№22 Rob Kelley, American University My guest for today’s episode is Rob Kelley, Assistant Professor at the American University School of International Service, a thoughtful educator, technologist and humanitarian; and a longtime friend. As a university professor, Rob has had a unique early experience with virtual education paradigms. Much like the beginning of the Internet, Rob witnessed and lived through the early boom and almost utopian promise of a virtually free knowledge superhighway, and h...
Jan 05, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Ep 22•Transcript available on Metacast №21 Kim Salinas, Elearning Experts For the veterans of the Moodle Learning Management System, my guest today may need no introduction. Kim Salinas, a Solutions Architect at Elearning Experts , is perhaps the most recognizable Moodle teacher out there. First with the Moodle Course Creators Certificate and now with the more comprehensive MEC, for years, Kim has been at the forefront of the efforts to make Moodle both more understandable and instrumental to learner success. In this conversation we ...
Dec 29, 2020•33 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast №20 Svein-Torre Griff With, Joubel & H5P My guest for today’s episode is Svein-Tore Griff With, the mastermind behind H5P , the popular, free and open source tool to create interactive content. In a very short time, H5P has become the darling of open source elearning technologies, and it’s easy to see why. Svein-Tore and his team at Joubel built a powerful solution that is incredibly easy to use. With special attention to its integration with the most popular LMS and CMS out there, and stron...
Dec 22, 2020•25 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast №19 Jane Sagalovich, Scaled Genius If you’ve ever considered “taking the plunge” and launching your own online course, this is the conversation you’ve been waiting for. My guest for today’s episode is Jane Sagalovich. After a decade in corporate finance, business development and strategy, Jane herself decided to launch Scale Your Genius , a Denver-based startup that helps experts in the launch of “impactful and profitable online programs.” No matter your field or background, if you have somethin...
Dec 15, 2020•35 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast №18 John Mitchelll, Arlo My guest for today’s episode is John Mitchell, CEO and Founder of Arlo . Lifelong technologist and serial entrepreneur, John is a veteran in New Zealand’s elearning space, helping schools and training teams get into the latest ICT innovations. John is now on a mission to bring Arlo’s unique Training Management System and Event Software to people and teams around the world. In this exciting conversation we talk about: What is it like to deliver elearning solutions to a wo...
Dec 08, 2020•40 min•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast №17 Phill Miller, Open LMS My guest for today’s episode is Phill Miller, Managing Director at OpenLMS , one of the world’s largest providers of open source learning technologies. With its genesis in the fusion of several LMS providers, the evolution of OpenLMS continued earlier this year when it was acquired by Learning Technologies Group in the UK. Now, with this year’s acquisition of eCreators in Australia, OpenLMS has consolidated a major role in the open source elearning industry, boasting t...
Dec 01, 2020•35 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast №16 Aaron Hurst, Imperative, The Purpose Economy My guest for today’s episode is Aaron Hurst. A veteran in the social entrepreneurship space, Aaron is an author and researcher in what he calls the “science of purpose and fulfillment at work.” Aaron is widely known as the Founder and CEO of the Taproot Foundation and the author of the book The Purpose Economy. Today, Aaron has taken the learning from Taproot and The Purpose Economy and folded it into Imperative , a social learning platform focuse...
Nov 24, 2020•36 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast №15 Lianne Keiller, Stellenbosch University My guest for today’s episode is Lianne Keiller, a Physiotherapist-turned-technologist who is now the IT Manager for Stellenbosch University in Cape Town, the oldest and one of the largest Higher Ed institutions in South Africa. In this fantastic conversation, we talk about almost everything under the sun related to the delivery of a successful elearning experience for a very diverse community of over 25,000 students. From the LMS choice, to the “lobbyi...
Nov 17, 2020•36 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast №14 Ted Curran, Autodesk My guest for today’s episode is Ted Curran. Ted is a Learning Experience Designer for Autodesk . Ted also blogs at TedCurran.net , where he has been writing about educational technology, free online learning apps, and effective pedagogy since 2008 . Ted is a pragmatic man. He understands the importance of creativity and inspiration, and he doesn’t shy away from recommending a free app or two that will help you try new things in your teaching. In that vein, let me invite ...
Nov 10, 2020•59 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast №13 Assina Kahamba, Lycée Liziba I have a very special treat for you today. My guest for this episode is Assina Kahamba. She’s a civil engineer with a computer science background, who decided to take care of the digital technology operations at the school where she works, Lycée Liziba . I’ll leave the introduction like that to avoid any spoilers. Assina represents a very large part of the world’s schools that, honestly, we don’t take into account as often as we should. Schools such as Lycee Lizi...
Nov 03, 2020•36 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast №12, Kenneth Chapman, D2L Editor's Erratum: D2L's former name is Desire 2 Learn, not Design 2 Learn. We apologize for this error. My guest for today’s episode is Kenneth Chapman from D2L , formerly “Desire 2 Learn.” D2L is the Canadian elearning company behind Brightspace, one of the top players in what we call the “LMS Space Race.” We became very interested in D2L, which is one of the longest running elearning journeys out there, when we learned about their approach to customer care a...
