Podcast appearances and mentions of George Siemens

Send us a Text Message.Dr. Paul J. LeBlanc is the Board Chair for Human Systems, a new AI and Education company he co-founded with noted researcher George Siemens. Until June 2024, he served as President of Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU). He remains at SNHU as a researcher, writer, and advisor. Under the 20 years of Paul's direction, SNHU has more grown from 2800 students to over 250,000 and is the largest non-profit provider of online higher education in the country, and the first to have a full competency-based degree program untethered to the credit hour or classes approved by a regional accreditor and the US Department of Education.Paul is considered one of America's most innovative educators. In 2012, the university was #12 on Fast Company magazine's “World's Fifty Most Innovative Companies” list and was the only university included. Forbes Magazine has listed him as one of its 15 “ClassroomRevolutionaries” and Washington Monthly named him one of America's ten most innovative university presidents. He was named 2022 Citizen of the Year in his home city of Manchester, NH.In 2018, Paul won the prestigious IAA Institute Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence in Higher Education, joining some of the most respected university and college presidents in American higher education. He is a frequently requested speaker internationally and often quoted in the media. He is the author of Students First: Equity, Access, and Opportunity in Higher Education (2021), winner of the 2022 Phillip E. Frandson Award for Literature, and Broken: How are Social Systems Are Failing Us and How We Can Fix Them (2022).He served as Senior Policy Advisor to Under Secretary Ted Mitchell at the US Department of Education, working on competency-based education, new accreditation pathways, and innovation. He also served on the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI), the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine's Board on Higher Education and Workforce, the AGB President's Council, the NEASC (now NECHE) Commission, and the Board of the American Council on Education, which he chaired, as well as various corporate boards and advisory committees.Paul will step down from his current role on June 30th to lead Human Systems, a new AI and Education start up co-founded with George Siemens and funded by SNHU.Paul's family immigrated for an impoverished rural farming community in Canada, settled in the Boston area; the youngest of five, he was the first in his extended family to graduate from college. His wife Pat is an attorney, now retired, and they have two daughters. Emma is a Rhodes Scholar with a D.Phil from Oxford and will soon graduate from Yale Law School. Hannah has a PhD from Stanford and is a History teacher at the Francis Parker School in San Diego. Paul is a passionate traveler, having visited over 65 countries and all 7 continents, rides motorcycles (too fast), reads a lot (too slow), and is most excited about becoming a first-time grandfather in June.This season of Edtech Insiders is once again brought to you by Tuck Advisors, the M&A firm for Education Entrepreneurs. Founded by serial entrepreneurs with over 25 years of experience founding, investing in, and selling companies, Tuck believes you deserve M&A advisors who work just as hard as you do.

In this episode of The Cusp, host Paul Fain shares highlights from the midpoint of the show's first season. Among the experts featured are George Siemens, who discusses the integration of AI in universities, and Ben Armstrong, who shares research on AI's incremental effects on jobs. Katy Knight emphasizes the importance of keeping humans in the loop when tapping AI solutions, while Lydia Logan encourages educators to embrace AI tools. The episode also touches on the challenges of AI accessibility and the need for AI literacy in education, with perspectives from Alex Swartzel, Edith Yang, and Alex Kotran. Throughout these interviews, experts shared the importance of adaptability, critical thinking, and human skills in an AI-driven future, offering valuable insights for educators, policymakers, and workers as they navigate this technological shift.

EAB's Sally Amoruso sits down with Paul LeBlanc and George Siemens from Southern New Hampshire University to discuss how higher education institutions can reap the benefits of AI. Paul and George argue that university leaders have been slow to embrace AI despite the extraordinary opportunity the technology gives us to transform higher education for the better. This episode was excerpted from a recent Presidential Experience Lab event hosted by EAB and NVIDIA.

George Siemens is a trusted, veteran thinker about technology's impact on learning. A professor of psychology who has taught at several universities around the world, Siemens these days is helping to lead a project on artificial intelligence at Southern New Hampshire University. In this episode, Paul Fain talks with George about why he thinks AI will have a profound effect on teaching and learning. George frames this opportunity as a systems-change event, one college leaders must take on more proactively, including with strategies for workplace skills, social impacts, and more. Subscribe to The Cusp wherever you get your podcasts. And check out Work Shift and The Job newsletter for agenda-free, sophisticated reporting on connections between education and work.

