Ep 8: Dr. Nina Huntemann on Learning New Research Skills at Mid-Career

On this episode of the "Research in Action" podcast, I am joined by Dr. Nina Huntemann, director of academics and research at edX. In this role, Dr. Huntemman is leading cross-institution faculty initiatives, developing curriculum strategies and providing pedagogical expertise, managing educational policy projects, and facilitating research across edX university partners. Dr. Huntemann has over 15 years of college-level teaching, program administration, and faculty development experience. She is also a digital media studies scholar and co-director of Women in Games Boston, a professional network for women working in the digital games industry. Dr. Huntemann received her Ph.D. in communication at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Segment 1: Research at edX [00:00-9:49] In this first segment, Nina and I talk about edX and Nina's role as director of academics and research. Segment 2: Learning Research Skills at Mid-Career [9:50-20:18] In segment two, Nina and I talk about the new skills she's learning in her position and some of her strategies for learning new skills at mid-career. Segment 3: Working While Traveling [20:19-32:44] In segment three, Nina shares some more details about the kinds of projects she's working on at edX and some of her strategies for being productive when she's on the road including scheduling "download time" before her trips. To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the "Research in Action" podcast: Twitter: @RIA_podcast or #RIA_podcast Email: [email protected] Voicemail: 541-737-1111 If you listen to the podcast via iTunes, please consider leaving us a review.