Best Pedagog Podcasts (2024)

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Pedagogical Documentation w/ Angela Stockman 47:38

6m ago47:38

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Today we are joined by Angela Stockman. Angela is a veteran secondary English/Language Arts teacher, author, and professional learning facilitator. She has presented at state, national, and international levels and has led curriculum, assessment, and instructional design projects in over 100 school districts. She has written books and resources on …

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Episode 42: Education as Hospitality and Healing 36:12

7h ago36:12

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In this episode, Dr. Perrin describes the way that Christian classical education must offer hospitality to students seeking an intellectual home and healing to the sickness of their souls. While this is not the whole of a robust classical education, it is integral and vital part. (Also with connections to Augustine: Rejoicing in the Truth by Jeffre…

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Back to School Special: Teaching Love & Learning Freedom w/ Dr. Carla Shalaby 40:35

7h ago40:35

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Many of you are already working to get your classrooms ready and will be welcoming students for the first day in the next couple of weeks, if you haven’t already. It’s a magical and stressful time of year, so we wanted to release Dr Carla Shalaby’s 2024 Conference to Restore Humanity keynote as a “back to school” special podcast. Carla speaks so po…

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Schoolishness w/ Dr. Susan Blum 1:00:37

17d ago1:00:37

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My guest today is Dr. Susan Blum. Susan Blum is Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame. She is the author of I Love Learning; I Hate School and My Word!, as well as the editor of Ungrading. Her new book, Schoolishness: Alienated Education, and the Quest for Authentic, Joyful Learning is now out on Cornell Univer…

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Nourishing Caregiver Collaborations w/ Nawal Qarooni 37:50

1M ago37:50

37:50

Today we are joined by Nawal Qarooni. Nawal is an educator, writer, and adjunct professor based in Jersey City, who founded and operates NQC Literacy, a consultancy firm serving PreK-8 school leaders and teachers in holistic literacy instruction, equity-driven practice, and family engagement. She also serves on several committees, including the Nat…

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Toward a Luddite Pedagogy in the "Age of AI" w/ Charles Logan 37:05

3M ago37:05

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“Were we required to characterize this age of ours by any single epithet, we should be tempted to call it, not an Heroical, Devotional, Philosophical, or Moral Age, but, above all others, the Mechanical Age. It is the Age of Machinery, in every outward and inward sense of that word; the age which, with its whole undivided might, forwards, teaches a…

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Episode 41: Scholé over Schooling: Learning to be Mary in a Society of Martha 43:50

3M ago43:50

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In this episode, Dr. Perrin discusses the difficulty and the importance of keeping with classical learning throughout the entirety of a student's education, and of finding times to be wisdom-seeking Mary in a society that expects everyone to be always-busy Martha.By Christopher Perrin

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The Museum Worker: Museum Exhibition Design and Installation 46:41

3M ago46:41

46:41

The Museum Worker is a subseries of CAA Conversations about pathways to careers in museums, featuring candid conversations with professionals in the field. Museum workers share how they got where they are today, what they do, and the role of diversity, equity, access, and inclusion in day-to-day work, as well as hopes for the future of the field. I…

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Episode 40: The Best Teacher is a Good Book 12:09

3M ago12:09

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In this episode Dr. Perrin considers this traditional maxim. Can authors and their books become meaningful teachers and even life-long friends? What is the link between an author and authority? Do we still need living teachers if we have really good books?By Christopher Perrin

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Roma Education: Emma Sisson's Mission From Tennessee to Transylvania 1:06:13

4M ago1:06:13

1:06:13

The story my guest will tell today is of her experience growing up and teaching in Memphis, Tennessee before finding a purpose-driven career change in - I am not joking - the heart of Transylvania. Emma Sisson is the School Director of The Mission School in Sighisoara, Romania. The work of The Mission, Romania is deeply rooted in the local communit…

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Episode 39: Education for the Next Life 14:48

4M ago14:48

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In this episode, Dr. Perrin traces that part of the Christian tradition of education that regarded education as a preparation not only for one's earthly life but ultimately for the next, heavenly life. Can such a heavenly focus be of real, earthly merit? The tradition says yes.By Christopher Perrin

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How do Americans really feel about controversial topics in school? w/ Anna Saavedra and Morgan Polikoff 36:57

5M ago36:57

36:57

In this episode, Anna Saavedra and Morgan Polikoff explore the polarizing landscape of modern education found in their February 2024 report, "Searching for Common Ground.” The report reveals widespread support for public schools alongside significant partisan divides, particularly on topics like LGBTQ identities and racial inequality. From bipartis…

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Episode 38: Repetition Is the Mother of Memory: The Permanent Learning of Petition 12:00

