApprenNet learning platform
  
• Turning passive videos into active learning
• Combining low-cost, distributed eLearning with the power of simulation
• Practice > Feedback > Mentoring
• Building skills using video
• Merger with HandsFree Learning
• Competency-based education
• Use with MOOCs
• Links
• Case Study: Learning Hands-on Skills Using the ApprenNet Video Platform
• Remembering former CEO, Rachel Jacobs
• RPP #106: ApprenNet: Interview with Karl Okamoto & Emily Foote on LawMeet MOOC

• Podsafe music selection from Magnatune
• Vivaldi: Concerto No. 3 in F Major “Autumn” (Allegro movement) by the American Baroque Orchestra. 

Duration: 27:19

RPP #135: Disruptive Innovation in Education: Interview with Michelle Weise

• Interview with Michelle R. Weise, the Executive Director of Sandbox ColLABorative, the R&D arm of strategy and innovation at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), formerly Senior Research Fellow for Higher Education at the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation.

  

  Michelle R. Weise, PhD

• We discuss:
• Disruptive innovation with regard to education 
• Moving from institution/faculty-centered to student-centered education
• Online competency-based education aligned with workforce needs
• Performance-based assessments
• Business model moving way from Carnegie (seat time) Unit
• Grade inflation and credit transfer problem
• SNHU's success with online and other schools that are spinning off online units
• LMS vs CRM solutions
• What traditional universities and incumbent LMS vendors should do in the face of disruptive innovation
• Rod's Podcasts on Disruptive Technology in Education
• RPP #19 Disruptive Technology in Education
• RPP #20 Disruptive Technology in Education II
• Disruptive Technologies in Education (Youtube)
• Reading List
• Hire Education: Mastery, Modularization, and the Workforce Revolution by Michelle R. Weise
  
• The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail by Clayton M. Christensen
• The Undoing of Disruption by Evan Goldstein
• The University As Ed Tech Startup: UMUC, Global Campus, Texas, and SNHU Roll Their Own by Phil Hill

• Podsafe music selection from Music Alley
• Too Long by Yael Naim, acclaimed singer/songwriter from Israel. She gained fame when her song New Soul played during Apple's Macbook Air ad campaign

Duration: 39:33

RPP #134: Bb World 2015 Recap: SaaS vs Ultra

• Rod discusses his experience at Bb World 2015, especially what he learned about the new SaaS offerings and Ultra Experience. Listen to the audio podcast as usual or listen and watch accompanying slides via Youtube. 

• Thanks go to Jim Chalex, Sr. Director of Product Management, and Greg Ritter, Product Management Director at Blackboard Inc, for their BbWorld presentations on this topic. I hope I got it right!

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• SaaS vs Ultra
  
• Bb Learn 9.1 & Ultra Roadmaps
• Bb Collaborate Ultra Roadmap
• Bb Mobile Ultra Roadmap
• New Persona-based Apps
• Benefits of SaaS
• SaaS: Standard, Plus & Advantage
• Transition and Migration Options
• Ultra Tabs and Modules
• Blackboard up for sale!

• Links
• try.blackboard.com
• www.bbworldlive.com

• Podsafe music selection from Music Alley
• Don't Be Long: The Beatles v Elken, a mashup of George Harrison's Blue Jay Way by Elken, a 60's influenced band from Dublin, Ireland. 

Duration: 21:58

RPP #133: Blackboard Ultra: Interview with Mark Strassman

• Interview with Mark Strassman, Senior Vice President, Industry and Product Management, Blackboard Inc.
• Mark Strassman oversees the company's product and integrated
  
  portfolio strategy to ensure Blackboard continues to build solutions that serve institutions, administrators, educators and students. 
• We discuss the new Blackboard Ultra:
• What are Core, Essentials, Insight, Student Retention?
• What is the update roadmap for hosted systems?
• Versions of Ultra SaaS, multi-tenant, single-tenant
• New web REST API
• Is Ultra completely adaptive/responsive? 
• New Bb Student app
• Ultra workflows subset for Community
• Mobile compatibility; adaptive design
• Future of Mosaic
• "Persona Apps" 
• New Collaborate Ultra
• Links
• Blackboard Inc.
• Bb Student App
• What's the Ultra Experience for Bb Collaborate?
• EdTech Connection
• Podsafe Music Selection
• Concerto No. 2 in G Minor (Summer) by the American Baroque Orchestra. Purchase the full CD: The Four Seasons by Vivaldi 
• Duration: 35:26

RPP #132: D2L Brightspace - Interview with John Baker, CEO, D2L

• Interview with John Baker, CEO, D2L
  D2L (formerly Desire2Learn) announced the next generation of its learning platform, Brightspace. By featuring a new faculty user experience and bringing adaptive learning to the masses, D2L says that Brightspace is more flexible, smarter, and easier to use.

