What happens when you take the spirit of match dot com and apply it to helping students find the right college, the right job, the right major, and the needed funding? That is what we explore in this interview. Along the way, this is a great interview to explore the way in which big data might help us address pressing challenges in education. This is also a great interview for those aspiring educational entrepreneurs who want insight on what it takes to be successful.

School is a game, but it is a terrible game. Join us in this interview with Dr. Barry Fishman as we explore how we can change or improve that game for the benefit of learners.

Join us for this interview with Zack Brisson, co-founder of Reboot, as we explore the value of user-centered design in clarifying and solving problems that range from global issues to the challenges of an individual classroom.

John Katzman is a serial entrepreneur and founder of the Princeton Review, 2U, and most recently, Noodle Companies. In this episode, John shares his thoughts on the standardized test situation in education, the advertising wars in higher education, he offers a compelling vision for an education marketplace, and he gives some tips for aspiring educational entrepreneurs.

Amid the focus upon test preparation and increased academic time on task, attention to physical activity and movement is sometimes limited or forgotten in schools. In this interview with two experts on the role of movement, physical activity, and learning; we explore this topic from a variety of angles.

In this interview with a co-founder of Filament Games, we learn the story of an instructional designer turned game designer and startup founder, gain insights on the game design process, and get tips on how to get started.

In this episode, we speak with the founding president and a student in the founding class of one of the newest higher education institutions in this world, Wayfinding Academy. Learn about their distinct approach to higher education, one that flips things upside down and starts with student passion and interest.

We are seeing an un-bundling and re-bundling of education, especially in higher education, but also in K-12, professional education, workforce training, and more. In this interview with Hudson Baird of PelotonU, we learn about a promising innovation around student mentoring and community building that is producing impressive results.

From Tron to Lawnmower Man, to the Matrix, visions of stepping into a virtual and digital world has captured our imaginations for years. While both have been around for decades, these technologies are getting increasingly closer to the mainstream. We are now witnessing a growing number of educational applications, and this is just the beginning. In this interview with Steve Aukstakalnis, author and researcher on AR and VR, we explore the promise and possibilities of both for education....

In this interview with Michael Schrage, research fellow at MIT and author of the Innovator's Hypothesis, we challenge the assumption that good ideas are the best way to innovate in education. Instead, Schrage makes a compelling argument for focusing upon testable hypothesis that we turn into cheap, quick experiments that build a culture of innovation and offer actionable insights for moving forward.

In this interview with the CEO and President of the Indiana CPA Society and a strategic the CPA Center for Excellence, we explore a rich case of how continuing education is being transformed in the connected and digital age. This is a chance to learn from a real-world case of competency-based education in a way that is certain to also influence the future of K-12 and higher education.

People are emotional and imaginative beings. This is not just for children. This is true throughout the lifespan. How is our approach to education informed by this fact? We explore this question and others with Dr. Gillian Judson, one of the directors of the Imaginative Education Research Group and a Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University.

In this episode we explore Promazo, a startup that is meeting needs of students, higher education institutions, and corporations through a unique approach to internships. Their approach helps schools address the persistent problem of knowledge transfer to real world contexts. It helps students get real world experience, graduate with tested experience and a possible job. It also helps companies meet strategic needs and identity new talent. Amid this interview, there are important insights for...

In this interview with Matt Candler, founder of 4.0 Schools, we explore a number of important questions. What is the value of starting small in educational innovation? What is the difference between innovating to and innovating with? What is the role of tests and experiments and how can they lead to more human-centered approaches to education? Finally, where can you find a place where you receive capital, coaching and a community to support your work around educational innovation?

What are open badges? Why do they matter? What challenges and opportunities do they create for democratizing education while increasing access and opportunity? What role do they play in helping us to tell the story of our knowledge, experiences, and accomplishments in a connected age? These are some of the questions that we explored in this interview with Sheryl Grant.

In this episode, we visited with Max Seidman, a game designer at Tiltfactor. Tiltfactor is a serious game research center at Dartmouth University. In this episode we explore how to design games for social impact, the role of design thinking, the importance of measuring impact and results, and more.

In this interview, Kelly Tenkely, founder of Anastasis Academy and the Learning Genome Project, shares about her mission to honor the uniqueness of every learner through a truly personalized learning experience.

In this episode we look at the power of connections among educators in the digital age. In this interview with Tom Whitby (teacher, author, and co-founder of #Edchat), we learn about how to build powerful networks and communities, and we consider the benefits of these digital connections in education.

In this episode, we explore the role of games in learning, specifically the use and design of BreakoutEDU games, which allow you to take the fun and intrigue of the escape room into any classroom.

In this episode, your host, Bernard Bull interviewed author and innovator, Don Wettrick, as they explored taking 20% time and genius hour to the next level in school, shifting away from a culture of earning in education, finding the right balance between foundational studies and passion projects, and much more. Don is author of Pure Genius and Host of the the StartEdUp podcast. Check out the show notes at www.moonshotedu.com for links to his book, podcast, and contact information.

In this episode on relevance in education, Bernard Bull, interviews Dennis Sheeran, author of Instant Relevance: Using Today's Experiences to Teach Tomorrow's Lessons.

Amid all the buzz words, trends, policy debates and the rest in education, what really matters? In this episode, your host, Dr. Bernard Bull, draws from his 2016 book, What Really Matters?: 10 Critical Issues in Contemporary Education, to share what he considers to be among some of the more important issues that we must address today.

What causes people to pursue radical innovations in education? In this episode, Bernard Bull draws from his observations and research to share six of the most common reasons that compel people to take the leap into a more radical innovation in education.

Some people talk about tests, standards, and academic rigor as keys to improving our schools, but in this episode we consider the power and possibility of curiosity and the love of learning.

Three people with degrees in the same field, from the same school, with the same GPA apply for a job. Who gets it? A diploma can only tell you so much, and we explore that in this newest episode, considering the many things that a diploma does not tell you about a person.