Co-Occurrence #8 - Emotion is the Highlighter of Learning: Using Reflection and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Create Meaningful Learning Experiences  (EP.31) With Leticia Britos Cavagnaro Ph.D. How can we use artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance learning and reflection? What are the benefits and challenges of using "AI bots", generative AI, and other emerging technologies in education? How can we foster a culture of curiosity and experimentation among educators and learners in the face...

Co-Occurrence #7 - Bridging the Distance in Generative AI and Education: From Productivity to Learning to Ethics and Creativity  (EP.30) With Stephanie Moore, Ph.D. How can we as learners, educators, and instructional designers use AI tools in imaginative and innovative ways to enhance productivity, compliment creativity, support must have like learner diversity and accessibility all while ensuring ethical and responsible use, critical thinking amongst learning designers and learners as...

Co-Occurrence #6 - The Zen of Never Being Up to Speed: Embracing and Adapting to AI and Emerging Tech  (EP.29) With Scott Doorley, MA., Stanford d.school How do we navigate the relentless newness of emerging technologies? How do educators foster a culture of curiosity, exploration, and innovation? How do we increase our adaptability and ability to respond to all of this?  In this episode Stanford University d.school Creative director, writer, and designer Scott Doorley, joins us to delve...

Co-Occurrence #5 - AI is Here to Stay: Hype, Humanity, and Health Professions Education (EP.28) With Eric Gantwerker, MD, MMSc (MedEd), FACS, AFAMEE  Artificial intelligence (AI) is not only transforming the field of medicine, but also the way we learn and teach it. In fact, AI is evolving the world of all education professionals, both inside and outside of health professions. In this episode, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell  Associate Professor of Otolaryngology  and...

Co-Occurrence #4 - The Future is Now: How VR and AR are Revolutionizing Medical and Health Sciences Education (EP.27) With Ryan Kingsley, MPAS, P.A.-C. Virtual reality and Augmented Reality are among some of the most exciting technologies that are revolutionizing the innovation possibilities within our learning landscape today. These cutting edge technologies, VR and AR, along with rapidly changing and growing AI capabilities, are having transformative impacts on health science and medical...

Co-Occurrence #3 - Grappling with Bias in AI: How are You Inspiring a Critical Mindset? (EP.26) With Tacita Morway (she/her) How can we mitigate the biases present in Generative AI? What role do we play in shaping a more equitable outcome? In this episode, Tacita Morway, Textio's Chief Technology Officer, weighs in to share her insights on bias in AI, the importance of critical thinking, and using your fears as a roadmap to discovery. This episode is the third installment of our limited...

Co-Occurrence #2 - Generative AI and Chat-GPT: A Powerful Tool for Educators, but Not Without Challenges (EP.25) With Jon Fila Can generative artificial intelligence large language models like Chat-GPT be useful to educators? If so, what are some ways it can help us and what should we be careful about relying on it for?  In this episode, author Jon Fila joins host Stacy Craft to explore how generative AI chat models like Chat-GPT can help educators create engaging and personalized content...

Co-Occurrence #1 - Visual Generative AI in Medical Education: The Promise and Challenges (EP.24) With Carlo Alberto Mazzoli, M.D. & Federico Semeraro, M.D. Can visual generative AI open new avenues for medical education? Can it offer quick, accurate, valid, and creative visualizations that educators can adapt and use for their curriculums?  If not, then how and when? In this episode, Dr. Federico Semeraro and Dr. Carlo Alberto Mazzoli join host Stacy Craft to explore the transformative...

Accessible Technology and Design Impacts All Learners - VSF Technology and the Power of Innovation for Access (EP.23) With Randal Walker, M.D. "When the wall of exclusion came down, everybody benefited" - Angela Glover Blackwell Have you heard of the "curb-cut effect"?  It is a phenomenon when a technology or innovation comes along meant to benefit one situation or demographic and ends up being used in unplanned ways by just about everyone who has access. Many technologies we rely on today...

Gameplay and Game Design to Transform Learning - Laughter and Learning Outcomes in Medical Education (EP.22) With Michelle A. Nelsen, MS, HTL (ASCP) Incorporating games into your curriculum can be transformative. Games can be immersive and when constructed by learners, a game can move education from a passive endeavor to an active and engaging experience that promotes critical thinking teamwork experiential learning and empathy. Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology and...

Modern Learners in a Digital World - Custom Curriculums and Learning Approaches in Med Ed and Beyond (EP:22)  With  Angela Robbins. Ph.D.  Our relationship with information is constantly evolving. Expectations and learners' skills shift as technology changes and how we access content changes.  Dr. Angela Robbins joins Stacy Craft to talk about the new education landscape that has emerged with cultural changes, post-pandemic adjustments, and the desire for a personalized curriculum and how...

Live: Why Can't We Be Friends? Building Community in Online Courses (EP:20)  With  Stacy Craft M.Ed.  Educators Central Live Studio - Sometimes fostering community can be an element  that gets overlooked or addressed as a second tier concern when designing and developing online learning.  However, community is an essential component of a fully realized virtual learning experience.  Join Stacy Craft in the recording of this special live event to learn more about the elements of community as...