En el episodio de hoy hablaremos de dos innovadores de la tecnología instruccional en la Educacion a Distancia. Estos son Stephen Downes y George Siemens, los creadores de los MOOC

By the late 2000s though, with the advent of greater connectivity, user-generated content, and social media, a number of educators began to explore the possibilities of education in a more networked, connected model that had these new developments as core assumptions. The theory of connectivism, as proposed by George Siemens and Stephen Downes in 2004–2005, could lay claim to being the first Internet-native learning theory. Chapter read by Terry Greene.

George Siemens nos explica que el Conectivismo es básicamente una red para desarrollar aprendizaje y conocimiento, también nos cuenta cuáles son los tres niveles en los que se articula (Biológico, Conceptual y Social Culture/External Dynamics) y en qué consiste cada uno de ellos. En este episodio George Siemens Profesor de la University of Texas at Arlington y autor del libro Knowing Knowledge, nos cuenta lo poderoso que es para los individuos y organizaciones aplicar el Conectivismo para el desarrollo de aprendizaje, además nos cuenta que para mover a una organización hacia el Conectivismo primero tiene que desarrollar una cultura de compartir y colaborar.

John talks to Harold Jarche, blogger, speaker and consultant in the closely adjacent but oddly separate worlds of learning and knowledge management.   People at work need more than skills training and compliance learning. They have to navigate the complex knowledge environment that technology has given us, using concepts and tools that are part of an emerging field described by figures such as George Siemens, Dave Snowden, and Harold himself. Harold talks about Personal Knowledge Mastery (PKM), his own take on this, in a wide-ranging discussion that ranges over sensemaking, wayfinding, the influence of military training and the current state of social media.   02:44 - Is he in learning or knowledge management? 05:24 - Sensemaking and wayfinding 10:18 - Personal Knowledge Mastery (PKM) 17:40 - How can PKM be supported within the L&D workflow? 23:31 - Is it hard for L&D to think about groups rather than individuals? 27:24 - How can the learning tech stack support PKM? 29:47 - Has military background influenced his thinking? 36:34 - Is the current state of social media less useful for PKM?     Harold's website: https://jarche.com/   Mentioned in the discussion: Dave Snowden https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/david-snowden-profiles-knowledge-stan-garfield/ Lilia Efimova https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/lilia-efimova-profiles-knowledge-stan-garfield/ The Long Now Foundation: https://longnow.org/ Metamodernism (Metamodernity): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamodernism   Contact Harold LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jarche Twitter: @hjarche   Contact John Helmer Twitter: @johnhelmer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/ Website: http://johnhelmerconsulting.com/   Download the new white paper from Learning Pool written by John Helmer – 'Experience: theory, design and supporting technologies for an experience-based learning culture' https://learningpool.com/theory-design-and-supporting-technologies-for-an-experience-based-learning-culture/

    Looking back over a year and a half of podcast episodes, John Helmer summarizes the main themes that have emerged from these these fascinating discussions and attempts to draw insights by taking a helicopter view.   Where do people agree, and where do they clash? Includes contributions from George Siemens, Nick Shackleton-Jones, Donald Clark, Connie Malamed, Gianni Giacomelli, Laura Lee-Gibbs, Andrea Miles, Sharon Claffey Kaliouby, Jane Hart, Matthew Confer, Paul Matthews, David Wilson, Julliette Denny, Steve Dineen, Dani Johnson, Henri Palmer, Paul McElvaney, Leonard Houx, Myles Runham, Victoria Marsick, Reda Sadki, Caroline Ford and David Perring.   01:23 Learning Hack Facts & Figures 04:04 5. The Learner Experience 13:18 4. Learning in the Flow of Work 20:22 3. Women in Learning 25:42 2. Evidence-Based Design 31:26 1. The Global Pandemic     Writers and thinkers referenced by Leonard Houx: David Merrill Robert M. Gagné Siegfried Engelmann Charles Reigeluth John Sweller Paul Kirschner Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer   Books cited: Diana Laurillard Laurillard, D. (2002). Rethinking University Teaching. A conversational framework for the effective use of learning technologies. London: Routledge ISBN 0415256798   Contact John Helmer Twitter: @johnhelmer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/ Website: http://johnhelmerconsulting.com/   Download the new white paper from Learning Pool written by John Helmer – 'Experience: theory, design and supporting technologies for an experience-based learning culture' https://learningpool.com/theory-design-and-supporting-technologies-for-an-experience-based-learning-culture/

