The Construction Educator Podcast Limited Series

Jeff Kim, one of the field's foremost Construction Technology Education experts, talks to Miles and Emily about his love for assembling things that drew him to building, using tech in the classroom, and why we should embrace automation in Construction.

Gareth Figgess, Assistant Professor of Construction Management at California State University- Sacramento, shares his thoughts on experiential learning, a Living Building project in the Sac State Arboretum, and why ignorance can be bliss when breaking down university department silos. 

Dr. Jeong Woo, Department Head and Professor at Cal Poly- San Luis Obispo, talks to Miles and Emily about his global construction experience, student peer mentoring, and why learning to use Construction technology tools is as easy as riding a bike. 

In this episode, Miles and Emily sit down with Washington State University professor and President of the Associated Schools of Construction, David Gunderson. David talks us through strategies for teaching Project Delivery methods and adapting to the changing distribution of work in project teams. We also take time to sing the praises of Superintendents!

Dr. Jay Christofferson, one of the ASC's most seasoned leaders, sits down with Emily to talk about how he started teaching at Brigham Young University (BYU), cultivating expertise in Estimating, and gives insight into how many students from BYU have developed their impressive presentation and networking skills outside the classroom.

After Miles skipped out of Reno, Emily snagged an opportunity to sit down with Andrew Kline, Lecturer at Cal Poly- San Luis Obispo, to talk about Construction tech, becoming a first-generation builder, and making the career transition from the field to the classroom. 

Greg Starzyk, Construction Law expert and Professor in the Department of Construction Management at Cal Poly- San Luis Obispo talks with us about being a Carpenters apprentice, teaching law in the classroom, and... Cher! BONUS: Greg met one of history's most legendary athletes in a Chicago elevator and told us the story during our soundcheck. It was too good not to include, so catch it at the end of the episode. 

Dr. Patrick Suermann, Department Chair of Construction Science at Texas A&M University, sits down with Miles and Emily to talk about Construction technology and- the moment that we all (Emily) have been waiting for- have a major geek session about the Texas A&M Space Alliance, which is driving research and collaboration in the fields of Lunar and Martian Construction.  *Note: In this episode, we discuss an upcoming panel at the 2020 SXSW Festival, and since this recording the Festival has been postponed due to COVID-19. Check the panel out once the Festival is rescheduled!

Casey Cline, Department Chair of Construction Management at Boise State University in Boise, ID, sits down with us to share his thoughts on Construction technology, an award-winning project with Idaho's West Ada School District, and the importance of letting students "twist in the wind" a bit in the pursuit of problem solving. 

Brad Hyatt, Department Chair of Construction Management at California State University- Fresno, talks experiential learning through the construction of tiny homes at Fresno State, and his current doctoral work around the exciting future of data analytics in Construction. 

Dr. Jim Sullivan, Director of the Undergraduate Program in the M.E. Rinker School of Construction Management at the University of Florida tells us about the importance of 1:1 relationships for change, why "mad fixes nothing," and why we should be more worried about our bidder shortage than our labor shortage in the Construction industry.