5M ago12:00

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In this episode, Dr. Perrin describes the pedagogical maximum of Repetitio Mater Memoriae, noting that repetition can be a delightful activity of seeking and experiencing the same good thing again and again until it is permanently possessed.By Christopher Perrin

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Episode 37: Multum non Multa: The Pedagogical Principle of Going Deep 16:30

5M ago16:30

16:30

In this episode, Dr. Perrin describes the ways that teaching a few things deeply and well accelerates learning much better than by superficially covering or skimming over content.By Christopher Perrin

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Americanization or Autonomy: The Dilemma of Puerto Rico's Educational Agenda w/ Jenaro Abraham 42:20

6M ago42:20

42:20

Join us as we delve into the historical and current relationship between the United States and Puerto Rico, focusing on the island's education system and its role in shaping Puerto Rico's future. Professor Jenaro Abraham shares his expertise on social movements, politics, and education in the Caribbean, offering key insights into Puerto Rico's ques…

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Interdisciplinary Pedagogy: Place, Partnership, and Practicalities 53:22

5M ago53:22

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In this conversation, Alison McNulty talks with Katerie Gladdys about the vast interdisciplinary territory she navigates in her work and pedagogy to “encourage others to look more closely at what constitutes . . . everyday existence.” Gladdys’s courses in studio art and technology view creative practice from the intersection of social and ecologica…

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Episode 36: Festina Lente (Make Haste Slowly): The Pedagogical Maxim of Mastering Each Step 14:16

5M ago14:16

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In this episode, Dr. Perrin retrieves and describes one of the most essential pedagogical principles every teacher should employ--the art of going farther and faster by going slower.By Christopher Perrin

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Episode 35: John Henry Newman and True Education 19:19

6M ago19:19

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What is an educated mind? Newman says the mature mind "discerns the end in every beginning, the origin in every end, the law in every interruption, the limit in each delay; because it ever knows where it stands, and how its path lies from one point to another." In this episode, Dr. Perrin summarizes Newman on what the grand goal of education truly …

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Pedagogies of Possibility: Learning Circles & Decolonial Practice 41:05

6M ago41:05

41:05

This episode is the third of an Education International podcast series entitled ‘Pedagogies of Possibility,’ focusing on how the Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment (T3LFA) project has provided the space for educators to come together across its 7 project countries to invent innovative pedagogical practice that improves educationa…

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Off The Mark: How Grades, Ratings, & Rankings Undermine Learning (But Don't Have To) w/ Jack Schneider & Ethan Hutt 47:04

6M ago47:04

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“Let's start with the bad news.” is how the conclusion to my guests’ book about changing grading practice begins. “No one is coming to save us. No consultant is going to sweep through and fix things for a fee. No new technology, digital, online, or otherwise, is going to change the game.” The game, of course, is school, and the currency of that gam…

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Black Faculty Experiences: A Primer - 3.2 58:51

6M ago58:51

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Listen and learn from esteemed members of ALSB's newest section: ⁠Black Faculty Section⁠. This group of Academy faculty focuses on the "needs of faculty of color and the role that our home institutions and the ALSB can have in promoting those needs." Today's episode focuses on the Black experience, but acknowledges intersectional interests and incl…

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Getting Outside: Site Responsive Practices Expanding Studio Art Pedagogy 1:18:38

7M ago1:18:38

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In this conversation, Alison McNulty and Steve Rossi touch on topics of site responsiveness, site-specificity, performance, and environmental ethics, as they relate to foundations and studio art pedagogy, as well as connections with these topics in each of their creative practices.Born into a family of makers, Steve Rossi developed an intense appre…

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#013 – The Life Pedagogic: Matt Jones 52:13

7M ago52:13

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The Youth and Education Podcast is thrilled to welcome Matt Jones OBE to take us through his Life Pedagogic.By The Centre for Education and Youth

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What could happen if we understood pedagogy more like ecology? 15:40

7M ago15:40

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This episode was recorded on a walk home, where I ponder how we could shift our understanding of pedagogy towards a study of subtle systems and relations? What would that conceptualization invite of us? Join me as I ponder this question in this first episode of season 3. Support the show

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Design for Healing: Considering Form, Light, and Space from a Healthcare Perspective 44:54

7M ago44:54

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In this conversation Steve Rossi, Assistant Professor and Sculpture Program Head at St. Joseph’s University, and Lyn Godley, Full Professor of Industrial Design at Thomas Jefferson University discuss their work developing studio art and design pedagogy informed by a healthcare context. Born into a family of makers, Steve Rossi developed an intense …

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The Museum Worker // Lisa Abia-Smith // Erica Hubbard // Nenette Luarca-Shoaf // Erica Warren 48:01

