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Technology is an apparent force in the world, but it's nothing new. From scrolls to screens, innovations have shaped how we interact with God's Word and each other. How will technology influence the church in the future? Listen to Dr. Bernard Bull and Dr. David Maxwell as they discuss their research and experience.
When life handed him an unexpected turn, Dr. Bernard Bull grasped it with unwavering faith and an educator's heart. This episode of Leigh Time is a pilgrimage through the life of a man whose deep-seated spiritual convictions and passion for Lutheran education catapulted him from a classroom to a presidency. We trace Dr. Bull's footsteps from the early influence of a Lutheran school semester that deepened his connection with God, to the life-altering loss of his father, a crucible that fortified his faith and set him on a trajectory to influence countless students in higher education.Our conversation with Dr. Bull doesn't shy away from the complexities of integrating Christian values within diverse academic spheres. As we traverse his professional timeline, we uncover the richness and the challenges of his ascent from an educator to the helm of an institution. Sharing anecdotes from consulting for prestigious educational bodies to innovative contributions at Concordia University Wisconsin, Dr. Bull's journey is a testament to the power of mentorship, adaptability, and staying true to one's principles amidst the ever-changing academic landscape.Lastly, we engage with the heart of Concordia Nebraska's mission, where Dr. Bull now presides, examining the delicate art of nurturing faith and wisdom in tandem. We delve into the institution's creative methods to recruit church workers, akin to sports scouting, and how leadership is more a marathon than a sprint in the Infinite Game of higher education. Listen as we reveal how Concordia is leaping over financial hurdles with groundbreaking programs like tuition-free education, and how the institution's dedication to its mission drives its continuous evolution, always with an eye on service and faith. Join us for a profound look into the life and leadership of Dr. Bernard Bull, where education and faith intersect to shape the future.JOIN OUR NEW ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORM!ENTER CODE - 75ULC2023 for 75% off! Support the showVisit uniteleadership.org
In this highly dynamic conversation, Bernard Bull shares his insights about everything from the importance of mission-informed innovation and understanding that innovation is not a one size fits all endeavor to building consensus and support for a new and creative effort, working through resistance to knowing when to move on, and what it takes to develop the mindset and capacity for educational innovation. Dr. Bull is not new to educational innovation. He launched one of the earliest online high school programs in the 1990s, led many curricular innovations, studied and learned from over a hundred innovative learning organizations and products, and launched the first master's degree program built upon competency-based digital badges. Bull is the author of eight books including the highly popular Missional Moonshots: Insight and Inspiration for Educational Innovation (2016), he created the blog Etale, which eventually ranked as one of the top 50 education blogs on the Internet for almost a decade, created the Moonshot Edu Show podcast, served as CEO of Birdhouse Learning Labs, and has given well over 100 invited and keynote presentations throughout the United States and around the world. Bull, a leader in Christian Lutheran higher education, assumed the presidency of Concordia University (NE) in 2020, after leading a turnaround effort as Goddard College (VT) president. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chelip/message
Dr. Bernard Bull, President of Concordia University Nebraska, joins Andy and Sarah at the 2022 LCMS Youth Gathering for our Set Apart to Serve Series to talk about why Lutheran education is important to him, where the formation of church workers begins, what is key in early years of formation, and how he has been able to be a part of the formation of church workers. Learn more about the Set Apart to Serve Initiative at lcms.org/setaparttoserve. Christ's church will continue until He returns, and that church will continue to need church workers. Set Apart to Serve (SAS) is an initiative of the LCMS to recruit church workers. Together, we pray for workers for the Kingdom of God and encourage children to consider church work vocations. Here are three easy ways you can participate in SAS: 1. Pray with your children for God to provide church workers. 2. Talk to your children about becoming church workers. 3. Thank God for the people who work in your congregation. To learn more about Set Apart to Serve, visit lcms.org/set-apart-to-serve.
Dr Bernard Bull, the President of Goddard College and the Host of EDU Futures Podcast, joins Mike this week to share his perspective and make a few predictions for the coming year. Bernard explains how he is using scenario-based thinking to plan for the possible futures for Goddard, a small alternative college in central Vermont. We discuss Goddard's unique approach to higher education and muse a bit on how new models will likely emerge from these tumultuous times.
Dr. Bernard Bull, President of Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont, joins Andy to talk about the role of goals setting in our Christian vocations, how we approach it, and why it's beneficial in our daily lives.
