Educate Yourself
Summary: Imagine you could call up a friend and say "Meet me at the cafe and give me the latest on the future of learning, higher ed and edtech." That's our aim with the Educate Yourself podcast. Brought to you by the team behind Treehouse, an online technology school with 75,000+ enrolled students.
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- Copyright: Copyright 2016 Educate Yourself: The Future of Learning and EdTech
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Barbara Oakley is a Professor of Engineering, author, and co-creator of the world’s most popular online course, Learning How To Learn. Topics: learning tips, beginners eyes, impostor syndrome, MOOCs, focused vs. diffuse modes, and her new book Mindshift.
We are joined by Rob High, IBM Fellow, Vice President, and CTO of IBM Watson, a cognitive computing platform. Topics include cognitive computing, deep learning, Watson and education, and developer opportunities via Watson as SaaS. Topics: IBM Watson, Cognitive Computing, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, AI, Watson as SaaS.
We are joined by Nir Eyal, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Hooked: How to Build Habit Forming Products. He breaks down the four aspects of habit, the difference between habit and routine, and how these principles can be applied to product design and education. Topics: Virtual Reality and Education, Future of Education, Habit-Forming Product … Continue reading #005: Nir Eyal →
This week we talk with Robert Greene, author of the New York Times bestsellers The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, The 50th Law, and Mastery. He shares insights on finding your life’s task, mentorship, and the path to mastery. Topics: Mastery, Mentorship, Finding Your Life’s Task, EdTech news
This week on Educate Yourself we talk with Peter C. Brown, one of the authors of the bestselling book Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning. In this episode we discuss misconceptions about learning and effective learning styles. Topics: Misconceptions About Learning, The Testing Effect, Effective and Ineffective Practice, Learning Styles
This week we invite Dr. Bror Saxberg, Chief Learning Officer at Kaplan, Inc., to discuss Learning Engineers and measuring educational effectiveness. Saxberg has presented talks on education at TEDx, Microsoft’s CEO Summit, and the Education Datapalooza. Topics: General Assembly Outcome Report, Edtech Rapid Cycle Evaluation, Facebook and VR, Learning Engineering, Measuring Educational Effectiveness
This week we invite Anya Kamenetz, lead digital education correspondent for NPR, to discuss the future of for-profit colleges and accreditation. Anya has been a senior writer at Fast Company and contributed to other major outlets like PBS, CNN, and Slate.Topics: College Scorecard, Canvas LMS, Alternative Model for Accreditation, ITT Tech Shut Down, Termination of ACICS, Red Flint, History of Accreditation, Future of For Profit Colleges
