Voices of eLearning

The Future of Online Education and Verifiable Credentials

As online degree programs, like Coursera, grow in popularity, so does fraud. Verifiable credentials, using decentralized identity technology, provide a solution by allowing instant credential verification. Online learning is revolutionizing education and micro credentialing is a key aspect of this transformation. On the Voices of eLearning podcast, Nick Lambert, CEO of Duck, discussed the importance of micro-credentials and fraud protection.

Overcoming Challenges in Education: A School Principal’s Perspective

Has anyone ever said the job of a school principal is easy? No—and that isn’t surprising. Somewhere in the definition of the term “school principal” probably should be the phrase “overcomer of challenges”. That’s what they do every day. Some of the challenges in education faced by today’s school principals range from everyday decision-making, scheduling, and curriculum design, to navigating the pandemic and its aftermath. Student and teacher burnout from the stresses of the past few years is the...

Voices of eLearning: Modern Classrooms Project

The Inaugural 806 Technologies Learning Summit

The Educational Landscape in Crisis

Higher Ed Best Practices for 2023

Students Need Advocates and Education Equity Needs to Be the Focus

Voices of eLearning: Introducing Season 3

Alternative Credentials Provide More Educational Opportunities

The Reimagining of Professional Development and What it Means to be a Life-Long Learner

Making the Jump from Education to the Corporate World

EdTech that Meets the Needs of Learners Across Environments

Cambium Assessment Launches New Longitudinal Study

Age of Learning: Harlingen CISD

Different students have different needs. The more individualized the learning plan, the better for the student in the long run. One big problem: no one knows how to build a personalized learning plan, let alone show that it is working. What is clearer now than ever before, is that some students have needs that the traditional school system does not offer. Thankfully, with technology, learning can be made more individualized than ever before. But how far is education from tailoring curriculums to...

Voices of E-Learning: Leveraging Technology to Support Student Mental Health

Advances in Technology Creating More Individualized and Inclusive Learning

Multiverse Apprenticeships

How the Pandemic Pushed Technology in Education in Schools

The TFA Reinvention Lab with Mike Yates

Mike Yates is a man of many interests. As the Senior Managing Director of Strategy for the TFA (Teach for America) Reinvention Lab, he gets to flex both sides of his brain to tap into those interests to broaden the scope of TFA’s mission. He spoke with Voices of E-Learning’s JW Marshall and Leena Marie Salah about his exciting role within the Reinvention Lab. Teach for America sends young educators into low-income neighborhoods to teach for two years and gives these folks a tremendous leadership...

Focus on the Future of Learning with Betsy Corcoran

The past few years have been a whirlwind of confusion and change. Let’s face it - no one knows what is going to happen next. But in all of this adversity, learning about different post-graduation options can help slowly change the unknown into the known. To discuss this post-high school dilemma hosts JW Marshall and Leena Marie Saleh chatted with Betsy Corcoran, the Co-Founder of EdSurge and new founder of Lede Ventures. As a journalist the majority of her career, Corcoran recognized the value o...

The Achievery Episode with Gwen Oldham

On the heels of the pandemic, keeping students focused and wanting to learn on an online platform has become a challenge many have seen. In this episode, the Voices of E-Learning host, JW Marshall, chats with Gwen Oldham, the Director of Corporate Social Responsibility at AT&T, Inc on AT&T’s newest edition, The Achievery which is a digital learning platform designed to make distance learning more engaging for students, and it’s free. The platform, in collaboration with Warner Bros. Disco...

An Educator’s Path to Understanding Consciousness in Teaching

In a new segment of the podcast “Voices of eLearning,” hosts J.W. Marshall and Leena Saleh talked with author and educator Komal Shah, about her book titled “Raise Your Hand! A Call for Consciousness in Education,” and the consulting advice she had for educators who desired how they could incorporate consciousness into their classrooms. Shah kicked off her career in education with Teach for America, a national nonprofit that aims at creating more teachers for the nation’s schools. She taught in ...