8M ago48:01

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The Museum Worker is a subseries of CAA Conversations about pathways to careers in museums, featuring candid conversations with professionals in the field. Museum workers share how they got where they are today, what they do, and the role of diversity, equity, access, and inclusion in day-to-day work, as well as hopes for the future of the field. I…

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Rethinking Schools w/ Cierra Kaler-Jones 28:30

8M ago28:30

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In this episode, we talk with Rethinking Schools first-ever Executive Director, Cierra Kaler-Jones, about the past, present, and future of Rethinking Schools, especially as we enter another potentially contentious year of educational culture wars for 2024, and her vision for how educators can demand power for those who need it the most within our s…

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Learning from Pedagogical Art // Noni Brynjolson // Izabel Galliera // Jessica Santone 36:03

7M ago36:03

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In this roundtable dialogue, three art historians discuss pedagogical approaches in socially engaged art practices as they apply to the teaching of art history, paying critical attention to the ways these strategies intervene on and challenge neoliberal educational norms. How have contemporary artists working in various social and political context…

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Season 3 - Pursuing Pedagogical Documentation and Reflective Practice Through Podcasting 13:38

8M ago13:38

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Why do we document? How do we document? What do we document? When do we document? When does documentation become pedagogical? What activates pedagogical documentation? What about pedagogy inherently documents? What routines and rituals facilitate and sustain my reflective, responsive, relational documentation practice? What are the precursors to cr…

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Part II: How innovative approaches to assessment help to decolonize the arts classroom 18:12

9M ago18:12

18:12

Starting from a shared need to decolonize their curricula, ceramic educators Anne Drew Potter, Brendan Tang and Tasha Lewis discuss essential changes to the classroom which can help mitigate systemic concerns. They describe how acknowledging personal and historical bias can help jumpstart an ongoing conversation with students, centering student con…

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Part I: How innovative approaches to assessment help to decolonize the arts classroom 35:54

9M ago35:54

35:54

Starting from a shared need to decolonize their curricula, ceramic educators Anne Drew Potter, Brendan Tang and Tasha Lewis discuss essential changes to the classroom which can help mitigate systemic concerns. They describe how acknowledging personal and historical bias can help jumpstart an ongoing conversation with students, centering student con…

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Teaching Studio Art to Non-Majors // Susan Altman // Erika Mahr // Steve Rossi 52:19

9M ago52:19

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Susan Altman, Professor and Assistant Chairperson in the Visual, Performing and Media Arts Department at Middlesex College, Erika Mahr an Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing at SUNY Westchester Community College, and Steve Rossi an Assistant Professor and Sculpture Program Head at St. Joseph’s University discuss their shared experiences rel…

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Professional Practices Pedagogy // Steve Rossi // Lauren Whearty // Emma Wilcox 50:50

9M ago50:50

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In this conversation, Steve Rossi, Assistant Professor and Sculpture Program Head at St. Joseph's University, speaks with Lauren Whearty a co-director of Ortega y Gasset Projects and Emma Wilcox a co-director of Gallery Aferro. As non-profit gallery co-directors and artists with dedicated creative practices themselves, they each have a unique vanta…

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Systemic Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) w/ Dr. Emma McMain 46:18

9M ago46:18

46:18

Today we are joined by Dr. Emma McMain. Emma works in the College of Education at Washington State University as a postdoctoral teacher and researcher, focusing on assessment for pre-service elementary teachers, cultural considerations in education, and social and emotional learning (SEL). Her work aims to promote social and ecological justice, see…

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How Does Curriculum Really Emerge? 36:38

9M ago36:38

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I've spiralled my way back to this question with a desire to unpack why I feel some tension around the terminology of "emergent" curriculum. Is curriculum the active agent? Does it reveal itself? If so, what role do educators play in taking up the passively emerging information? How do we use our interpretations of our experiences with children to …

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Power & Voice in Teaching - 3.1 45:53

9M ago45:53

45:53

Eric Sader, Lecturer at Kelley School of Business, shares his recent insights in power and voice in teaching after completion of a related graduate course as a student. Sader also shares a few thoughts on how he utilized AI in the form of ChatGPT in thinking about this pedagogical area. Speaker contact link. Related course link.…

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MINDFOOD V: Top 3 (Non-Ed) Spaces to Learn About Education 41:41

9M ago41:41

41:41

Reimagining education is no small feat, but there is hope on the horizon. MINDFOOD, easily digestible content for education. In this series, we'll do the random fun stuff: top 10 lists, current events, things we're thinking about. This is a casual format with limited editing and not as many intense conversations that occur in our mainline HRP inter…

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#012 – The Life Pedagogic: Lucy Kellaway 51:55

9M ago51:55

51:55

The Youth and Education Podcast is delighted to welcome Lucy Kellaway to share her Life Pedagogic.By The Centre for Education and Youth

