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Education Trends

by Mission

Welcome to Education Trends, your #1 podcast for news that matters in education, college, technology, leadership and the science of learning. Make sure you tap subscribe, sit back, and prepare to learn how leaders are harnessing the latest education trends to serve, educate, and inspire others.

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  1. Liberal Arts Students Can Innovate, Too

    At Davidson College, one of the top liberal arts colleges in the nation, the new Jay Hurt Hub for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is becoming a go-to destination for students and others in the community who want to bring their creative ideas to the next level. As the Faculty Director for the Hurt...

  2. A Voice for Change in Education

    With Higher Learning Advocates, Julie Peller works toward making education accessible to students throughout the country by advocating for federal policies that will improve the system. Education Trends is brought to you by our friends at Vemo Education. Vemo works with higher education...

  3. The Rocket Fuel for Innovation

    At the IDEA Center Innovation Lab at Notre Dame, students and faculty identify problems in the real world and then come up with solutions to solve them. As the director of the lab, Matt Leevy makes that possible, then adds fuel to the fire to bring advancements to the next level. Education Trends...

  4. Innovation at the University Level Enters the Real World

    At the Center for Innovation at UPenn, John Swartley is in charge of making real-world innovations happen by helping form partnerships between his higher education institution and the private sector. Education Trends is brought to you by our friends at Vemo Education. Vemo works with higher...

  5. Making Learning A Lifelong Game

    With LRNG, Connie Yowell and her team, in partnership with cities and universities like SNHU, learning is turning into a game-based system. Yowell believes that in order to prepare young people for work in the 21st century, they need to have learning be a part of their everyday life. Thanks to…

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  6. Teaching Journalism in a New, Data-Driven Way

    How does an economist go about teaching journalism? With algorithms of course. That’s what James T. Hamilton does at Stanford University where he serves as Hearst Professor of Communication and the Director of the Journalism Program at Stanford University. In this role, James is helping a new...

  7. How Veterans Are Changing the World Inside the Education System and Out

    After a 20-year military career, which included time spent teaching cadets at West Point, Jonathan Due has learned what it means to educate a service member and the unique challenges that go with it. Now with the Pat Tillman Foundation, JD helps veterans and their families continue to succeed...

  8. Cultivating Innovation

    As Executive Vice President and Chief Research and Innovation Officer of Knowledge Enterprise Development at ASU, the work Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan does is leading to innovation and mind-molding that continues to inspire. Education Trends is brought to you by our friends at Vemo Education.…

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  9. Austen Allred: How to Create Job-Enabling Education with No Upfront Student Costs

    Austen Allred saw a problem: students were becoming less willing to take a risk on higher education because they weren’t guaranteed a job in the other side. The solution? Lambda School. In this Mission Daily crossover episode, Allred explains how, as CEO, he helps implement a new model of code...

  10. Making a MakerGirl

    Stephanie Hein, the CEO of MakerGirl, has helped the nonprofit bring STEM education to young girls around the country. She explains here how STEM and what a MakerGirl learns through the program can set girls up for lifelong success. Education Trends is brought to you by our friends at Vemo...

  11. Educating Future Educators

    Through every level of the education system, Dr. Andrea Lewis has been picking up the best practices for educating future educators. Education Trends is brought to you by our friends at Vemo Education. Vemo works with higher education institutions to develop and implement income-based finance...

  12. Education and the Black Experience

    When she was admitted to the A Better Chance program and placed in an elite college prep school in California, kihana miraya ross saw how different the experience was than the public schools she had come from. It started her thinking about the black experience in schools more generally, and she’s...

  13. How to Build a Global University

    After a career in tech, Tom Delaney found his way to NYU where he helped turn the institution into one of the first and most-successful global universities. Education Trends is brought to you by our friends at Vemo Education. Vemo works with higher education institutions to develop and implement...

  14. Mixing the Traditional and the Unconventional

    As a university professor and the host of an educational web series, Danielle Bainbridge has a unique stake in both traditional education and a new wave of education through technology. Here she discusses how the education space has changed and how she predicts the traditional and the new will...

  15. To MBA or Not MBA? That Is the Question

    Author and entrepreneur Micah Merrick dives into the pros and cons of pursuing an MBA or other traditional education pathways, and why he feels universities need to focus less on teaching knowledge and more on teaching skills. Education Trends is brought to you by our friends at Vemo Education....

  16. A Government’s Impact on Education

    Throughout years in government, Zakiya Smith Ellis has helped impact millions of students’ lives. Today, as the Secretary of Higher Education in New Jersey, she is helping to create greater access to education for all of her constituents by implementing change that will make college more…

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  17. Disruptive Innovation In Education

    At the Clayton Christensen Institute, Julia Freeland, the Director of Education, is looking at ways to disrupt the education system to reach more and more students. Spoiler alert: Part of it has to do with technology, but most of it is about relationships. Education Trends is brought to you by…

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  18. Advocating for Competency-Based Education

    Making education more accessible to a greater number of people is one of the biggest challenges facing educators today. Scott Pulsipher, President of Western Governors University, makes the case that the way to address that is with competency-based and individualized education Education Trends is...

  19. Innovating Education In the Internet Age

    Throughout 20 years at Ivy Tech Community College, Kara Monroe has been integral in blending technology with education. Now, as Provost and Senior Vice President at Ivy Tech, Kara is continuing to look toward the future to help students learn in ways that no one ever thought possible. Education...

  20. Making a Difference Through Education

    Dr. Leroy Morishita believes that everyone has an innate desire to make a difference. And, depending on the type of difference you want to make, he believes that having access to education is one way to make that desire a reality. As president of Cal State, East Bay, Dr. Morishita has been…

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  21. Educating the Changing Workforce

    Alana Dunagan is a senior higher education researcher at the Clayton Christensen Institute. She studies the higher ed industry, searching for affordable solutions that are beneficial for students, educators, and employers. Alana seeks answers to questions like, “How can we build a system of…

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  22. The Lifelong Journey of Education

    In today’s episode, we are interviewing David Blake. David is the founder and now executive chairman of Degreed. Degreed is a lifelong learning platform that individuals and organizations use to discover learning content, build skills, and certify their expertise. David is also the author of a…

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  23. Disruptive Innovation in Education

    On this episode of Education Trends, we are interviewing Michael Horn. Michael speaks and writes about the future of education. He also works hands-on with education organizations to improve students' lives. Michael is the Chief Strategic Officer at Entangled Ventures, an education technology...

  24. What Is College Worth and How Do You Pay For It?

    Today’s guest on Education Trends is Tonio DeSorrento. Tonio is the CEO of Vemo Education, our presenting sponsor. Tonio is a US Naval Academy graduate, a former marine captain, and has taught law at Georgetown University Law School. Before co-founding Vemo, Tonio worked on student financing...

  25. About Education Trends

    Education Trends is your #1 podcast for news that matters in education, college, technology, leadership and the science of learning. In Season 1 of Education Trends, we’re interviewing 24 leaders, practitioners, and influencers in higher education. So what’s the goal? Simple: To help you discover...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Welcome to Education Trends, your #1 podcast for news that matters in education, college, technology, leadership and the science of learning. Make sure you tap subscribe, sit back, and prepare to learn how leaders are harnessing the latest education trends to serve, educate, and inspire others.

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Welcome to Education Trends, your #1 podcast for news that matters in education, college, technology, leadership and the science of learning. Make sure you tap subscribe, sit back, and prepare to learn how leaders are harnessing the latest education trends to serve, educate, and inspire others.

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