Love\Hate relationships with Language Learning and Ray Blakney, Live Lingua on the eLearn Podcast
My guest for today is Ray Blakney, an edu-preneur and founder of Live Lingua, a one-on-one online language learning service. In 2015, Live Lingua was named among the Best 360 Entrepreneurial Companies in America by Entrepreneur Magazine. In this very robust conversation Ray and I talk about: ☎ Languages! Why they’re so important for all […]
Defense Hub: eLearning Lessons From U.S. Department of Defense, The World’s Largest EdTech Spender
In this Hub The modernizer stalled reform The Learning Doctrine: What is it The Learning Doctrine 2: Mind of a Mullen Fork the DoD With an estimated annual dedicated budget of $500 Million USD, the U.S. Department of Defense is one of the single largest consumers of digital learning products worldwide. Traditionally, each branch and […]
Interpreters Between Employers Needs And Students’ Dreams With Jodi McPherson, Leah Jewell, UPSKLS On The eLearn Podcast
In this very “advanced” conversation we talk about: Needs assessment in the educational system; or why it seems easy to find problems, but it’s a real challenge to turn that problem into evidence of a market opportunity investors consider a worthwhile venture . The changing landscape of the core skills sets of young people: why […]
This No-Nonsense Online Teaching Handbook Will Make You Feel Right With Courtney Ostaff On The eLearn Podcast
In this episode, Courtney and Ladek talk about… Why Courtney believes teachers should “take back” their classrooms, by playing to your strengths, even if that means putting live online sessions on the back burner We talk about why replicating the face-to-face experience online can be quite frankly impossible; and why it’s worth remembering that live […]
Exploratory Practice Revival? It Never Went Away! Marianna Goral On The eLearn Podcast
My guest for today is Marianna Goral, digital learning specialist and consultant recognized for the development of a variety of eLearning products. In 2016 Marianna was awarded best British educational research and scholarly work in education by the British Educational Research Association Committee. In this interview, Marianna shared with me her deep and broad experience […]
5 Ways Machine Learning Helps eLearning
Machine learning is slowly but surely working its way into many facets of our lives. It has proved itself to be an indispensable tool across many sectors; and recently, AI and machine learning has been harnessed to improve online learning and make a positive impact on learning outcomes and levels of engagement. This article explores […]
Most Popular Books on Education, Teaching and Elearning in Amazon 2022 Edition
These is the ultimate list. Published in the last 2 years, it list the most reviewed items in the category.
A Teachers’ Teacher, Ronda Beaman On The eLearn Podcast
It’s a real treat for me to have Ronda Beaman on the show today. Among many other things, she is the first recipient of the National Education Associations “Art of Teaching” Award. A “teacher’s teacher,” Ronda is a best-selling author (several times over), renowned university professor, serial educational entrepreneur, coach, fitness trainer, and a 2020 […]
Design Matters: 4 Timeless Must-Read Books For eLearning Professionals
According to a 2021 Pew Research Center survey, young people are using social media sites to connect with friends and family, to receive news and information, or to reach out to people with compatible interests. They primarily do this over YouTube, which 95% of respondents use, followed by Instagram. Despite how well most teens use […]
The Future Is Here And It’s ‘TutorTech’ With Ramanan Ramadoss, Tutoreels On The eLearning Podcast With Ladek
My guest for today is Ramanan Ramadoss, a serial EdTech entrepreneur based out of Singapore. In this episode, Ram and I talk about Tutoreels, his latest venture in what we maybe should start calling the “TutorTech” subspace. In this very instructive conversation we talk about: 🖥 What it takes for an eLearning technology to support […]