Without a Solid Foundation, Even the Best Educational Programs Will Fail

Kellie Lauth sits down with Leena M. Saleh and JW Marshall on this episode of the Voices of E-Learning to discuss MindSpark, Couragion Learning, the changing landscape of education, and what STEM means to her. Saleh and Lauth have a long history together. Lauth was the principal at Saleh’s school when she was a teacher. Saleh remembered fondly how Lauth’s continuing education program was completely different from any other she had experienced. “It was made for teachers, by teachers,” recalled Sa...

Without a Solid Foundation, Even the Best Educational Programs Will Fail

Kellie Lauth sits down with Leena M. Saleh and JW Marshall on this episode of the Voices of E-Learning to discuss MindSpark, Couragion Learning, the changing landscape of education, and what STEM means to her. Saleh and Lauth have a long history together. Lauth was the principal at Saleh’s school when she was a teacher. Saleh remembered fondly how Lauth’s continuing education program was completely different from any other she had experienced. “It was made for teachers, by teachers,” recalled Sa...

Identifying the Missing Element in the Virtual Environment

Narine Hall, Founder & CEO of Inspace Proximity, made her second appearance on Voices of eLearning. This time she got to be in the studio with JW Marshall instead of a virtual appearance. While the world is still experiencing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, people are coming together more frequently, and remote learning experiences are taking a bit of a hybrid turn. The cutting edge of technology is how Inspace works within the education space. Hall started Inspace at the beginning of ...

Move Over Metaverse, Eduverse Is the Future for Education

Education is arguably the most unified industry out there since all educators have the same goal, which is the desire to impact the next generation. Unlike others, they’re not looking for fame, money or notoriety, and Vriti Saraf, CEO and founder of k20 Educators (k20), wants to empower educators around the world by breaking down common barriers. Saraf joined co-host of Voices of E-Learning, Leena Marie Saleh, to discuss how k20 is working to connect those in education. Founded in January of thi...

The Pandemic Helped Education Realize K-12 Education Has Outgrown its Purpose, How Will It Be Reimagined?

When Amy Valentine started her education career, she wasn’t quite sure where she’d end up. After working in traditional, blending and online school communities she realized her passion for education started with her statement, “I am an education enthusiast, in a non-traditional way.” To discuss her charity’s work and the future of education, Valentine sits down with Voices of eLearning hosts JW Marshall and Leena M. Saleh. Ed-technology and the smart use of technology in schools is only increasi...

A Lack of Support is Fueling A Teacher Crisis

Anna Murphy knows a thing or two about EdTech. After completing an internship in the EdTech marketing environment, she realized this sector needed a boost. As a result, she founded The EdTech Incubator, which helps “make education your competitive advantage.” In this episode of Voices of eLearning, Murphy sits down with hosts JW Marshall and Leena M. Saleh to discuss the teacher crisis. Murphy began by talking about how she found her passion for EdTech, “Every single day I am getting to connect ...

Meta-learning is the New Literacy

Dr. Sonny Magana wears quite a few hats in the education space. He is an award-winning teacher, best-selling author, and a forward-thinker of education methods. This innovative global education futurist joined JW Marshall for the second time on Voices of eLearning to discuss his upcoming book, Learning in the Zone: The Seven Habits of Meta Learners. If one sets aside all the plaudits, accolades, awards, and achievements, at his core Magana says he is a simple teacher who loves learning. “I’ve be...

Will EdTech Investments Reach $10 Billion in 2022?

Tony Wan is no stranger to the Voices of e-Learning podcast. This episode marked Wan’s third appearance. People may know Wan from his days as Managing Editor at EdSurge, but Wan has a new role as Head of Investor Content at Reach Capital. And that role shares competition with some other self-identifiers as Wan considers himself a runner, a gamer, a writer, and a first-time father as of five months ago. Wan loves that he gets to write about what’s going on in the EdTech space. And Wan’s latest re...