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In this episode of Edup Ed Tech, I got to interview Tia Samuel, a Senior Program Manager in Education at Intellum. Samuel shares her journey from being a K-12 teacher and trainer to founding a private school and eventually transitioning into the ed tech industry. She discusses her role at Intellum, where she manages various projects, including the development of certification programs for Intellum's content authoring tool, Evolve. Samuel also shares her views on the future of education, emphasizing the importance of human interaction and blended learning approaches. She believes that the future of education will involve more self-paced learning and real-time, dynamic learning experiences.

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Kenny Thomas, an NBA player, and NBC Sportscaster, fearlessly shared his personal journey, shedding light on the mental health challenges that many individuals encounter. His unwavering dedication to advocating for the mental well-being of young people is nothing short of inspiring. Kenny underscored the vital importance of early interventions, offering a glimmer of hope for a brighter future.

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• ALS Association - New Mexico Chapter
• African American Greater Albuquerque
• AAU USA - Sacramento Pride
• The University of New Mexico - Black Alumni Chapter

Katherine Grill, CEO, and co-founder of Neolth, brought a visionary perspective to our conversation. Her innovative approach to healthcare and mental health support, particularly through unconventional platforms like sports and schools, has left us with a fresh outlook on how we can access and understand mental health better.

But the journey doesn't end here! Kenny and Katherine have exciting news to share about their partnership goals and upcoming initiatives:

Initiatives:

1. New Mexico Keynote: They will shine a spotlight on the critical role of mental health in education. This initiative promises to elevate the discourse around mental health in the educational setting, where it is needed most.

2. Public Health Video Series: Together, they are embarking on a collaborative effort to educate and advocate for mental well-being. Through this series, they aim to reach a broader audience and break down barriers surrounding mental health.

Partnership Goals:

1. Combat Stigma: Kenny and Katherine are determined to encourage positive, open dialogues about mental health. By addressing stigma head-on, they hope to create a more accepting and understanding society.

2. Enhanced Accessibility: Promoting support through unconventional platforms is one of their key goals. By leveraging sports and educational institutions, they aim to make mental health resources more accessible to all.

3. Engage the Community: To expand their message even further, they plan to host more local events. Engaging the community directly will help spread awareness and support for mental well-being.

We are genuinely inspired by Kenny Thomas and Katherine Grill's dedication to making a positive impact on mental health, and we look forward to following their journey as they continue to champion this crucial cause.

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In this episode of Edup EdTech, we interviewed Harrison Parker, the Executive Vice President of Linewize's North America. Parker shares his unique journey into the EdTech space, which began with his interest in world languages and led to a sales position with Rosetta Stone. He later transitioned to a startup focused on classroom management technology, which was eventually acquired by Linewize. Parker discusses Linewize's focus on student well-being through a framework centered around prevention, intervention, and education. The company offers a range of products, including content filtering solutions, classroom management tools, and software that alerts school administrators to potential risks or issues. Looking ahead, Parker anticipates a balanced approach to online and traditional learning, leveraging the benefits of both.

More about Harrison

Harrison Parker is the Executive Vice President of Linewize, North America. He joined the team in 2021, following the Linewize acquisition of Netref, where he was the VP of Operations for seven years. Today, Harrison oversees business operations and works closely with regional and global teams to ensure partner schools and districts have an exceptional experience with Linewize products and services.

Harrison’s career journey has been centered around supporting and implementing ed tech software in the largest K-12 school systems in the US. Throughout his career, he has spent a great deal of time in the classroom testing product effectiveness, as well as driving growth for other K-12-focused companies.

Harrison lives in North Carolina where he enjoys fishing, traveling, and spending time with his family.

