future of learning

Production team:

Host : Maria Xenidou

Producer: Julie-Roxane Krikorian

Introduction Voice: David Bourne

 Contact us:

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 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

Wiley Education Services

Mentioned in this episode:

Concordia University

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How educators can engage withdrawn students in the context of distance learning (32:19)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)

Production team:

Host : Maria Xenidou

Producer: Julie-Roxane Krikorian

Introduction Voice: David Bourne

 Contact us:

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 Music credits:

Like Lee performed by The Mini Vandals

Transition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks

Where to find more about Howard Malitz:

Howard on LinkedIn

Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School

Mentioned in this episode:

Actuary

University of Illinois 

Illinois State University

Dave Ramsey

48 Days to the Work you Love by Dan Miller

Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School

Linchpin by Seth Godin

Start with Why by Simon Sinek 

Coach Lou Holtz

What to Do when it’s Your Turn by Seth Godin

7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey

Listen to this episode and explore:

How Howard learnt magic in his childhood and enjoyed being a performer (3:21)

The influence his mother's journey going back to school and owning her own business had on Howard (4:45)

Howard’s decisions while changing majors during his undergraduate studies (7:36)

The moment Howard realized that he wanted to become a teacher (12:28)

Why he did not pursue a teaching career right after college (14:03)

How Howard became a corporate chemist and scientist (16:59)

The way Howard transitioned back into teaching through a spiritual journey amid an economical and personal crisis (19:52)

The learning curve Howard faced during the first year of teaching (28:04)

The importance of teaching students to feel comfortable with being wrong (30:44)

Howard’s personal mission statement (33:52)

How and why Howard started teaching a personal finance course (35:35)

How he is teaching by example and creating an impact on his students (42:43)

The practice of showing compassion and sensitivity to teenage students (51:06)

The importance of guiding students by giving them access to learning resources (53:50)

How Howard created an on-boarding fellowship for new teachers at his school (54:35)

Howard’s experience with distance learning during covid-19: the difficulties of a virtual classroom (57:54)

How Howard thinks the classroom might look like when schools reopen (1:04:21)

Howard’s words of wisdom for teachers and students during these times (1:06:53)

What Howard wants to leave his mark on during his lifetime (1:09:55)

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

iDesign

LX Pathways

Mentioned in this episode:

BFGoodrich

SunGard Higher Education

HTML

LMS (Learning Management System)

The George Washington University

University of North Texas

CEO of iDesign Paxton Riter

COO of iDesign Ned Stone

Academic Partnerships

Quality Matters 

Canvas

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

MOOC

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

AIRC

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)

Production team:

Host : Maria Xenidou

Producer: Julie-Roxane Krikorian

Introduction Voice: David Bourne

 Contact us:

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 Music credits:

Like Lee performed by The Mini Vandals

Mentioned in the episode:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Charles Darwin

Abraham Lincoln 

Peter Drucker

A Beautiful Constraint: How to Transform Limitations into Advantages and Why it’s Everyone’s Business by Adam Morgan and Mark Barden

Listen to this episode and explore: 

Part 1: Reframe the situation (2:23)

Part 2: Build on your past (3:48)

Part 3: Accept your present (5:20)

Part 4: Create your future (7:01)

Part 5: Leverage constraints (9:02)

Part 6: Cultivate a growth mindset (10:20)

Key takeaways to keep you going as you adapt (11:53)

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 Rachel Uwa:

School of Machines, Making & Make-Believe

Rachel Uwa on LinkedIn

School of Machines’ Online Programs 

Mentioned in this episode:

NYU ITP Camp

The School for Poetic Computation  

Tools for Reimagining Better Worlds through Cooperation Program

Listen to this episode and explore: 

How Rache's painful childhood led her to develop a great sense of empathy (3:26)

Switching majors a few times in University to follow her interests (6:42)

Taking a break to explore learning in coding and technology (9:38)

What Rachel learnt about herself during this exploration time (13:13)

Founding the School of Machines, Making & Make-Believe(14:35)

Who the School of Machines is for (18:19)

How Rachel designs and creates new programs and workshops (19:48)

What the programs entail (24:52)

The importance of the facilitator role in a workshop (27:28)

Finding instructors with the right expertise and skill set (29:14)

Offering students feedback on their projects (31:08)

Case Study: Tools for Reimagining Better Worlds Through Cooperation (33:10)

The impact of COVID-19 on the School of Machines (35:58)

