Before High Tech High with Larry Rosenstock
Founding Principal of High Tech High and the seventh WISE Prize for Education Laureate, Larry Rosenstock, reminisces previous experiences throughout his life and how those experiences inspired him to create an innovative network of American charter schools. Larry is recognized for his lifelong dedication to rethinking K-12 learning and tackling inequality through education. He […]
Can Tech Accelerate Early Learning? with Dimitri Christakis
“We found that the typical 2 year old spends, on average, 20-30 minutes a day with their favorite toy. And we know that children will happily spend way more time with an iPad than they would with any traditional toy. If we think of these things as toys, they are not functioning the way any […]
Thinking Exponentially with Jason Silva
“Technology is advancing exponentially – that is the reason why the smartphone in your pocket today is a million times cheaper, smaller, and a thousand times more powerful than what used to be a 60 million dollar supercomputer 40 years ago.” World-renowned filmmaker and futurist, Jason Silva, joins us to discuss why human beings […]
The Untapped Potential of The Refugee Workforce with Mursal Hedayat
Multi-award-winning entrepreneur and Founder & CEO of Chatterbox, Mursal Hedayat, joins us to discuss why it has become essential to create better support systems for the refugee workforce. A former refugee to the UK from Afghanistan herself, Mursal was inspired to create a platform that could recruit individuals from the large pool of untapped potential […]
Empowering Refugee Youth with Omar Al-Tal
Head of Education in Emergency at Mercy Corps, Omar Al-Tal, joins this episode to discuss his experience working with displaced youth in Jordan, Greece, and Iraq. Following our previous episode with Louka Parry on Social Emotional Learning, Omar also incorporates Social and Emotional Learning into his work with refugees on the ground. Omar describes himself […]
Social-Emotional Learning with Louka Parry
In the age of rapid technological advance, AI, and Machine Learning, the education community is increasingly looking for new solutions for human beings to adapt to new environments and learn the latest in-demand skillsets. The latest buzzword to make the news is “Social-Emotional Learning”. Here to tell us all about it and why it is […]
Elevating Wellbeing as a Strategic Concern with Steven MacGregor
Dr. Steven MacGregor, global expert in executive health and performance with PhD and Master’s degree in Design Thinking, joins us to discuss wellbeing in the workplace, drawing ideas from his book ‘Chief Wellbeing Officer’. Steven is a frequent keynote speaker and guest professor with experience in research and teaching at Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, IE, IMD, […]
Flipping Classrooms with Robert Talbert
Robert Talbert, Professor and Assistant Chair in the Mathematics Department at Grand Valley State University, joins this episode to discuss everything to do with flipped learning. Robert wrote the book: Flipped Learning: A Guide for Higher Education Faculty, published by Stylus Publications in May 2017. “I wrote this book because I’ve been teaching […]
Gamification with Yu-kai Chou
Pioneer of gamification, Yu-kai Chou joins us to discuss the many ways of incorporating the elements of play into learning. Since beginning his gamified ventures in the early 2000s, Yu-kai has become known for creating Octalysis, a gamification framework which meticulously covers every important core necessary to make anything in your life more gamified and […]
Envisioning The Future of Work (Part 2)
Our last episode featured three guest speakers we met in WISE@Paris, where they shared their thoughts on the future of work and employment. Episode 31 continues where we left off and brings three new faces to the spotlight: Marion Voillot, Nicolas Sadirac, and Karim Sy. Marion is a PhD student at the Center of Research […]