RPP #172: AI, Machine Learning & Cognitive Computing

• This podcast is a recording of a panel discussion at the Reimagine Education Conference on November 30, 2018, in San Francisco. You will hear from the panelists: Joel Hellermark (CEO of Sana Labs), Nirmal Mukhi (researcher at IBM Watson) and Ethan Keiser (CEO of Studytree) about how AI and machine learning can supplement education. Each panelist gives a brief introduction to their work in AI and answers questions from the moderator, Jack Moran of QS Quacquarelli Symonds, the Reimagine Education Progam Manager.
• Joel Hellermark / Sana Labs

  

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• Nirmal Mukhi / IBM Watson
• Ethan Keiser / Studytree
• They discuss:
• AI tutors
• Robopocalypse
• Teachers losing jobs
• Faculty resistance to technology
• Integrating machine learning into educational institutions
• Measuring the efficacy of educational technologies
• Improving research collaboration
• Interesting observations from student tech use
• Future directions of AI and machine learning for education
  
• Links
• USciences eLearning 3.0 Conference - May 14, 2019
• Podsafe music selection
• Scandalous Abyss by Rod Murray using Jukedeck - create your own at https://jukedeck.com.

Duration: 38:06

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:

  

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• 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 #170: The Horizon Report - Interview with Audrey Watters

• Interview with Audrey Watters, a self-described “education writer, an independent scholar, a serial dropout, a rabble-rouser, and ed-tech’s Cassandra.” We discuss the Horizon Report and The History of the Future of Education Technology, the special focus of her Hack Education Project. 

• Like previous Horizon reports, the 2018 edition identifies key trends, challenges and developments in ed tech that are likely to impact teaching and learning in the next five years.
• Since we don't delve into the details of the latest Horizon Report in this interview, here is a snapshot of the "important developments in technology." You can judge for yourself the real value of this report after listening to this interview. 

Ref:The 2018 Horizon Report Higher Education Edition

• Educause stepped in to continue the work of the Horizon project after the NMC unexpectedly declared bankruptcy and ceased operations at the end of 2017.

• Links
• Educause: 2018 NMC Horizon Report
• Watters: A Horizon Report History
• Watters: The Horizon Never Moves
• Watters: Historical Data from the Horizon Report (Higher Education)
• Inside Higher Ed: Educause Publishes Report on Tech Trends
• Inside Higher Ed: Educause Steps In to Save New Media Consortium
• RPP #140: Future Trends: Interview with Bryan Alexander (2016)
• RPP #138: Higher Education Horizon Report by Alex Freeman (2015)
• RPP #123: eLearning Tech: What's on the Horizon? (2014)
• Podsafe music selection 
• 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: 38:04

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:

  

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• 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