How Rachel explores making the workshops more collaborative for students amid new reality (38:50)

The challenge of reaching more people and spreading the work (41:23)

The one thing Rachel wants to leave her mark on during her lifetime (44:13)

Maria's takeaways and call-to-action (46:59)

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 Jaime Arredondo:

Jaime on LinkedIn

Jaime’s Website

Mentioned in this episode:

AIESEC: Differentiate yourself with an international internship

Ted Talk by Rachel Botsman: The case for collaborative consumption

Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Movement 

GNU

Linux

Ted Talks

LogoDust

Equity Crowdfunding

Share Tribe

Brewdog

Brewdog’s program called “Equity for Punks”

Local Motors

Listen to this episode and explore:

Childhood: Jaime’s interest in reading and exploring new ideas and concepts (4:20)

Being intrigued by unorthodox economic theories and social justice while studying economics at the University (5:43)

Jaime’s multicultural and diverse family background (6:59)

Early career: working as a marketer in India for a gemstone company and observing inequality (8:22)

What is Open Source (8:22)

Ted Talks: an example of open source process (15:01)

Logos and cars: examples of open source design (18:25)

How to start an open source company (20:48)

How to validate an open source business idea with those we seek to serve (22:29)

What to sell in an open source business and how to make profits (23:47)

How to build an awesome community: the why, the who and the how (27:01)

The challenges with scaling an open source business (30:03)

How COVID-19 is affecting open source companies (32:36)

What Jaime sees as the future of open source (37:26)

The one thing that Jaime wants to leave his mark on during his lifetime (38:22)

Maria's takeaways and call-to-action (40:38)

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 Matt Neil:

Matt Neil on LinkedIn

Matt Neil on Twitter

Matt’s’s Podcast: The Good Humans Show 

Mentioned in this episode:

Weatherly High School

Indiana Area School District

Article: Mini-THON organized by the seniors of Leadership Seminar raises $27.000

Podcast Episode by Matt: 5 Soft Skills for Success

Google - Future of the Classroom

Article: Pennsylvania schools prepare students for future success with the 4Cs and Google for Education

Article: To help expand learning for everyone

Article: Distance learning for Educators

Article: Check in on emotional well-being during distance learning 

Blogger

Listen to this episode and explore: 

Childhood: reading together as a family and Matt's early exposure to different opinions (3:29)

Getting his Bachelor Degree in Social Studies Education and his Masters in Online Teaching and Education (7:16)

Matt’s experience and attraction to online teaching (8:06)

The importance of mentoring and being mentored (10:28)

Showing up for his students day after day and never doubting them (14:33)

Building relationships and creating a culture to better foster learning in the classroom (16:53)

The 5 essential skills students need to build in a classroom (20:15)

What a Civics and Government class entails (23:10)

The skills students acquire in a Civics and Government class (24:21)

The Leadership Seminar course (25:22)

The Indiana High School Ambassadors program (26:29)

A new kind of assignment: having students write blogs for their history class (30:49)

Piloting and launching Google Apps for Education and teaching his fellow teachers how to leverage technology for online learning  (34:54)

The stress teachers experienced as they moved their classes online during COVID-19 (42:38)

How students responded to online lessons and distance learning (44:05)

How the teachers can ensure their students are doing okay during COVID-19 (45:28)

Maria’s thoughts on falling behind and why she doesn’t believe in it (47:03)

How teachers can know that their students may be struggling and need extra support (48:01)

Matt’s reflections and takeaways from teaching online during COVID-19 (51:02)

The one thing Matt wants to leave his mark on during his lifetime (55:15)

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 Anette Carlisle:

Anette Carlisle’s Website

Anette Carlisle on LinkedIn

Anette’s Podcast: Anette on Education

Mentioned in this episode:

Palo Duro Canyon State Park

Amarillo College

Amarillo College Board of Regents

Center for Public Policy Priorities

Hope Center for College, Community and Justice

The #RealCollege Movement

Sara Goldrick-Rab, Founding of the Hope Center for College, Community and Justice

Colleges Are No Match for American Poverty, an article about Amarillo College’s poverty iniative in The Atlantic

Case Study of Amarillo College: Supporting Community College Completion with a Culture of Caring by Sara Goldrick-Rab and Clare Cady

Leadership Women

H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards School Board Team

Charles Butt

Pastors for Texas Children

Texas Panhandle P-16 Council

Dr. Steve Murdock, Texas State Demographer

Ann Richards

Listen to this episode and explore:

