Two Minute Report – Chad Jimison
This edition features a story on Seoul American Middle School Educational Technologist and Zumba Instructor, Chad Jimison.
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Episodes (4)
Transforming and Democratizing Education with Sarah Toms
Production team:
Host : Maria Xenidou
Producer: Julie-Roxane Krikorian
Introduction Voice: David Bourne
Contact us:
impactlearningpodcast@gmail.com
Music credits:
Like Lee performed by The Mini Vandals
Transition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks
Where to find more about Sarah Toms and Wharton Interactive:
Sarah on LinkedIn
Sarah at Wharton Interactive
Mentioned in this episode:
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
The Customer Centricity Playbook by Sarah Toms
Listen to this episode and explore:
Sarah’s childhood: born in Malawi and growing up in many countries before coming to the US in high school (4:15)
Studying international relations in college and building a technology startup in her early career (7:36)
The lessons Sarah learned during her entrepreneurial journey (9:24)
Transitioning from an entrepreneur and co-founder to a senior developer and corporate employee (12:22)
Joining the Wharton School as the IT director of the Learning Lab (16:12)
The path to co-founding Wharton Interactive (20:20)
Sarah’s personal mission: modernize, transform and democratize education (23:47)
Building the Alternate Reality Courseware (ARC) for a more personalized and democratized education (28:03)
The evolving role of educators within the ARC (30:58)
The critical skills students learn as they become self-directed lifelong learners (34:17)
Case Study: The Saturn Parable, an immersive game designed for high school students (36:58)
The learners Wharton Interactive is seeking to serve (39:59)
The summer launch of Wharton Interactive’s games for individuals and organizations (41:20)
Pandemic: Sarah’s concerns and opportunities in education (43:04)
What educators need to keep in mind when designing culture in their classrooms (45:45)
The one thing Sarah wants to leave her mark on during her lifetime (50:25)
Maria’s key takeaways and call-to-action (51:13)
Designing Online Education Services for Higher Enrollment and Retention with Julie Delich
Production team:
Host : Maria Xenidou
Producer: Julie-Roxane Krikorian
Introduction Voice: David Bourne
Contact us:
impactlearningpodcast@gmail.com
Music credits:
Like Lee performed by The Mini Vandals
Transition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks
Where to find more about Julie Delich and Wiley Education Services:
Julie on LinkedIn
Mentioned in this episode:
Listen to this episode and explore:
Childhood: how Julie’s family’s frequent moves made her adaptable and resilient (3:12)
The importance of education in Julie's family (6:00)
How Julie changed her university major a few times before finding her place in psychology (6:58)
Why Julie decided to pursue her masters in clinical psychology (8:20)
How Julie joined the admission and enrollment department in higher education (9:18)
Julie’s career evolution after joining an online program management group (12:15)
Wiley Education Services’ mission: what they do and who they serve (13:44)
The two things institutions need to consider while building their enrollment strategy (15:47)
The new challenges brought onto higher education by the pandemic (18:00)
How institutions can support students who hesitate to enrol in the fall of 2020 (19:00)
How to build robust online programs to attract the right students for your institution (20:31)
Why students drop out during the first few courses of an online program (24:03)
How to best support the students who are at risk of dropping out: a new advising approach based on the 5Cs model (25:00)
Why Julie decided to get her doctorate in education (31:13)
How educators can engage withdrawn students in the context of distance learning (32:19)
How to create more interactive online learning experiences beyond the recent emergency teaching (33:42)
How to care for the mental health of faculty and students post-COVID (37:04)
The trends that seem to be emerging for online programs and enrollment post-pandemic (39:11)
The skills that adult learners are looking for in an online program (39:48)
Julie’s advice for graduates joining the job market amid uncertainty and ambiguity (40:31)
What Julie wants to leave her mark on during her lifetime (43:02)
Partnering with Higher Education to Design Courses and Degrees with Whitney Kilgore
Production team:
Host : Maria Xenidou
Producer: Julie-Roxane Krikorian
Introduction Voice: David Bourne
Contact us:
impactlearningpodcast@gmail.com
Music credits:
Like Lee performed by The Mini Vandals
Transition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks
Where to find more about Whitney Kilgore and iDesign:
Whitney Kilgore on LinkedIn
Mentioned in this episode:
LMS (Learning Management System)
The George Washington University
CEO of iDesign Paxton Riter
COO of iDesign Ned Stone
Article on Agile Design
The Community of Inquiry model
More on The Community of Inquiry
Critical Inquiry in a Text-Based Environment: Computer Conferencing in Higher Education by Anderson, Garrison and Archer
Building Online Learning Communities: Effective Strategies for the Virtual Classroom by Palloff and Pratt
Patrick Lowenthal - A literature review of the use of emoticons to support online learning
Free Online Teaching Course for Educators by LX Pathways
The ethics of care and education by Nel Noddings
Paul LeBlanc, President of Southern New Hampshire University
Katz School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh
Listen to this episode and explore:
How Whitney started playing school with her sister early on in her childhood (4:57)
How Whitney studied to become a physical therapist before pursuing a degree in education (7:50)
Whitney’s experience teaching first grade right out of college (9:26)
Whitney's path from being a teacher to becoming an instructional technology specialist (10:16)
How Whitney transitioned from K12 to higher education (13:28)
Whitney’s continued journey as a lifelong learner: going back to school (15:41)
Why Whitney decided to pursue a PhD in learning technologies (17:22)
The origin story of iDesign: an organization that partners with universities and colleges to build, grow, and support online and blended courses and programs (18:12)
The academic services offered by iDesign and their commitment to continuous improvement (21:06)
iDesign's approach and how they measure success and improvement (23:08)
The role of the Learning Architect at iDesign (27:33)
How iDesign recruits the best instructional designers (29:40)
LX Pathways: online courses for the next Instructional Technologists, Learning Architects, or Online Instructors (34:07)
How iDesign creates student-centered courses (40:01)
How to develop a virtual presence as an online instructor (46:16)
The response of iDesign during the COVID-19 pandemic (51:50)
The most challenging aspect for educators during the transition to remote teaching (53:01)
How iDesign helps faculty create high-value fully online or blended programs (56:28)
What Whitney sees as the future of higher education: flexible and blended programs with a strong sense of community (58:03)
About iDesign’s Course Market: a place to enable working learners to develop in-demand skills and competences for the future of work (1:01:13)
Whitney’s words of wisdom in the face of the current uncertainty (1:03:42)
The one thing Whitney wants to leave her mark on during her lifetime (1:05:15)