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Equity & Access
Getting Smart Podcast | Accessible, Affordable, Achievable HigherEd for Working Adults
Southern New Hampshire University has become one of the most important innovators in higher ed. In this episode, Tom interviews Paul LeBlanc, president of SNHU to learn how it’s become one of America’s leading non profit online universities, as well as hear more about the student experience and what LeBlanc’s learned about building a culture of innovation.
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Competency-Based Education
New NWEA Chief Chris Minnich on the Future of Assessment
Chris Minnich sees assessment literacy as key to successful assessment, and NWEA has focused on providing extensive professional learning opportunities for teachers to help them to maximize the value of assessments in teaching and learning. Learn more about their approach here.
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Future of Learning
Ada Palmer on Learning From the Past and the Future
In today’s podcast interview, the Getting Smart team is talking to Ada Palmer, a history professor at the University of Chicago
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Future of Learning
Getting Smart Podcast | A Human Network to Remake Learning in Pittsburgh
Gregg Behr, Executive Director of the Grable Foundation, shares more about the journey to create the Pittsburgh Remake Learning Network, a professional network of educators and innovators working together to shape the future of teaching and learning.
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Personalized Learning
Getting Smart Podcast | Teach to One: Inventing the Future of Math Learning
In 2007, Joel Rose conceived an idea for an innovative, blended way to teach middle school math. Today, it has spread to over 40 schools reaching 13,000 students. Here, Tom talks to Joel about the program and where it's headed.
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Future of Learning
Navid Nathoo on What Education Can Learn From The Real World and The Knowledge Society
On this episode of the Getting Smart podcast, Navid Nathoo talks with Tom about The Knowledge Society and the connections between the future of work and learning.
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Competency-Based Education
Getting Smart Podcast | Demonstrating Mastery for Future Success
Chris Sturgis of CompetencyWorks and Tom Vander Ark share their thoughts on what Mastery (or competency-based learning) is, what it does and why it's important as part of the continuing conversation sparked from the recent National Mastery Communication Week.
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Podcasts
Bringing Dreams to Life: Maker Movement Goes Global
What if we asked every child what their dream was--and then helped them bring it to life? In this episode, Tom talks with the MyMachine founders about their vision and the future of work.
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Future of Learning
Professor Carl Gombrich on Interdisciplinary Learning and Nurturing Curiosity
On this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Carl Gombrich to discuss interdisciplinary learning and the future of higher education.
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Learner-Centered
Town Hall Recap: Learner-Centered Ecosystems as a Public Education Reality?
On this Getting Smart Town Hall, we were joined by organizations working to create learner-centered ecosystems in public education.
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