Childhood: spending time outdoors to study the world around her (3:26)

Getting her bachelor and master degrees in zoology to become an evolutionary biologist (5:31)

What triggered her interest in biology and zoology: the desire to understand better of the world around her (6:57)

After college: being a researcher before becoming a stay-at-home mom (8:44)

Anette’s passion for public education: creating more opportunities for more people (9:47)

Starting the Panhandle Twenty/20 to lower poverty levels and improve educational outcomes for people in her community (13:35)

Practical examples of partnering with other members of the community to tackle their complex educational issues (17:49)

Fighting the scarcity mindset: creating a caring culture to improve the collective good beyond the individual (20:49)

Measuring their progress towards their goal (22:47)

Offering guidance and career-focused advice to high schoolers to help them make college choices (23:55)  

The #RealCollege Movement: Amarillo college’s initiative to reduce poverty and improve educational outcomes (28:56)

The rise of for-profit education vs public education (31:37)

The crucial importance of investing in public education and funding public schools (35:15)

Leadership Women: Anette’s efforts on gender equality (38:26)

The critical roles women can play in the future of communities (40:04)

Her podcasting journey: building communities focused on education through a new medium (42:11)

Anette’s advice on how to start getting involved in solving education-related problems (48:09)

The one thing Anette wants to leave her mark on during her lifetime (51:25)

Maria’s key takeaways and call-to-action (57:28)

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 Stephanie Moore:

Stephanie on LinkedIn

Stephanie’s role at the Curry School of Education and Human Development at the University of Virginia

Mentioned in this episode:

So you want to temporarily teach online, an article by Stephanie Moore and Charles B. Hodges.

The Journal of Computing in Higher Education

Their Volumes and Issues

The Mega Planning model by Roger Kaufman

Phaedrus by Plato 

Ethics as design, Doing Justice to Moral Problems by Caroline Whitbeck

Bloom’s Taxonomy

The Difference between Emergency Remote Teaching and Online Learning, an article by Charles Hodges, Stephanie Moore, Barb Lockee, Torrey Trust and Aaron Bond

Phil Hill 

Phill Hill on Twitter

Listen to this episode and explore: 

Stephanie's childhood: the benefits of having access to a computer at home (3:25)

The journey leading her to work on educational technology (5:56)

Pursuing her masters and doctorate in educational technology (9:21) 

The role of ethics in educational technology (10:17)

Unpacking instructional design (14:40)

The changes Stephanie has observed in instructional design during her career (20:00)

How the way we learn has changed over the last 20 years (22:17)

How different kind of assessments facilitate our learning (23:46)

Using assessments in Higher Ed to measure higher-order learning objectives (29:54)

What educators need to consider to deliver the best learning online: The pillars of online learning (32:54)

How to facilitate student-to-student interactions in an online setting (40:53)

How to cultivate students' self-organization capabilities (44:26)

The Journal of Computing in Higher Education and Stephanie's role as the Editor-in-Chief (45:19)

How the online learning experience during COVID-19 will shape the future of learning and EdTech (50:11)

What Stephanie wants to leave her mark on during her lifetime (52:51)

Maria’s takeaway and call-to-action (54:25)

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 Nikki James and Practera:

On LinkedIn

Practera

Mentioned in this episode:

Constructive Alignment Design Theory on Wikipedia

John Biggs, the lead thinker on this theory 

Listen to this episode and explore: 

Nikki’s childhood: studying ballet, giving to the community and staying focused on her education (3:33)

Getting a bachelor’s degree in health science (8:16)

Nikki’s first job as an outdoor educator (10:34)

Becoming a youth manager at a charity in Australia (11:30)

Building public-speaking skills and learning about social justice (12:50)

Setting-up a volunteering branch in China after the Sichuan Earthquake (15:52)

What Nikki learnt about herself in China (20:47)

Returning to Australia to develop volunteering programs for university students (22:00)

Her trip to Tanzania that changed everything (24:24)

Joining Practera as an Instructional Designer (28:30)

Practera: an experiential learning online platform (30:36)

Using collaborative project learning to scale experiential learning and help students develop 21st-century skills (32:34)

What goes into designing an experiential learning experience that creates the desired outcomes (36:14)

How Nikki leverages experts when designing an experiential learning experience (38:52)

The business model of Practera: who covers the cost of the programs (41:23)