• We discuss D2L and their next generation LMS, Brightspace
• We answer the questions:
  
• Does it replace "legacy" D2L?
• What is adaptive learning and LeaP?
• What features can be used in-class?
• What about student retention support and e-portfolios?
• What's the new faculty UI?
• How is it delivered? Multi-tenant Cloud? Hosted? On premise?

• Links
• D2L Launches Next Generation of Learning Platform Brightspace

• Podsafe music selection from Music Alley
• "Fly Fly Fly" by singer/song writer Adrina Thorpe - Influenced by Sarah Mclachlan, Tori Amos, and Coldplay

Duration: 27:12

RPP #129: Interview: Bryan Alexander on the Future of Higher Ed

• Interview with Bryan Alexander, educator, futurist, speaker, writer, and senior researcher for the New Media Consortium (NMC). We discuss the future of higher education.
• Education Contexts
  
• Changes in international education, demographics, enrollment decline, education for seniors
• Technology
• 3d printing, Internet of Things, social media, augmented reality, cloud computing, digital video, alternative means of education, makerspaces
• Education Issues
• Too much testing
• Carnegie Unit vs competency based advancement
• ePortfolios
• the LMS dark web
• adjunctification of higher ed
• online education
• Creative Commons
• open education

• Links
• Bryan Alexander Consulting, LLC
• @BryanAlexander
• Makerspaces
• Alexandra Pickett
  
  
• Podsafe music selection
• A Passage Of Life by Kitaro
• Duration: 47:09

RPP #128: Highlights from PADLA Annual Distance / e-Learning / Ed Tech Conference & Expo

• Interviews at the 12th Annual Pennsylvania/Delaware/New Jersey (PADLA) Distance Learning Association Conference & Expo
• Louis Stricoff, MEd, CTS (starts at 3:36 min)
• Executive Director, PADLA
• Director of New Business Development, IMS Technology Services
• Conference Introduction
• Steven Hart, CPBA (4:48)
• PADLA President
• Assistant Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
• Reflections on Conference 
• Will Thalheimer of Work Learning Research, Inc. (6:54)
• Keynote Speaker
• Reflections on Research-Inspired Learning Maximization (PDF) 
• Jeff Rothenberger (13:45)
• Program Adminstrator, Office of Professional Development and Currriculum, Berks County Intermediate Unit
• Discussion about Nearpod
• Scott Beadenkopf (17:41)
• Director, Academic Technology, Neumann University
• Reflections on asynchronous vs synchronous teaching
• Podsafe Music Selection 
• Comcast Connection Blues by Miller & Pirillo from Music Alley

Duration: 27:28

RPP #123: eLearning Tech: What's on the Horizon? (Part 1: Pedagogy)

• Rod discusses some of the latest trends in eLearning pedagogy and technology. Participate in live online polls.
• The 2014 Horizon Report
• Trends in Pedagogy
• Technology of Flipping (Part 2)

• Polls
• Which kind of device are you using NOW for this poll?
• Where is USciences?
• Have you ever heard of the Horizon Report?
• What year was the term "peer instruction" (aka classroom flipping) coined?
• Links
• TurningPoint 
• Learning Catalytics
• Podsafe Music Selection from Magnatune
• Concerto No. 2 in G Minor (Summer) by the American Baroque Orchestra. The full CD "The Four Seasons by Vivaldi" is available at magnatune.com

Duration: 26:31 (Audio only) 14:25 (Video w/o intro and music)

RPP #122 Copyright in Online Education: Interview with Dina Leytes

• Interview with Dina Leytes a Practice Group Chair, Intellectual Property and New Media, at Griesing Law, a boutique law firm in Philadelphia.
  