Building Memory with Science and Senses - Put on Your Thinking Cap (EP:19)  With  Stella Collins, MSc.  Creating effective learning can be complicated – from our biology to our environment, there are a lot of elements that influence outcomes. And how can we get our learners curious anyway, especially in our increasingly digital spaces? Grab a hat and put it on (we mean it…. we’ll wait while you go get it)  because in this episode, celebrated author and science-based learning thinker, Stella...

Connecting with Learners - Learner Centered Approaches (EP:18) With  Dr. Cheryll Albold, Ph.D.  Learner-Centered instructional approaches ask educators to shift their focus from traditional, teacher-centric approaches, where instructors push information at learners, to one that asks learners to actively co-create knowledge and participate in their learning. This transition from "Sage on the Stage" to "Guide on the Side" is not always a simple one and requires that educators connect with...

Creating Effective and Engaging Videos - Principles and Practice (EP:17) With  Metta Kuehntopp, M.Ed.  Video is a powerful platform to deliver online learning. When leveraged well, video enhances learners’ ability to synthesize and engage with educational concepts. So what makes a quality educational video? How does our cognition impact a practical and effective video design? How can we apply scientific principles and effective learning theory to create meaningful videos that make learners...

Problem Based Learning and Team Based Learning - Your New Educational Super Strategy (EP:16) With Diana Dolmans, PhD. From workplace training to higher education settings, team based small group activities around problems are a staple. However, when we talk about the models of Team Based Learning vs Problem based Learning, how these interact, differ, where they come from, as well as how to implement them meaningfully, we can sometimes get lost. This can get especially complex when we move...

Short Bite: Moving Your Classroom Online Quickly (EP:15) With Stacy Craft, M.Ed & Metta Kuehntopp, M.Ed. We revisit our last topic and condense it for you into a short bite. Learn about all the great strategies from the full episode, condensed into less than ten minutes. Across the globe, educators are being asked to move their curricula online practically overnight. This can be a very stressful challenge. Don’t fret though! There are some things that just about everyone can do to help...

Virtual Class Now! - How to Move Your Education Online in a Hurry (EP:14) With Stacy Craft, M.Ed & Metta Kuehntopp, M.Ed. Across the globe, educators are being asked to move their curricula online practically overnight. This can be a very stressful challenge. Don’t fret though! There are some things that just about everyone can do to help make the transition a little smoother, and maintain some of the spirit of your original brick and mortar classroom. In this episode, Senior...

6 Tips to Better Slides Right Now (EP:13) With Special Guests Slideshow presentations are a standard in education. We have all seen good slides. We have all seen slides that leave us fatigued, distracted, bored and confused.  How can you make sure that your slides fall on the better side of this division?   Join Stacy Craft and a panel of educational experts as they share six tips that can help you propel your slideshows excellence. Questions? Feedback? Ideas? Contact us at...

Learning Styles - Unpacking the Myth (EP:12) With Tesia Marshik, PhD. Let's talk about learning styles! The idea that we learn better in our "preferred learning style" is pretty pervasive and has become part of popular culture. Scores of consumer sites sell and promote various examples and models, urging people to "find your learning style". But, is there any evidence to support this? As educators, do we have a duty to follow the science? Join Stacy Craft and Associate Professor of...

What Learners Want - Motivations and Strategies to Enhance Education With Michael Horn, MBA. Do you know why your learners are choosing their education? Understanding the mindset of learners is an important insight to inform how exactly you design and deliver education. Join Stacy Craft and distinguished author, speaker and innovative educational expert Michael Horn, MBA as they chat expansively about learner motivation, its impacts on design choices, the ins and outs of blended and active...

Writing Quality Multiple Choice Questions - Theories, Tips, and the Titanic (EP:10) With Patti Shank, PhD. Multiple choice questions are ubiquitous in education. We all use them, and they are essential to assessing and gathering data of all sorts. But, are we doing it right? What does the research show about what we need to be doing better? In this episode, award winning author, former eLearning Guild Research Director, and education expert Patti Shank, PhD, chats with Stacy Craft about...

Caring and Education - From Theory to Practice in Adult Education (EP:09) With Whitney Kilgore, PhD. The ethics of care, often referred to as "Care Theory", is a theory and philosophy that encompasses the human experience as a whole. Pioneered by educationalist and philosopher Nel Noddings with the publication of her book "Caring" in 1982 along with continued work thereafter, Care Theory asks us to re-frame our approach to each other and our experiences through the lens of caring. But, why...

Sticky Learning - What Binge Watching Teaches us About the Goldfish Myth (EP:08) With Julie Dirksen, M.S. As educators, you have likely heard a lot about the limits of human attention span, maybe you even heard that cell phones have robbed us of precious mental faculties leaving us with less capacity than a goldfish. Truth be told, there are a lot of ideas out there around the topic of attention span as well as how to make learning materials effective (aka sticky). From goldfish brains to...