How experiential programs work for the students (42:15)

How Practera matches the students with the industry professionals and their projects (43:29)

Creating an ecosystem where students, educators and industry professionals collaborate (45:03)

What the program managers’ role is at Practera (47:51)

How to get involved with Practera as an educator (48:58)

Who the mentors are and how they support students (51:26)

How Practera triggers reflective learning for the students (53:28)

Practera programs: a combination of online and in-person activities (55:43)

Nikki’s reflection on scaling the impact of her work while dreaming of making the Practera technology available in low-resource economies (57:29)

Nikki’s PhD in Education: aggregating learning data analytics and learning theories in the experiential learning field (59:34)

How Nikki sees the future of experiential learning (1:01:40)

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 Esteban Etcheverry and Aulasneo:

LinkedIn

Aulasneo

Email: esteban@aulasneo.com

Mentioned in this episode:

Open edX

Service Partners Archives of Open edX

Check out Esteban’s  art on Instagram @lartportofolio

Listen to this episode and explore: 

Esteban’s childhood: learning art through a formal approach coupled with personal exploration (3:32)

Esteban’s love for technology and his decision to go into management (8:28)

His first job in the tourism industry: a hands-on learning experience (10:26)

His corporate career at tech companies: lessons, skills, and challenges(13:40)

A parallel path to his corporate career: continuing to follow a formal education (19:38)

How Esteban founded an EdTech startup (21:34)

Maria’s takeaways on the startup mindset (24:50)

Esteban’s EdTech startup: Aulasneo (26:15)

How Aulasneo serves its customers: a personalized experience (30:42)

How an online course is created and launched by Aulasneo (38:34)

What makes a course unsuccessful and what can go wrong (39:27)

What Esteban wants to leave his mark on during his lifetime (42:16)

Maria's takeaways regarding Esteban’s learning journey (44:16)

Connie Bowman is an instructional designer and part-time Spanish teacher from Ohio, who has a real passion for learning design. Having been in the field for over thirty years, Connie’s love for learning is strong as ever, because as she says – there’s always something new to learn. Connie discusses her opinions on all things learning while speaking with Stella. Including her belief that the learning industry need to flip their mindset, focusing on problem-solving first.  

Known as the Disaster Avoidance Expert, Dr. Gleb Tsipursky is on a mission to protect leaders from dangerous judgment errors known as cognitive biases by developing the most effective decision-making strategies. He has over two decades of consulting, coaching, and training experience as CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts, and over 15 years of experience in academia as a cognitive neuroscientist and behavioral economist. Dr. Tsipursky writes for Inc. Magazine, Time, Scientific American, Fast Company, and Psychology Today. A best-selling author, his new book is Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters. 

Dr. Tsipurski's Book Never Go With Your Gut

LinkedIn | Twitter: @gleb_tsipursky 

Dr. Tsipurski's Wise Decision Maker Course
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Production team:

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Producer: Julie-Roxane Krikorian

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Music credits:

Like Lee performed by The Mini Vandals

Transition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks

Where to find Sharon Hancock:

Her website: Essentials of Homeschooling

About Sharon

Mentioned in this episode:

Phonic Pathways: Clear Steps to Easy Reading and Perfect Spelling, 10th edition by Dolores G. Hiskes

Singapore Primary Mathematics Workbook

Listen to this episode and explore:

How Sharon’s daughter learnt to count (2:25)

Getting started with homeschooling: the power of community and homeschool co-ops (3:58)

Kindergarten: building a strong foundation of reading and math skills (6:15)

How Sharon’s daughter responded to kindergarten-level homeschooling (7:21)

The importance of social interaction and play with other children (9:21)

The benefits of homeschooling vs traditional schooling: personalized and flexible learning (11:41)

How Sharon’s son built a vacuum chamber: an example of self-directed learning (13:40)

How homeschooling caters to different learning styles: reading, discussing, watching, kinesthetic learning… (15:29)

Why homeschooled kids need structure in their daily activities (19:22)

How homeschooling nurtures workers and independent thinkers for the future (24:49)

How to decide if homeschooling is the right choice for your family (27:34)

What homeschool co-ops are and what they offer (30:42)

A word on state-specific homeschooling requirements (34:01)

Sharon’s biggest challenge during her homeschooling journey: keeping up with her kids (38:09)

When homeschooling does not work (40:01)

What skills are required to become an effective homeschooling parent (42:31)