For TeachLab’s second Failure to Disrupt Book Club episode, Justin Reich is joined again by friend and colleague Audrey Watters to reflect on their conversation with special guests George Siemens and Elizabeth Losh. They discuss Failure To Disrupt’s Chapter 1: Instructor-Guided Learning at Scale and Massive Open Online Courses, looking at “three big bets of MOOCs,” and exploring why MOOCs failed to achieve their most ambitious goals. “I don't know if I've ever seen an ed tech thing where we can spend eight years talking about, "What is it?" We've been trying to define, "What are MOOCs? Are MOOCs this, are they that? They're not this, they're not that." I find it fascinating why we're finding so much difficulty really nailing down what MOOCs are and what role they play.” - George Siemens, Writer/Professor/Researcher In this episode we’ll talk about:Elizabeth Losh’s EdTech storyThe global impact of MOOCs Online and remote learning during COVIDFemTechNet as an example of creative innovationProductive discourse in online forumsThe complicated relationship between Universities and MOOCs George Siemens is a writer, theorist, speaker, and researcher on learning, networks, technology, analytics and visualization, openness, organizational effectiveness, and complexity in digital environments. He is a Professor and the Executive Director of the Learning Innovation and Networked Knowledge Research Lab at University of Texas, Arlington and co-director for the Center for Change and Complexity in Learning at the University of South Australia.Elizabeth Losh is a theorist and scholar,  and the Gale and Steve Kohlhagen Professor of English and American Studies at the College of William and Mary. She specializes in Rhetoric; Digital Publishing; Feminism & Technology; Digital Humanities; and Electronic Literature. Resources and LinksWatch the full Book Club webinar here!Check out Justin Reich’s new book, Failure To Disrupt! Transcripthttps://teachlabpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/bookclub2/transcript Produced by Aimee Corrigan and Garrett BeazleyRecorded and mixed by Garrett Beazley Follow TeachLab:FacebookTwitterYouTube

While I received incredible support from my supervisors and colleagues through my own depression, that isn't always the case. Professor George Siemens and I spoke about the struggles post-secondary instructors, but also others in their workplaces, who often don't receive the same support and why depression and anxiety are such a big problem for so many in higher education.

Professor George Siemens is a clear and articulate voice in online learning. His work extends across connectivism, MOOCs and analytics. His perspectives, practice and publications associated with networks make him a true leader and legend of online learning. Interview: https://episodes.castos.com/onlinelearninglegends/046-George-Siemens-Final.mp3 | recorded November 2019 George's Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=EtknWk4AAAAJ&hl=en Twitter: @gsiemens

As pressure mounts on L&D to get out of its bind on learning analytics and start taking data seriously, John Helmer talks to Dr George Siemens, founder president of the Society for Learning Analytics Research, and the father of connectivist learning theory. In George's view, conditions have never been more favourable for a more data-driven approach in Corporate learning, with the Covid crisis massively accelerating digital transformation across all areas of organisational operations.   Learning analytics are just one area of this internationally renowned author and speaker's work. George is also professor at the University of Texas at Arlington and Director of the Centre for Change and Complexity in Learning at the University of South Australia. This wide-ranging discussion also covers connectivism, MOOCs and the offloading of human cognitive capabilities to AI with its implications for learning.   05:26 Learning analytics 10:16 Could corporates work with academics on analytics? 16:50 Connectivism 21:37 How has connectivism aged? 25:32 AI and learning 35:03 MOOCs 40:52 The road out of Covid   Mentioned in the discussion: [Book] Learning as a Way of Being by Peter B. Vaill (1996) https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Learning_as_a_Way_of_Being.html?id=DzDIwAEACAAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y   Peter Senge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Senge   [Book] Psychology of Learning for Instruction by Marcy P. Driscoll https://www.amazon.co.uk/Psychology-Learning-Instruction-Driscoll-Second/dp/B004BRZPC6   Ronald S Burt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Stuart_Burt   SOLAR Website: https://www.solaresearch.org/   Contact George: http://hacognition.org/ Twitter @gsiemens LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/gsiemens   Download the new white paper from Learning Pool written by John Helmer – 'Experience: Theory, design and supporting technologies for an experience-based learning culture' https://learningpool.com/theory-design-and-supporting-technologies-for-an-experience-based-learning-culture/   Contact John Helmer Twitter: @johnhelmer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/ Website: http://johnhelmerconsulting.com/

Dr. George Siemens is professor at the University of Texas at Arlington and director of the Centre for Change and Complexity in Learning (C3L) at the University of South Australia. He’s an internationally known author and speaker who has delivered keynote addresses in more than 35 countries. He’s also a researcher and theorist in the field of learning, knowledge management, and technology. George is recognized for developing the learning theory of connectivism as well as for his pioneering work in learning analytics and the development of massive open online courses (MOOCs). And he’s continued to develop and deliver MOOCs, including one now on helping instructors new to online make the pivot necessitated by COVID-19. In this episode of the Leading Learning Podcast, Celisa talks with George about connectivism—the theoretical framework he developed for understanding learning in a digital age. They also discuss the strengths and limitations of MOOCs as well as the potential positive and negative impacts of learning analytics with practical insight on how to begin using them in your organization. Full show notes available at https://www.leadinglearning.com/episode238. 