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Racism Untaught // Lisa Elzey Mercer // Terresa Moses // Cheryl Miller 1:08:32

9M ago1:08:32

1:08:32

In this episode of CAA Conversations, the authors of Racism Untaught: Revealing and Unlearning Racialized Design–and hosts of the book’s companion podcast—Lisa Elzey Mercer and Terresa Moses, speak with renowned designer Dr. Cheryl D. Miller. Antiracist design interventions can be difficult. Well-intentioned conversations can fuel tensions, activat…

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Why and How Do We Celebrate? 39:22

9M ago39:22

39:22

In response to questions about celebrating Halloween, I noticed an opportunity to explore why and how we celebrate in early learning communities. From thinking about relationships with families, to upholding integral rituals, to fostering cultural competency, to honouring what a seasons invites, and creating a community protocol for making decision…

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Episode 34: Cutting School: Why Classical Schools Fragment Education and Turn Learning into Subjects 22:54

10M ago22:54

22:54

In this episode, Dr. Perrin laments the ways that classical schools, like progressives schools, regularly "cut up" the curriculum into too many disconnected fragments that become "subjects."By Christopher Perrin

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Part 3 of 3: Pedagogy in the Hawai'ian Islands feat. Hanahau‘oli School 1:17:41

10M ago1:17:41

1:17:41

In this incredible final installment of his exploration of the pedagogy of the Hawaiian Islands, Noah Ranz-Lind talks to educators and students at Hanahau‘oli School, a progressive K-6 school in Honolulu. Hanahau‘oli School promises its students an "intimate and nurturing learning community supports connections between home and school and the world…

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Teaching Color Theory // Lauren Whearty // Eric Hibit 1:14:06

10M ago1:14:06

1:14:06

Lauren Whearty and Eric Hibit are artists, curators, and educators, who both think deeply about the importance of color as a subject in art, society, and in how they teach painting and design courses. Color is a vital component in foundational artistic studies, it also plays an important role in culture, technology, history, science, and more. In t…

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More Teaching, Less Testing Act w/ Congressman Jamaal Bowman 31:27

10M ago31:27

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Chris sits down with Congressman Jamaal Bowman! serving New York's 16th district since 2021. Bowman was a crisis management teacher in an elementary school in the Bronx, who eventually founded his own public school, the Cornerstone Academy for Social Action, a middle school in Eastchester. For years he maintained a blog on changing school policy an…

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Pedagogies of Possibility: Learning Circles & Reflective Practice 23:34

10M ago23:34

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This episode is the second of a new Education International podcast series entitled ‘Pedagogies of Possibility,’ focusing on how the Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment (T3LFA) project has provided the space for educators to come together across its 7 project countries to invent innovative pedagogical practice that improves educat…

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Pedagogies of Possibility: Learning Circles & Pedagogical Activism 21:23

10M ago21:23

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This episode is the first of a new Education International podcast series entitled ‘Pedagogies of Possibility,’ focusing on how the Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment (T3LFA) project has provided the space for educators to come together across its 7 project countries to invent innovative pedagogical practice that improves educati…

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Episode 33: Piling It On: Why Classical Schools Have Too Many Periods and Teach Too Many Subjects 13:27

11M ago13:27

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In this episode, Dr. Perrin explains the why classical schools still retain elements of their progressive counterparts and simply try to teach too much.By Christopher Perrin

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Creating Opportunities for Parallel Practices 31:23

11M ago31:23

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I'm embedded within the September welcoming routines and rituals, and it's caused me to reflect on building relationships through the lens of parallel practice. As a pedagogical leader and course instructor, I wonder about the experiences afforded to educators and students that foster or erode connection, and how these experiences mirror that which…

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Gamification vs. Game-Based Learning: What's up? w/ Dr. James York & Dr. Jonathan deHaan (Ludic Language Pedagogy) 1:09:17

11M ago1:09:17

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On today’s podcast we’re joined by two founders of Ludic Language Pedagogy or LLP. LLP is an open access academic journal and community focused on publishing actionable ideas on “ludic”, or playful, ideas, and language learning, such as through tabletop RPGs, live action role playing, card games, and video games. For example, recently published pap…

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Part 2 of 3: Pedagogy in the Hawai'ian Islands w/ Dr. Stacy Potes, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa 34:27

12M ago34:27

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Aloha and welcome to episode 2 in a three part series on Pedagogy in the Hawaiian Islands. My name is Noah Ranz-Lind, and I am a student from the University of Massachusetts - Amherst interning here at the Human Restoration Project. In this episode, we delve into the research of Dr. Stacy Potes and her place-based pedagogical framework for Hawaiian…

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