Dina Leytes

• We answer the questions:
• What is online distance e-learning?
• What are the most common questions you get?
• What are the institutions' rights over faculty content?
• Do patent policies apply to copyright too?
• What are the copyright implications of using 3rd party media in a live lecture as opposed to putting that same content online?
• Is copyright "fair use" foolproof?
• Can I use a graphic I found on Google Images in my PPT in class? Or on the www?
• Are faculty doing "work for hire"?
• Links
• Fair Use Guidelines

• Podsafe music selection from Music Alley
• "Ain't No Reason" by Brett Dennen - featured on several TV shows including "House", "Scrubs" and "Grey's Anatomy"

Duration: 27:07

RPP #121: In the Telling: Interview with Ray Henderson

• Interview with Ray Henderson, Chairman, In The Telling
  
• In The Telling is a platform and service that helps educators deliver Flipped Instruction.
• We answer the questions:
• What is In The Telling all about?
• What market does it serve? 
• What is synchronized transmedia?
• How does it flip the classroom? 
• Is it like Lecture Capture?
• Does it use open standards?
• Who are some of your clients? 
• Links
• http://inthetelling.com/pulsepodcast/ (Higher Ed Examples)
• e-Literate TV
• Podsafe music selection from Music Alley
• "New Soul" by Yael Naim, the acclaimed singer/songwriter from Israel, from her album Yael Naim. 'New Soul' gained fame as the music played during Apple's Macbook Air ad campaign.

Duration: 28:31

RPP #117: Blackboard xpLor: Interview with Brad Koch

• Blackboard xpLor: Interview with Brad Koch, VP Product Management, Blackboard Learn.
• We discuss xpLor, Blackboard's first cross-platform learning object repository
  
• We answer the questions:
• what is xpLor?
• how does it work?
• does it work with LMSs from other companies?
• is it for learning objects or complete courses?
• what's available to share in addition to Khan Academy content?
• how do features compare between xpLor and Bb LMS?
• why would anyone continue to develop courses in the Bb LMS?
  

• Northeast eLearning Consortium UnConference at USciences
• Please save the date of Monday, December 16, 2013 for the first Northeast E-Learning Consortium Un-Conference. The event will be hosted by the University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, PA. The event will also include the first Philadelphia stop on Blackboard's "Never Stop Learning Tour". 
• Podsafe music selection from Ioda Promonet
• Laura Sullivan plays "Pachelbel For The Potomac" from "Pianoscapes For The Trails Of North America"

Duration: 31:32

RPP #116: DIY Podcasting - Benefits for Teaching & Learning

• In this podcast, I discuss "Do It Yourself" Podcasting and the benefits for teaching and learning
• The history of podcasting
• How to create, publish, and distribute your own podcasts
• The benefits of podcasting for teaching & learning
• Where to look for more information

DIY Podcasting: Benefits for Teaching and Learning from University of the Sciences

• Featured Podcasting Videos
• Steve Jobs discusses Podcasting and Adam Curry at the D3 Conference
• USA Today - Talking Tech "Remember Podcasting? It's Back and Booming
• Podcasting Resources
• https://ivypanda.com/blog/how-to-create-your-own-podcast-a-guide-for-students/ 
• http://www.blogworld.com/ (conference)
• http://podcamp.pbworks.com/ (unconference)
• http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/ (discovering)
• http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/specs.html (making a podcast)
• http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ (subscribe & play)
• http://www.podbean.com/ (hosting)
• https://www.podomatic.com/ (hosting)
• http://www.libsyn.com/ (hosting)
• http://www.blogger.com/ (Blogger show notes)
• http://codex.wordpress.org/Podcasting (Wordpress show notes)
• http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ (audio editor)
• http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/ (podcast editor)
  

• Podsafe Music Selection from the Mevio Podsafe Music Network
• "On a Podcast" by Cruisebox

RPP #115: Interview with Ken Hartman on the Future of Higher Ed

• Interview: Dr. Kenneth E. Hartman, former President of Drexel University Online and now Senior Fellow at Eduventures

• We discuss the future of Higher Education
• Trends
• Growth of online learning
• Online education is being commoditized
• Demand for lower cost degrees
• Survival of many institutions will be dependent on
• Innovative pedagogy
• Online/Hybrid with proven outcomes
• Controversies 
• Changes to accreditation 
• High discount rates
• The 3 year bachelor's degree
• MOOCs 
• Chasing international students
• Bright Spots
• Innovative young companies bringing new tools and delivery methods
• New modes of learning and computer-adaptive assessment
• Links
• The 'No Wake Syndrome' by Kenneth E. Hartman (Inside Higher Ed, February 11, 2013)

• Podsafe Music from Magnatune
• "Something About Eve" by Falling You. Ethereal ambient new age music from magnatune.com.

Duration: 33:48