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In this episode of EdUo EdTech, we had the pleasure of interviewing Audrey Wisch, co-founder and CEO of Curious Cardinals. Audrey shares her journey from being a history major at Stanford with aspirations of becoming a lawyer, to starting Curious Cardinals during the pandemic. She noticed that many students were disengaged and uninspired by their schoolwork, so she began tutoring and connecting students with passionate peers to ignite their love for learning. Curious Cardinals now has a community of over 500 college and recent grad mentors and a full-time team of 14. The platform focuses on near-peer mentorship, passion-based learning, project-based learning, and representation. Audrey also discusses the future of ed tech, emphasizing the importance of AI in personalizing learning and improving learning efficacy. It's time to grab those headphones and tune - into this amazing episode!

More About Audrey Wisch

Audrey paused her studies at Stanford University to pursue Curious Cardinals, chasing her dreams to not only help K-12 students unlock their greatest potential but also to provide college students with meaningful work. After teaching her first workshop on mass incarceration to high school students at the start of the pandemic, Audrey mobilized her most ambitious peers at Stanford and beyond to share topics they were passionate about to K-12 students. Since then, Audrey has spoken on CNN and in Forbes to share her vision to create a community of lifelong learners and doers. Curious Cardinals has now raised $6.8 million in seed funding led by Anthos Capital and Audacious Ventures. She was recognized in the 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 Education and Youngest category. At Stanford, Audrey was a history major whose research on the history of sexual assault was published in the Stanford Historical Journal. When Audrey is not working or speaking to members of the Curious Cardinals community, she can be found running while listening to podcasts, reading, or art museums!

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• Appearance on the Today Show

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In this episode of Edup Ed Tech, hosts Holly Owens and Nadia Johnson interview returning guest, Barbi Honeycutt. Honeycutt is an expert in breaking up lectures to create more engaging and effective learning experiences. She has her own podcast, an app, and offers various professional development opportunities for educators. Honeycutt discusses her journey into the education space, her innovative approaches to teaching and learning, and her upcoming projects. These include launching three NEW audio courses and a mobile learning professional development experience. Honeycutt believes that these new formats will provide more flexible and convenient learning experiences for educators. Be sure to check out the latest updates from Barbi by going to her webpage and signing up for her weekly newsletter, Lecture Breakers Weekly. It's time to grab those headphones and tune in to this awesome episode!

About Barbi Honeycutt

Dr. Barbi Honeycutt is a teaching and learning consultant, speaker, author, and host of the Lecture Breakers podcast. For the past 22 years, Barbi has been creating professional development programs, workshops, and events for college professors, postdocs, and graduate students who want to learn how to engage students and improve learning. Barbi is always looking for new ways to make professional development in higher education relevant, flexible, and practical (and fun!).

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In this episode of EdUp EdTech, we interviewed Marco De Rossi, CEO of WeSchool. De Rossi shares his journey into the EdTech space, which began when he was a dissatisfied student who wanted to study computer science but found no resources at his school. This led him to create a website for free computer science education. WeSchool, which started five years ago, is a community learning platform that focuses on people interacting rather than just consuming content.

De Rossi believes that technology is not enough to change education; it's all about people. He also shares about WeSchool's upcoming features, including a teaching assistant that predicts dropout rates and a system that emits learning credentials on the blockchain. De Rossi encourages everyone to be confident in their ability to teach and urges EdTech entrepreneurs to be creative and open-minded about the future of education.

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Since 2016, WeSchool has grown to over 70 employees across three countries, closed a 6.4M€ Series A funding round, been used by over 2 million learners and has been recommended as one of the three platforms by the Italian Ministry of Education for distance learning (alongside Microsoft and Google).

At age 32, Marco is a champion of digital education. His passion for education started as a teenager. At the age of 14, he asked his teachers where he could learn how to code. Everyone around him shook his head. This frustration prompted him to found his first free online school, the “OilProject” to self-enroll himself and learn about the topics he wanted, on his terms.

This innovative spirit and builder personality pushes Marco to pursue disruptive ideas in a quest to deliver meaningful change through technological innovation at times when common sense and the status quo do not necessarily approve.