Sharon’s advice for parents contemplating homeschooling (48:00)

What Sharon wants to leave her mark on during her lifetime (48:32)

Production team:

Host : Maria Xenidou

Producer: Julie-Roxane Krikorian

Introduction Voice: David Bourne

Contact us:

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Music credits:

Like Lee performed by The Mini Vandals

Transition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks

Where to find Nate Turner:

https://www.nathanielaturner.com/

http://www.raisingsupaman.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanielaturner/

Mentioned in this episode:

Robert Zeitlin on the Impact Learning podcast

Historical figure Nat Turner

Fisk University

Butler University

The Parable of the Tree and its Fruits

Listen to this episode and explore:

Nate’s early years: seeing a lesson in everything and deciding to go to college (3:15)

Becoming a financial advisor and a father (9:40)

His role as a Humanity Propulsion Engineer (13:52)

How he started writing letters to his son (17:14)

Nate’s relationship with his own father and the work he did on himself when he became a parent (27:58)

How he published his first book, “Raising Supaman” (37:17)

How we can design our children’s learning process an early age and the problem with outsourcing parenting (42:09)

Nate’s second book and his TED talk (48:02)

Some key lessons for parents and parents-to-be (51:47)

What Nate wants to be remembered as after he’s gone (57:05)

Production team:

Host : Maria Xenidou

Producer: Julie-Roxane Krikorian

Introduction Voice: David Bourne

Contact us:

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Music credits:

Like Lee performed by The Mini Vandals

Transition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks

Where to find Stefanie Faye Frank:

Stefanie's LinkedIn

Stefaniefayefrank.com

Youtube channel

Podcast - Mindset Neuroscience Podcast

Upcoming TEDx Talk

Stefanie's courses: http://stefaniefayefrank.com/store/

The Growth Mindset Course

Mentioned in this episode

MIT Physicist Max Erik Tegmark

Angela Duckworth - the Grit researcher

NY Times Article on Gabriele Oettingen and the concept of Mental Contrasting
Gabriele Oettingen's Wikipedia page

To go further on Self-directed Neuroplasticity:

Jeffrey M. Schwartz's website

His Wikipedia page

His book: The Mind and the Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force with co-author Sharon Begley

Dr. Mario Beauregard

Articles:

Neuroplasticity: Self-Directed Neuroplasticity Exercises

Self-Directed Neuroplasticity: Consciously Changing Your Brain Function

Paper by Tim Klein, Beth Kendall and Theresa Tougas, Changing Brains, Changing Lives: Researching the Lived Experience of Individuals Practicing Self-Directed Neuroplasticity

Listen to this episode and explore:

How to develop a growth mindset? (3:09)
- Safe environment
- Knowing the neuroplasticity science behind it
- Celebrating mistakes
- Acknowledging the micro progress
Teachers need to be learners and model mistakes as well (9:47)
Self-directed neuroplasticity: Intention, Visualization, Action (13:21)
The mark Stefanie wants to leave during her lifetime (28:09)

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 Stefanie Faye Frank:

Stefanie's LinkedIn

Stefaniefayefrank.com

Youtube channel

Podcast - Mindset Neuroscience Podcast

Upcoming TEDx Talk

Stefanie's courses: http://stefaniefayefrank.com/store/

The Growth Mindset Course

Mentioned in this episode

MIT Physicist Max Erik Tegmark

Angela Duckworth - the Grit researcher

NY Times Article on Gabriele Oettingen and the concept of Mental Contrasting
Gabriele Oettingen's Wikipedia page

To go further on Self-directed Neuroplasticity:

Jeffrey M. Schwartz's website

His Wikipedia page

His book: The Mind and the Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force with co-author Sharon Begley

Dr. Mario Beauregard

Articles:

Neuroplasticity: Self-Directed Neuroplasticity Exercises

Self-Directed Neuroplasticity: Consciously Changing Your Brain Function

Paper by Tim Klein, Beth Kendall and Theresa Tougas, Changing Brains, Changing Lives: Researching the Lived Experience of Individuals Practicing Self-Directed Neuroplasticity

Listen to this episode and explore:

Childhood: camping and creating her own radio shows (2:58)

University and beyond: a multifaceted path leading to neuroscience (7:31)

Stefanie’s defining moment (16:52)

What she learnt in previous careers that she still uses now (19:08)

Is a growth mindset innate or can we cultivate it? (20:51)

Why are our brains different? The case of identical twins (28:20)

The importance of celebrating mistakes (35:03)

Why do we respond to mistakes differently? (41:33)

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

Mentioned in this episode

International Business Model Competition

John Hopkins' course "Genomics Data Science" on Coursera

EDX

What is Machine Learning?

