Make Education More Meaningful with Experiential Learning
Change-Makers in Higher Ed
In this episode, I’m chatting with two experts, two change-makers, Connie Yowell, Vice President of Educational Outreach and Impact at Northeastern University, and Ken O'Donnell Director of the Office of Internships and Service Learning at California State University-Dominguez Hills about how higher ed can Make Education More Meaningful with Experiential Learning. Both Connie and Ken lead several initiatives embracing Experiential Learning at their institutions. One of the wins of Experiential Learning is that it is differentiated from the standard college plot line, where the degree...
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Scaling Affordable Learning with OER
Change-Makers in Higher Ed
In this episode, we're learning about Open Educational Resources from three pioneers in the field of OER. Gerry Hanley, Executive Director of MERLOT & SkillsCommons, Director of the CSULB Center for Usability in Design and Accessibility and Professor Emeritus of Psychology at CSULB. MJ Bishop, Vice President of Integrative Learning Design at University of Maryland Global Campus and Richard Sebastian, Director of Open and Digital Learning at Achieving the Dream, Inc. OER are learning, teaching and research materials that exist in the public domain and are released under an open license....
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Why is Higher Ed So Molasses Slow?
Change-Makers in Higher Ed
Why is higher education molasses slow? We're asking two change-makers: Shawn Benner, Associate Dean of the College of Innovation and Design and the Director of the Human-Environment Systems Program at Boise State University and John "Ski" Sygielski. President of HACC Central Pennsylvania's Community College. They highlight the wall of student debt higher ed is up against. Debts that will take generations to pay off, if they ever are. We'll discuss the barriers to speeding up higher ed. Did you know only 14% of adults in this country have a college degree? And yet, a degree remains...
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The Shift From Quad to Cloud
Change-Makers in Higher Ed
Covid 19 sped up the shift from learning in the quad to learning in the cloud almost overnight. By 2025, the estimation is that over 90% of undergraduates will enroll in hybrid programs. Still, our lives are a hybrid of digital and physical, so shouldn’t learning mirror that experience? We think so and in this episode we aimed to explore what higher ed in the cloud has to offer. We'll hear from our in-house change-makers, Matt Gurney, Chief Product and Strategy Officer at Nectar Inc., our parent company and Brett Christie, Vice President, Educational Innovation & Inclusivity at...
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How Do We Speed Up Micro-Credentialing?
Change-Makers in Higher Ed
How Can We Accelerate Micro-Credentialing? Is one of the most important questions educators, and those working in higher education, can ask if they are interested in innovating teaching and learning. Campuses across the country are adding micro-credentials to their course lists, setting students up for career success once they graduate. The workforce has been quick to implement microcredentials too, as corporations partner with institutions to create alternative credentials. Also, corporations themselves are offering MCs to help students matriculate directly into their companies. Are you...
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Higher Ed in the Metaverse
Change-Makers in Higher Ed
In this episode of Change-Makers in Higher Ed, we're exploring THE METAVERSE with two experts, Dr. Muhsinah Morris, Director of the Virtual Reality Project at Morehouse College and Assistant Professor in the Education Department supporting the Morehouse Center for Excellence in Education and Steve Grubbs, CEO of Victory XR, a company that provides the world's only turnkey metaversity solution to colleges of all sizes. They're taking us into the world of VR learning. Today's learners are technology fluent. Still, this immersive environment has been slow to find its way into the classroom....
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The Future of Higher Ed
Change-Makers in Higher Ed
Are you ready for THE FUTURE with Bryan Alexander and Mark Miliron? In this episode, you'll hear from Bryan Alexander, internationally known futurist, researcher, writer, speaker, consultant, and teacher, working in the field of higher education’s future, and Mark Milliron, award-winning leader, author, speaker, and consultant, currently serving as President & CEO of National University. Carrie, Bryan and Mark discuss how and if higher ed is prepared for climate change, why Gen Z gets a bad rep when they're actually bravely pioneering necessary, grand change in t society. We'll also learn...
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Season One - Trailer
Change-Makers in Higher Ed
At Alchemy, we combine science with a little magic to unlock the superpowers of educators. Driving change in higher-ed is integral to everything we do and our podcast, Change-Makers in Higher Ed, will illuminate sweeping shifts in learning for our listeners by introducing them to change-makers creating a new future. Join us.
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Series Promo
Change-Makers in Higher Ed
At Alchemy, we combine science with a little magic to unlock the superpowers of educators. Driving change in higher-ed is integral to everything we do and our podcast, Change-Makers in Higher Ed, will illuminate sweeping shifts in learning for our listeners by introducing them to change-makers creating a new future. Join us.
info_outlineWhy is higher education molasses slow? We're asking two change-makers: Shawn Benner, Associate Dean of the College of Innovation and Design and the Director of the Human-Environment Systems Program at Boise State University and John "Ski" Sygielski. President of HACC Central Pennsylvania's Community College.
They highlight the wall of student debt higher ed is up against. Debts that will take generations to pay off, if they ever are. We'll discuss the barriers to speeding up higher ed. Did you know only 14% of adults in this country have a college degree? And yet, a degree remains essential for many career paths. Shawn and Ski are driving change at their institutions. They're creating systems that help higher ed move at the pace of other industries. They're encouraging higher ed to speed up. This episode is as inspiring as it is educational. Please listen to learn more!