He strongly believes that education is the only “social technology” that can enable anybody to become independent Knowledge Age citizens and thinkers. In the post-industrial and tech-driven age, “knowledge” is the weapon to stay relevant and survive, while education is the technology that will empower individuals to be independent, autonomous, and empowered.

This mission has come to life time and again. In 2004, he delivered education via videos on the Internet when YouTube didn’t exist. In 2016, he betted on blended learning via a mobile app when it was illegal to use mobile phones in physical classrooms. During the Covid crisis, he shifted his attention to training educators to adapt to teaching in an online environment.

Along the way, WeSchool has partnered with leading companies, such as:

- J.P. Morgan

- Vodafone

- AWS

- IKEA

- Multiple NGOs and educational institutions

to deliver educational projects that align with WeSchool’s vision. Beyond that, the ed-tech powerhouse has worked with the European Ministry of Education and UNESCO to support the development of educational systems globally.

Beyond his expertise, Marco is a philosopher at heart and is fond of discussing social impact, Web3, contemporary arts, wine, and AI.

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In this episode, we had the pleasure of being joined by Brian Curcio, Co-Founder of Rapunzl. We explored how simulated investing allowed individuals to earn as they learned. We learned about the inspiration that led to the platform's creation and discussed how Rapunzl effectively bridged the gap between theoretical learning and practical investing. Brian Curcio explained the mechanics of simulated investing, which enabled users to engage with a $10,000 fantasy stock portfolio. Rapunzl is also a 2022 YASS prize winner! Be sure to check out their new educator platform and start using this fabulous tool with your students today. 

It’s time to grab your headphones, and tune - into this insightful episode where we explored the world of simulated investing with Brian Curcio, Co-Founder of Rapunzl. 

About Brian 

Brian’s first word was money and he’s always been fascinated with the world of investing. He developed Rapunzl as a financial literacy, EdTech tool to revolutionize how we teach students about investing and to provide equitable access to high-quality, project-based learning tools for students across the country. The world of returns is perched in an ivory tower, inaccessible to most investors. In response, Rapunzl helps everyone climb to financial success with free, simulated investing competitions as well as an integrated curriculum. Rapunzl was a 2022 Yass Prize Finalist, recognized as one of 8 transformational education groups across the country.

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Mariah Okoye is a Florida-based professional who holds a Bachelor's degree in Educational Studies (2014) and a Master's degree in Instructional Design (2018) from Saint Leo University. With nine years of experience teaching English Language Arts (ELA) and Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID), Mariah realized her passion for instructional design and decided to make a career transition.

Despite initial apprehension and fears of change, Mariah's determination and commitment led her to take the leap into the field of instructional design in 2022. Through perseverance and hard work, she successfully secured a role as a Learning Designer for the University of South Florida (USF) in 2023, where she now applies her expertise and creativity to develop impactful learning experiences.

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In this episode, we got to catch up with an old friend of ours, Andrew Cross, CEO and Founder of Goosechase. This is Goosechase’s third appearance on EdUp Edtech and Andrew did not disappoint with dropping fabulous updates and even offering EdUp listeners a 10% discount on their Goosechase subscription! Details below. 

During this episode, we talk about everything from experiential learning experiences to adaptive learning. It’s time to grab those headphones and tune into this amazing episode! 

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About Andrew - In his own words 

I'm a product and culture person. When I use a product, I'm subconsciously taking notes of new ways of doing things that can be applied to the products I create. When I learn about another company's culture, I'm doing the same.
As my role has shifted from product building to company building, I've become a bit obsessed with understanding what makes people their most productive and happiest. I want to understand what the key things are that make people look back and say "Those were the best work years of my life". And then figure out how to those in our culture now.
Beyond product and culture, I seem to have a knack for picking up new skills & understanding things quickly. After starting out as the business-focused founder of GooseChase, I successfully taught myself how to code (web, iOS & Android) and switched to the technical lead, just because it needed to be done. I love taking data points & insights from a variety of places and combining them to evolve my understanding of something, even if it doesn't seem particularly relevant right now. If I'm not learning, I'm not having fun!
And lastly, I really, really love burritos. To the point that the 🌯 emoji has been "given" to me at GooseChase - I don't know if that's a good thing or not, but I'll take it!