Joint Genome Institute in Berkeley https://jgi.doe.gov/

GitHub

Rhondene on LinkedIn

Maria on LinkedIn

Rhondene onTwitter @R_Winty

Rhondene’s blog

Listen to this episode and explore:

Rhondene’s childhood in the Carribean: climbing trees and reading history and geography books (3.27)

Studying biology in college to become a doctor: learning the complexities of the living organisms (7.31)

Learning to build a start-up during the International Business Model Canvas Competition (9:22)

Becoming a teacher: how she adapted to the learning styles and interests of her students (12:03)

Starting her PhD in the US: how she prepared after numerous application rejections (19:14)

Genomics: the practical applications of Rhondene’s research on genes (27:45)

Considering career options in the future of work: building skills and gaining experience (31:35)

Machine Learning: how Rhondene learned to code as a teacher in Jamaica (35:54)

Futureproofing: how to prepare for the future of work (42:18)

Building essential skills: communicating her research and connecting with her network (46:41)

Inspiring the youth and creating an impact on the world with her research (48:18)

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

Mentioned in this episode

Swim 4 Success

https://www.idealist.org/

Teach for America

Americorps

Mayo Clinic

Venture with Impact

Venture with Impact on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/venturewithimpact/

Venture with Impact on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/venturewithimpact/

Venture with Impact on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Venture_Impact

To contact Ann Davis: info@venturewithimpact.org

Listen to this episode and explore:

Childhood at the Lake in Wisconsin, learning to sail and a supportive learning environment (2:55)

Swim 4 Success: creating a nonprofit to teach low-income kids to swim in New Orleans (6:16)

In College: from a Business program to a flexible program in International Political Economics leaving time for learning experiences outside the classroom (10:52)

Participating in international development and travelling as a formative experience in college (13:15)

Enrolling in “Teach for America” to become a teacher (15:33)

Finding mentors and seeking support as a teacher (18:33)

Getting diagnosed with brain cancer (21:29)

Life after brain cancer (25:46)

Moving to New York city for a teaching position (28:37)

From a teacher to an entrepreneur: critical transferable skills (32:08)

Venture with Impact: who it is for and what it is for (36:10)

What Ann has learnt since starting Venture with Impact (47:50)

Ann’s superpower (50:08)

The importance of zooming out and looking at the big picture (51:09)

The future of digital nomadism: getting involved and creating an impact in local communities (52:39)

The impact Ann wants to have on the world (54:13)

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

Mentioned in this episode

Tania's blog

Tania's blog post about The Podcast Fellowship by Seth Godin

What Tania used to do: https://artplantaetoday.com/about-2/

Her Podcast Talaterra

The Society of Botanical Artist

The Guild of National Science Illustrators

Michael Gerber's website

Michael Gerber - E-Myth

The AltMBA

The Marketing Seminar

Seth’s Udemy Course: The Freelancer Course

Nina Simon - The Art of Relevance

Seth Godin - The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)

Listen to this episode and explore:

Tania’s childhood in the backyard and playing teacher at school (2:57)

Learning at school: homework as a refuge and free-style writing (7:00)

Studying biology in college (8:36)

Creating a support course for the introductory biology course (10:40)

After the Masters Degree: working in education and quickly taping out (13:54)

Discovering botanical illustration and becoming a freelance educator (14:46)

Educating people about botanics through her website, bookstore and plant illustrations (16:59)

Getting the word out about her freelance business (19:43)

The lessons she learned in her first 16 years (22:32)

The Dip in her business (25:01)

The importance of courses and workshops in her learning and work journey (28:48)

A Sabbatical year that started with the AltBMA (31:36)

How to choose workshops and seminars in the plethora of offerings (33:24)

The Freelance Condition Project: putting the freelance environmental educators on the map (35:47)

The Talaterra Podcast: creating a community of freelance environmental educators (40:05)

The most critical decision in her learning journey: letting go of her business endeavor (45:26)

A new way to live, learn and work: peer-learning and the power of the community (46:37)

The hardest lesson she learned: letting go faster (50:52)

The mark she wants to leave during her lifetime (55:46)