Dr. George Siemens is professor at the University of Texas at Arlington and director of the Centre for Change and Complexity in Learning (C3L) at the University of South Australia. He’s an internationally known author and speaker who has delivered keynote addresses in more than 35 countries. He’s also a researcher and theorist in the […] The post Pioneering the Path to Connectivism, MOOCs, and Learning Analytics with George Siemens appeared first on Leading Learning.

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How do we reimagine higher education for a networked age? Prof. George Siemens (University of Texas at Arlington) is well-known for his work in the areas of e-learning and open education. We discuss George’s pioneering work with MOOCs, his current interest in ‘being’ skills, and ongoing ambitions to reimagine education systems to fit individual learners in an era when the technological systems around us are more intelligent than we are.

Educational Data Mining (EDM) and Learning Analytics (LA) are emerging fields that apply big data to education. What are they? Can a K12 teacher be helped by these coming changes? Educational Data Mining and Learning Analytics by Ryan Baker and George Siemens is an excellent introduction to the field. We also draw from an article … Continue reading "Episode 5: Big Data and Education"

George Siemens is executive director of the Learning Innovation and Networked Knowledge Research Lab at the University of Texas at Arlington. He is an internationally known expert in digital, networked, and open learning. Among his other accomplishments, he co-taught the very first massive open online courses (known as MOOCs) back in 2008. His “connectivist” MOOCs featured peer-to-peer learning through blogs, Twitter, and other platforms. These days, George continues to lead research efforts into MOOCs and other forms of digital learning. George was on campus at Vanderbilt in the spring to give a talk as part of the Schmidt Family Educational Technologies Lecture series, and he was kind enough to sit down to talk about the present and future of educational technology. We’re honored to have him as our first guest on Leading Lines. More on George Siemens: The LINK Research Lab at UT-Arlington: http://linkresearchlab.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gsiemens Blog: http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/

CC licensed flickr image by Vanguard VisionsDownload the podcastSynopsisPresentation by George Siemens at the Designing Learning in the Digital Age workshop, "Preparing learners for living and working in a digital economy" held at Sydney TAFE, Ultimo, 21 August 2013.LinksVanguard Visions ConsultingProgram OverviewTagged images

New thinking and new approaches to professional development are gaining popularity among educators. Creating a Personal Learning Network (PLN) is one of these new ways to do PD. In this segment we explore the pros and cons (mostly pros) of developing a PLN for professional development. George Siemens is an educator and researcher on learning, technology, networks, analytics, and openness in education. Sheryl Nussbaum Beach is co-founder, of Powerful Learning Practice (http://plpnetwork.com/)and author of, The Connected Educator. Lynn Hilt is an Elementary school principal, K-6 technology integration coach and author of "The Principal's Post" blog.

In this episode of the Learning Revolution podcast I talk with George Siemens, one of the leading thinkers on how technology is impacting learning and education. One of the areas the areas that George has become known for, along with his collaborator Stephen Downes, is massive open online courses, or MOOCs.  You may have noticed … The post Are you ready to MOOC? A conversation with George Siemens appeared first on Learning Revolution.

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This month Carleen, Dana and Mark dissect the newly released NMC Horizon Report for Higher Education; discussing some of it's issues, obstacles and emerging technologies, and the possible implications for libraryland.Download episode 13 (59 min)or listen to the streaming version: Podcast notes:NMC Horizon Report for Higher EducationGamification Dynamics: Identity and StoryLearning Conversations in World of WarcraftLearning and Knowledge Analytics (George Siemens site)Marc Prensky's writingsMusic attribution: Dancing On My Bed (The Pleasure Kills) / CC BY-NC-ND 3.0Overview video from NMC about their report:

George Siemens is a renowned thought leader in the evolution of learning in todays social world and author of the influential article Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age. Recently George has been on the forefront of a number of animated discussions regarding the role of social networks in learning and the future of [...]