Oct 27, 2020•31 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast №11 Mohit Mukhergee, University for Peace Centre for Executive Education “If you don’t figure out how to do your programs online, you are out of business.” These are words from my guest for episode 11 of the Elearning Podcast. Mohit Mukhergee is an expert in organizational development, positive psychology, social entrepreneurialism, and the Founding Director of the Centre for Executive Education at the University for Peace , a United Nations established institution. Mohit has been a pioneer in b...
Oct 20, 2020•44 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast №10 Cindy Pascale, Vado.com My guest for today’s episode is Cindy Pascale. She’s the CEO and Co-Founder of Vado , a content provider focused on video streaming for HR and Talent Management departments. Cindy has seen it all in L&D departments over the last 20 years and she’s helped translate that experience into the content Vado provides to its customer base via interactive video. Now, with the COVID crisis changing how we work, she’s offering clear advice about how to prepare and pivot in t...
Oct 13, 2020•33 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast №9 Page Chen, Remote Learner My guest for today’s episode is Dr. Page Chen, President and Chief Innovation Officer of Remote Learner . Based in Denver, CO, Remote Learner continues to innovate in technology as well as the learning process itself. The services and solutions that Remote Learner delivers for their clients are built on a foundation of something Page calls Persuasive Design Strategies. Persuasive Design was the focus of Page’s doctoral research and, as you’ll hear in a few minutes, p...
Oct 06, 2020•51 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast №8 Seb Francis, Titus My guest for today’s episode is Seb Francis. Seb is the Co-Founder and CEO of Titus , A Certified Premium Partner of Moodle in the UK, Hong Kong and UAE. In these countries, Titus helps organizations of all stripes to get started, scale and make the most of Moodle, and more recently Moodle Workplace. For the company’s efforts on “championing” and capitalizing on high-profile initiatives, including the largest installation of Moodle Workplace in the world to date, last year ...
Sep 29, 2020•40 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast №7 Monica Burns, ClassTechTips.com My guest for today’s episode is Monica Burns. She’s the creator of ClassTechTips.com and, frankly, she absolutely crushes it in terms of explaining how K-12 teachers can effectively use tech in the classroom. Since the beginning of lockdowns, Monica’s website, has seen tremendous growth. It makes complete sense. Teachers and parents are looking everywhere for help in their online learning, and Monica is one of the most knowledgeable and approachable experts you...
Sep 22, 2020•44 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast №6 Eric Gibbs, Ouriginal My guest for our 6th episode is Eric Gibbs, who is the President for North America of the company Ouriginal . When we recorded this interview in early September 2020, Ouriginal (with an “O-U”) is only a few hours old. Ouriginal is the result of a merger of two text-matching and plagiarism prevention companies: Urkund, from Sweden, and PlagScan, from Germany. In the universe of eLearning technologies, the tools that companies like Ouriginal offer, commonly called “plagiar...
Sep 15, 2020•31 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast №5 Brittany Smith, WanderingBritt.com My guest for the fifth episode of the eLearning Podcast is Brittany Smith. Brittany is a Preschool teacher in Atlantic City, New Jersey, who blogs at WanderingBritt.com . Last June, Brittany's Twitter thread about children's books that discuss race and racism went viral - being shared on the social network over 200,000 times. Since then she has been invited to speak on countless outlets including TIME , NPR, Good Morning America , Buzzfeed and the ...
Sep 08, 2020•34 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast №4 Dean Saunders of eCreators.com My guest for our 4th episode is Dean Saunders. Dean is an Australian EdTech pioneer with global exposure across some of the worlds largest organisations. Dean leads the team at eCreators to create bespoke learning environments and content truly tailored towards organisational success. eCreators are the minds behind the Learnbook LMS, and the newly created Learnbook LXP which is charged with transforming the way people learn at work. You can learn more about Dean...
Sep 01, 2020•41 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast №3 Michelle Moore, MyLearningConsultants My guest for our 3rd episode is Michelle Moore. Michelle is an online learning consultant and she is the co-founder of My Learning Consultants. She has helped hundreds of educators and trainers design exceptional online and blended learning experiences. She was also one of our top speakers at the eLearning Success Summit. You can find out more about Michelle at MyLearningConsultants.com . In today’s episode, Michelle and I talk about: How MyLearningConsul...
Aug 25, 2020•44 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast №2 Brian Carlson of eThink Education My guest for our 2nd episode is Brian Carlson, who is the CEO of eThink Education. Brian co-founded eThink more than twelve years ago and today oversees the entire operation. Brian’s been in edtech for decades and is an active advisor on eLearning initiatives through roles such as his seat on the Baltimore Workforce Investment Board. In today’s episode, Brian and I talk about: How eThink have helped their clients support instructors and learners during the CO...
Aug 18, 2020•40 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast №1 Dr. Britt Andreatta, 7th Mind; Wired to Learn and Wired to Grow (books) Britt is is the CEO of 7th Mind and an internationally recognized thought leader who creates brain science–based solutions for today’s challenges by drawing on her unique background in leadership, neuroscience, psychology, and learning. Britt has published several books on the brain science of success including her most recent which is called, Wired to Grow: Harness the Power of Brain Science to Learn and Master Any Skill...
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