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In this episode, we got to catch up with A.J. Ferrill, Enterprise Customer Success Manager, at Litmus. A.J. was back on the show back in July of 2021, so be sure to check out this episode too! A.J. gives us an update on his professional travels from Ed Tech to the Corporate space and provides advice on role shifting. A.J. also fills us in about Litmus and how people are “making every second count”  by using their marketing platform that empowers users to build, personalize, test, review, and analyze emails more effectively. It’s time to grab those headphones and tune in to this amazing episode! 

About A.J. Ferrill  

AJ Ferrill is a Customer Success Professional whose journey has spanned multiple industries from Higher Education, Educational Technology, to Email Marketing. His focus is on delivering value to his customers, and showing them how they too can be successful by incorporating best practice strategies into their current workflow. If not doing demos and showing value, you will find him on the local playground chasing his 4.5yr old and 2yr old girls around.

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More About DaNadia Johnson 

👋🏽 Hi, my name is DaNadia. Most of my peeps call me Nadia!

🔥 My LOVE for learning will never die...

🎯As a child, I found confidence through curiosity and learning new things. Learning has been an essential tool that I’ve used to navigate life. If there’s something I don’t know, you can count on me to learn it. This love for learning led to my work as an educator and sparked my interest in the world of Instructional Design.

👩🏽‍🏫 As an educator I began to understand the importance of being intentional in crafting learning experiences for diverse learners. I believe every learner has a story waiting to be told, and I use learning experiences to empower others to tell their stories. Teaching helped to uncover the highly beneficial impact of Instructional technology, which led me to pursue opportunities in Instructional Design & Curriculum Development.

👩🏽‍💻 As an Instructional Designer and Curriculum Writer, I have had the opportunity to work on projects and products that service 1M+ learners. I craft innovative, engaging, and thought-provoking learning experiences for diverse learner environments and types. I plan to continue educating and equipping people, products, and pedagogy through impactful learning experiences.

📚 In my free time, you can find me traveling, reading, listening to music, crafting, and teaching kids how to read scientifically as a Literacy Tutor & Interventionist Eduprenuer!

Be sure to connect with DaNadia Johnson on ⁠LinkedIn⁠ AND check out Nadia’s fabulous ID portfolio. 

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In this episode, I got to chat with the fabulous Marybeth Harter-Schultz, School Partnerships Manager at Edpuzzle. Marybeth has close to a quarter of a century in the education sector and shares her journey from educator to ed tech extraordinaire. Marybeth is also working on her doctorate and shares some info about her research on teacher retention. 

Did you know that EdPuzzle was founded by a teacher? AND is used in over 190 countries, so cool! Edpuzzle engages students and allows them to take control of their own learning. It’s definitely a tool everyone should be utilizing in their classrooms. It’s time to grab those headphones and tune-in to this episode for more fun facts about Edpuzzle.

More About Marybeth Harter-Schultz

A lifelong educator, originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Marybeth now resides in Orlando, Florida with her husband Jeff and daughter Annie.

She has been a classroom teacher and Educational Administrator, taking on a variety of leadership roles.  Currently working on her Doctorate Degree, she is researching ways to impact the teacher retention crisis.  She is applying her educational background and experiences in her role as a School Partnerships Manager for Edpuzzle within the state of Florida.  In her spare time, she enjoys running, reading, traveling, and spending time with her friends and family.  Her favorite quote is one from Pablo Picasso: "The meaning in life is to find your gift.  The purpose in life is to give it away."

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More About Madeleine Mortimore 

Madeleine Mortimore is the Global Education Innovation and Research Lead for Logitech, where she leads research on EdTech hardware. With years of experience as a classroom teacher, Madeleine has developed a curriculum for grades 4-12. Her research experience includes positions at the MIT Teaching and Learning Lab. Madeleine has a Master of Education from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education.

