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Lessons from Students and Professors Who Podcasted Their Campus Lives During the Fall Semester Jan 19, 2021

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Last semester was historic: the first full term under the shadow of COVID-19, and nobody really knew what to expect or how well various teaching adaptations would work. So what are some lessons from the fall semester? We talked with the professors and students who participated in our Pandemic Campus Diaries podcast series in the fall for their takeaways.

Are Colleges Partly to Blame for the Riot at the Capitol? Jan 13, 2021

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This week we talk with a history professor who thinks that not only can colleges do more to encourage civic education that could prevent future crises like the mob storming the U.S. Capitol last week, but that higher education is partly to blame for last week’s events.

EdSurge Podcast’s Top Moments of 2020 Jan 06, 2021

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On this episode we’re going to revisit some of the most memorable moments from our podcast in 2020 -- and some bonus material that we wanted to get on but just didn’t quite fit.

How to Redesign Our Educational System for Lifelong Learning Dec 30, 2020

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The disruptions in the job market caused by COVID-19 mean colleges and employers will need to rethink the relationship between the workplace and the classroom. That’s according to Michelle Weise, who makes the case in her new book, Long Life Learning.

How the Brain ‘Grasps’ New Concepts Dec 22, 2020

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Forgetting is a feature, not a bug. That's one of the surprising truths about how the brain works in the new book "Grasp: The Science Transforming How We Learn." We talk with the book's co-author, Sanjay Sarma, a professor and the vice president for open learning at MIT.

Online or In Person: Which Choice Aced the Pandemic Semester? Campus Diaries Ep. 8 Dec 16, 2020

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Some colleges were committed to doing as much in-person teaching and activities as possible this semester, even during this health crisis. While other colleges decided early on to focus attention online and pretty much shutter campus for now. For our series finale of the Pandemic Campus Diaries series, we ask: which decision was the right one for students and professors?

A Conversation With #EduColor's José Vilson About Inclusive Teaching Dec 08, 2020

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How can educators make their teaching more inclusive? For perspective and advice, we recently talked with José Vilson, co-founder and executive director of #EduColor, a nonprofit advocacy group dedicated to issues of race and social justice in education and author of “This Is Not A Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, and Education."

How to Save Public Higher Ed. New Book Makes Case For Rethinking the Value of Colleges Dec 01, 2020

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This week's guest, John Warner, has just released a timely book with fresh arguments on how to frame this larger question of who should pay for higher education -- and even how we should think about college’s place in American life. The book is called “Sustainable. Resilient. Free.: The Future of Public Higher Education.”

‘No-Excuses’ and ‘Progressive’ Schools Are Training New Teachers Very Differently About Race Nov 24, 2020

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Residencies are the new trend in teacher education. What are they teaching about race? Victoria Thiesen-Homer, a postdoctoral research fellow at Arizona State University’s School of Social Transformation, embedded herself in a no-excuses and a progressive residency school for her new book, “Learning to Connect: Relationships, Race, and Teacher Education."

What Lessons Have Emerged From the Pandemic Semester? Campus Diaries Ep. 7 Nov 18, 2020

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This stressful and disrupted semester is leading professors to rethink how they teach, and helping students learn about themselves. But are there things that will stick even after the health emergency ends? