Podcasts about open learning initiative

Candace Thille is an authority in learning science, educational technology, and AI-enabled learning environments. She is closing the two-way gap between the science of learning research and the hands-on practice of instruction to help students learn better. Timely and targeted feedback with the opportunity to apply that feedback is critical to learning, Thille says, and this is an area where AI supporting humans excels. She imagines a day in the not-too-distant future when human educators and AI-enabled assistants unite to help students learn faster and better than ever before. Learning is not a spectator sport, and AI can help us engage with learners – and educators – in new ways, Thille tells host Russ Altman on this episode of Stanford Engineering's The Future of Everything podcast. Have a question for Russ? Send it our way in writing or via voice memo, and it might be featured on an upcoming episode. Please introduce yourself, let us know where you're listening from, and share your question. You can send questions to thefutureofeverything@stanford.edu. Episode Reference Links: Stanford Profile: Candace Thille Connect With Us: Episode Transcripts >>> The Future of Everything Website Connect with Russ >>> Threads / Bluesky / Mastodon Connect with School of Engineering >>> Twitter/X / Instagram / LinkedIn / Facebook Chapters: (00:00:00) Introduction Russ Altman introduces guest Candace Thille, a professor of education at Stanford University. (00:03:16) Path into Learning Science How Candace became interested in improving how people learn. (00:03:47) The Science of Learning An overview of the field and why it's still developing. (00:04:42) Training Educators How learning science is applied in teacher education. (00:05:17) The Research to Practice Gap Why insights from classrooms rarely feed back into research. (00:06:43) Technology Supporting Teachers Using AI and other technological tools to enhance teaching. (00:09:00) The Open Learning Initiative (OLI) The origins of one of the first large-scale digital learning systems. (00:11:08) Learning with OLI How feedback and structured practice improved student outcomes. (00:13:14) Building OLI Across Disciplines The collaboration between researchers, instructors, and engineers. (00:14:36) The Accelerated Learning Study Evidence that students can learn faster without sacrificing outcomes. (00:18:02) Learning Science at Amazon Applying learning science research to workplace education. (00:22:29) Research as a Feedback Loop Why teaching practice should continuously inform research. (00:24:49) The Importance of Infrastructure Using captured learning data to improve instruction at scale. (00:25:37) Predictive AI for Learning Science The applications of older AI models in learning science research. (00:28:22) Generative AI as a Learning Interface How generative AI can make education more accessible. (00:31:01) The Myth of Learning Styles The misconception that most people have different learning styles. (00:33:30) Future In a Minute Rapid-fire Q&A: new tools, data infrastructure, and supporting learners. (00:35:24) Conclusion Connect With Us:Episode Transcripts >>> The Future of Everything WebsiteConnect with Russ >>> Threads / Bluesky / MastodonConnect with School of Engineering >>>Twitter/X / Instagram / LinkedIn / Facebook Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

As many students in the Northern Hemisphere begin summer break, I thought it would be a good time to reflect on and reimagine universities. Ian Cook and Prem Kumar Rajaram join me today to talk about their new Open Access co-edited volume, Opening up the University: Teaching and Learning with Refugees, which was put together with Celine Cantat. Ian M. Cook is Director of Studies at the Open Learning Initiative (OLIve), Budapest located at the Central European University (CEU), where Prem Kumar Rajaram is Professor at the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology and Head of the Open Learning Initiative. freshedpodcast.com/cook-rajaram -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com Support FreshEd: www.freshedpodcast.com/support/

Welcome to the Voice Matters podcast, a series of discussions on media and communication as part of the Open Learning Initiative for refugees and asylum seekers at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. Each week, a few minutes after the academic seminar, students interview the guest lecturer about the subject that was discussed in class. The seminar reflects on the power of media to shape reality and the challenge of making our voices heard in today's society. All interviews are conducted by participants from the course. Today's guest is William Ejalu, Protection Officer at UNHCR. William is interviewed by Parviz and Michael.

Welcome to the Voice Matters podcast, a series of discussions on media and communication as part of the Open Learning Initiative for refugees and asylum seekers at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. Each week, a few minutes after the academic seminar, students interview the guest lecturer about the subject that was discussed in class. The seminar reflects on the power of media to shape reality and the challenge of making our voices heard in today’s society. All interviews are conducted by participants from the course. Today’s guest is William Ejalu, Protection Officer at UNHCR. William is interviewed by Parviz and Michael.

Welcome to the Voice Matters podcast, a series of discussions on media and communication as part of the Open Learning Initiative for refugees and asylum seekers at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. Each week, a few minutes after the academic seminar, students interview the guest lecturer about the subject that was discussed in class. The seminar reflects on the power of media to shape reality and the challenge of making our voices heard in today’s society. All interviews are conducted by participants from the course.Today’s guest is Eva Bognar, Senior Program Officer and Researcher at CMDS. Eva discusses with Akpe, Roni and Hussein the way in which refugees are being portrayed in the Hungarian media.

Welcome to the Voice Matters podcast, a series of discussions on media and communication as part of the Open Learning Initiative for refugees and asylum seekers at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. Each week, a few minutes after the academic seminar, students interview the guest lecturer about the subject that was discussed in class. The seminar reflects on the power of media to shape reality and the challenge of making our voices heard in today’s society. All interviews are conducted by participants from the course.Today’s guest is Silvia Chocarro (IFEX), consultant on freedom of expression and media development for international organizations and NGOs. She is currently Global Advocacy Strategist for IFEX, providing strategic advice to the international network of more than 100 NGOs defending free speech worldwide. Tasha and Kaleem interview Silvia on her experience as a journalist in a world that is increasingly dangerous for the profession.

Welcome to the Voice Matters podcast, a series of discussions on media and communication as part of the Open Learning Initiative for refugees and asylum seekers at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. Each week, a few minutes after the academic seminar, students interview the guest lecturer about the subject that was discussed in class. The seminar reflects on the power of media to shape reality and the challenge of making our voices heard in today’s society. All interviews are conducted by participants from the course.Today's guests are Mussa Idris & Behrooz Torki from the Migrant Solidarity Group of Hungary (Migszol). They are interviewed by Wafa and Rita about their work, experiences and the differences between working with or for migrants. You can watch the video they refer to in the podcast here.

Welcome to the Voice Matters podcast, a series of discussions on media and communication as part of the Open Learning Initiative for refugees and asylum seekers at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. Each week, a few minutes after the academic seminar, students interview the guest lecturer about the subject that was discussed in class. The seminar reflects on the power of media to shape reality and the challenge of making our voices heard in today’s society. All interviews are conducted by participants from the course.Today's guest is Péter Erdélyi, editor and journalist at the Hungarian news site 444.

Welcome to the Voice Matters podcast, a series of discussions on media and communication as part of the Open Learning Initiative for refugees and asylum seekers at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. Each week, a few minutes after the academic seminar, students interview the guest lecturer about the subject that was discussed in class. The seminar reflects on the power of media to shape reality and the challenge of making our voices heard in today’s society. All interviews are conducted by participants from the course.Today's guest is Márton Gergely, former deputy editor in chief at Népszabadság and journalist at HVG.

Welcome to the Voice Matters podcast, a series of discussions on media and communication as part of the Open Learning Initiative for refugees and asylum seekers at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. Each week, a few minutes after the academic seminar, students interview the guest lecturer about the subject that was discussed in class. The seminar reflects on the power of media to shape reality and the challenge of making our voices heard in today’s society. All interviews are conducted by participants from the course.Today's guest is Ian Cook, researcher within the project Sound Relations Transgressions, Disruptions, Transformations at the Center for Media, Data and Society.

Ms. Thille’s focus of research and development is in applying results from the learning sciences to the design, implementation and evaluation of open web-based learning environments. Candace currently serves as a redesign scholar for the National Center for Academic Transformation; as a Fellow of International Society for Design and Development in Education; and on the Global Executive Advisory board for Hewlett Packard’s Catalyst Initiative. She recently served on a working group at the U.S. Department of Education to write the National Education Technology Plan for the Obama Administration and currently serves on a working group for the U.S. Department of Education to evaluate of the effectiveness of online courses for secondary students. According to Candace, “Using intelligent tutoring systems, virtual laboratories, simulations, and frequent opportunities for assessment and feedback, The Open Learning Initiative at Carnegie Mellon builds learning environments that support instruction. Or, more precisely, to support the kind of dynamic, flexible, and responsive instruction that fosters learning. As students work through the OLI courses, we use technology to collect real-time interaction level data of all student use. We use this data to create four positive feedback loops: feedback to students, feedback to instructors, feedback to course designers, and feedback to learning science researchers.”

Lessons learned from Carnegie Mellon's Open Learning Initiative (OLI), presented by Candice Thille, Director of Carnegie Mellon University's Open Learning Initiative. Presented on Nov. 16, 2010 at the University of Texas at Austin.

Lessons learned from Carnegie Mellon's Open Learning Initiative (OLI), presented by Candice Thille, Director of Carnegie Mellon University's Open Learning Initiative. Presented on Nov. 16, 2010 at the University of Texas at Austin.