In this podcast, we're speaking with Goddard College, a private college in Plainfield, Vermont with additional campuses in Port Townsend and Seattle, Washington. Goddard is a heavily progressive school with a variety of unique programs - from inventing “low residency” (students attend campus for around 2 weeks, then complete self-directed, purposeful projects) to never giving grades. It enrolls 700 students, 30% of whom are undergraduates. Founded in the spirit of experiential and democratic education, Goddard emphasizes self-directed higher education programs where learners submit their work via learning portfolios.We talk about the struggles, successes, and experiments of progressive universities, including what makes Goddard different, how we can prepare students and educators for progressive schooling, what types of students make Goddard their home, and how we can revolutionize higher education.Two of their representatives join us:Dr. Bernard Bull, president of Goddard College, an advocate of alternative education and author of many books, including Missional Moonshots: Insight & Inspiration in Educational Innovation, What Really Matters: Ten Critical Issues in Contemporary Education, and Adventures in Self-Directed Learning.Dr. Kumari Patricia Younce, education program director of Goddard College, who has worked in every variety of school as an art educator, whose focus on creativity and progressive practice landed her at Goddard.RESOURCESGoddard College’s websiteGoddard College’s continuing education programsFURTHER LISTENINGLeading Learning 137: Bernard Bull See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Bernard Bull has long been a champion of experimental higher ed models. And one of his biggest inspirations throughout his career has been a tiny college in Vermont called Goddard College. And one day Bull got offered a dream job as president of Goddard. But there was one catch. As he went through the interview process, he found out the famed college is broke, and in danger of closing. We asked Bull how he hopes to turn things around.
As Vice Provost of Curriculum and Academic Innovation, Chief Innovation Officer, and Associate Professor of Education at Concordia University, Dr. Bernard Bull is a true thought leader when it comes to education and learning. In this episode of the Leading Learning podcast, Celisa talks with Bernard about some of the biggest issues affecting education including the future of credentials, the impact of artificial intelligence, and the potential benefits and drawbacks of data analytics. Full show notes available at https://www.leadinglearning.com/episode137. Highlighted Resource – How to Predict Educational Trends: It Doesn’t Happen Overnight, by Bernard Bull - a brief look at fifteen factors that are valuable when you are studying trends likely to shape and change education over time. Our sponsor this quarter is ReviewMyLMS, a collaboration between our company, Tagoras, and 100Reviews, the company that is behind the very successful ReviewMyAMS site. As the name suggests, ReviewMyLMS is a site where users can share and access reviews of learning management systems, but in this case, the focus is specifically on systems that are a good fit for learning businesses, meaning organizations that market and sell lifelong learning. Contribute a review and you will get access to all existing and future reviews—there are already more than 100 on the site. And, if you don’t have review to contribute, there is also a subscription option. Just go to reviewmylms.com to get all the details. 7dzrrwew
In higher ed people often look to a few elite schools for big new ideas. But that might be changing. These days innovation seems just as likely to come from a state school, a small liberal arts college, or even some upstart from outside the traditional system. That’s the argument made by Bernard Bull, vice provost for curriculum and academic innovation at Concordia University Wisconsin. He’s also a blogger, and he runs a podcast of his own, called MoonshotEDU. He’s optimistic about what he sees as a greater diversity of models and teaching practices at colleges and universities. But he’s also concerned about other pressures he sees in edtech, that are pushing toward standardization as colleges experiment with big data and algorithms. EdSurge recently sat down with Bull after his keynote at the Educause Learning Initiative’s annual conference in New Orleans. We talked about what he sees as the most important new edtech trends and why it’s still important to read tech critics.
This is EdTech Now, a ten-minute podcast about education technology and how it's used in the classroom. Our guest is Bernard Bull, who has his own great podcast, Moonshot EDU. He is also the author of What Really Matters? Ten Critical Issues in Contemporary Education. We focus today on reading and motivation in the classroom and how tech can influence and help reading. Lee Schneider is the interviewer. Noah Geisel, education director of Stackup, is a frequent guest on the podcast. Produced by Red Cup Agency, EdTech NOW is sponsored by Stackup (stackup.net.)
Imagine one day you walk into a classroom and find 20-30 students each working on something different and unique. Maybe they are, at times, working in groups, but it appears they are all learning something unique.Are you witnessing anarchy or a hostile takeover of the classroom? Or are you seeing self-directed and self-blended learning in action?Dr. Bernard Bull views it as the latter; a learning environment where students' engage their particular passions and leverage the connected network of resources we seem to have at our fingertips today.In our discussion, Dr. Bull helped me understand what self-directed and self-blended learning really means for students, teachers and parents. What its impact is on school communities and how essential this learning model is for our future, both student and adult.Dr. Bull will be a keynote speaker at the 21st Century Learning Conference in Hong Kong this coming February.BioBernard Bull is Assistant VP of Academics and Associate Professor of Education at Concordia University Wisconsin. His work, writing and consulting largely focuses on self-directed learning, futures in education, and the intersection of education and digital culture.Connect With Bernard Twitter: @bdean1000 Google+: @BernardBull Website: www.bernardbull.com