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In this episode, I got to chat with the CEO and Founder of DAE, A.M. Bhatt. You get to hear A.M’s inspiring story about immigrating to the U.S. at a young age and how his learning experiences help shaped him into the person he is today. A.M. is focused on building and providing valuable learning experiences for high school students, and adult learners. DAE currently has two locations in Connecticut and is opening a third soon (listen to the episode to find out more). e. If you are a lover of learning and helping others you really going to enjoy this conversation. It’s time to grab those headphones and tune in now to this amazing episode! 

More About A.M. Bhatt

A.M. Bhatt was born in India and came to the United States with his mother when he was six years old (his father had come three years prior to study engineering). For more than six years, he and his mother lived as undocumented immigrants while his father stayed in school to maintain his student visa. A.M. has a personal understanding of how students and adult learners from different backgrounds engage with established systems that tend to be mired in traditional or outdated modes of thinking. He is committed to helping individuals develop their sense of self and community – equipping them with the technical skills they’ll need to launch or grow a career while, at the same time, empowering them to become agents for humanity-centric change in the world.

A.M. created the nonprofit DAE to bridge the gap between corporate America and the realities of underserved communities, using education as a vehicle for social justice while nurturing underrepresented youth with no-cost tech programs and access to digital career and life skills. He also founded U of Next, is on faculty in the University of New Haven’s Graduate Psychology Department, and has 25+ years of advising corporate executives and entrepreneurs. Past clients include Pfizer, Facebook, HAI Group, Siemens, Novartis, Deutsche Bank, United Rentals, Yahoo!, American Express, and many others.

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In this episode, I got to catch up with a real-life IDOL, Dr. Robin Sargent, Founder and CEO of IDOL courses, and President of IDOL Courses Academy. Robin is one of the most down-to-earth, innovative, and fun humans I’ve ever met. Her passion for helping others is truly extraordinary. I am a huge fan of hers and the community she has developed around her IDOL course offerings continues to grow.  Robin is doing BIG things in the Instructional Design world and I can’t wait to see what’s next! It’s time to grab those headphones and tune in to this amazing episode! Oh, and Robin has her own podcast, too. 

More About Dr. Robin Sargent

Robin Sargent Ph.D., an entrepreneur, instructional designer, author, and former professor, is recognized as an instructional design community leader. She is the Owner and Founder of IDOL courses, IDOL Talent, and VITAL courses. IDOL courses is the authorized trade school that serves clients through IDOL Talent while developing the next generation of creative learning designers. Business Insider heralds the IDOL courses Academy as "one of the best choices out there if you're serious about starting a career in corporate instructional design, but don't want to pay for a master's degree."

Earning her Ph.D. in Education with a specialization in instructional design and online learning, she has coached, mentored, and taught thousands of current and aspiring learning designers. Her dissertation was on the gamification of corporate training, and her vision is to create an IDOL world for all learners. 

Dr. Robin is also a former Director of Learning & Development for a billion-dollar staffing firm with over 17 years of corporate instructional design experience. She serves as a volunteer board member for DESIGNxHUMANITY, a design collective and apprenticeship program pairing experienced creatives with fresh faces to collaborate on real-world projects advocating for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. In addition, she started the IDOL World project to match non-profit organizations with access to instructional designers and free eLearning modules on relevant topics. 

Robin's book, The Do It Messy Approach is the book for instructional designers in search of a no-nonsense formula for creating engaging courses and training. Forget about wading through thousands of jargon-laced pages on learning theories or designing cookie cutter courses following a stale template. Welcome to the IDOL™ world of creative possibilities!

In a refreshingly entertaining step-by-step guide, Robin Sargent, Ph.D. shares everything you need to know to design instruction for corporate training on any topic. After teaching thousands of students how to design instruction through the IDOL™ courses Academy, Dr. Robin serves up 18 fun-size chapters to help you design your course blueprint while following a repeatable formula.

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In this episode, I got to catch up with my friend, Dr