RPP #154: Maplesoft Möbius - Interview with Jim Cooper

• Interview with Jim Cooper, CEO of Maplesoft, about Möbius their new comprehensive online courseware environment that focuses on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. We discuss:
• Maplesoft history

  

  Jim Cooper, CEO

• Maplesoft course/module marketplace
• Möbius platform and toolkit
• LMS integration
• Adaptive and customized learning
• Analytics to improve learning
• AI / Machine Learning / Deep Learning
• Building an AI tutor
• Pricing models
• 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: 36:37

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 #152: The Future of Education: A Scenario

• Rod illustrates a scenario he wrote as part of a strategic planning process on the future of education at the University of the Sciences.
• The scenario illustrates one future of education. As we all know, technology is increasing at an exponential rate. Self driving cars, facial recognition, virtual-reality, augmented reality and 3D printing are extant today, but will be integrated into everyday life within 5 to 10 years, whether we like it or not. The interesting thing about the scenario is that each one of the technological advances illustrated here can be demonstrated in isolation today. Who knows where we will actually be in 5 to 10 years!
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• Links
• Read on Medium
• Apple Watch
• Apple AirPods
• Ring Doorbell
• Amazon Drone 
• GM - Lyft
• Google Luxotica
• Google Translate
• Coursera Credit Badges
• Ultrahaptics
• Toshiba Customer Service Robot
• The Great A.I. Awakening (Google Machine Learning)
  
• Podsafe Music Selection
• Synth Pop Echos by Rod Murray using Jukedeck - create your own at https://jukedeck.com.

Duration: 09:48 audio & 10:42 video

RPP #151: Algebra By Hand - Interview with Michael Eiseman

• Interview with Michael Eiseman, Founder of Learn By Hand, LLC. With a masters in Chemical Engineering, Michael was a research scientist for DuPont R&D for nearly 30 years. He has always had an interest in education and launched Algebra By Hand™, the first app that allows drag and drop solving of algebra problems. We discuss:
• Michael's background and his passion for teaching underprivileged students

  

  Michael Eiseman

• Learning how to code
• Building a web app
• How the app teaches algebra, especially procedural fluency 
• Equity in mathematics
• Business plan
• Links
• Algebra by Hand
• Video showing how ABH works for teachers (2min)
• FREE trial subscription for Algebra By Hand
• A Better Chance
• Learning Javascript on Khan Academy
• Learning Ruby on Rails on Lynda.com
• Digital Ocean for Web App Hosting
• The Next Big Blue Collar Job is Coding
• RPP #130: Learn to Code
  
  
• Podsafe Music Selection
• Blue Purpose by Rod Murray using Jukedeck - create your own at https://jukedeck.com.

Duration: 27:18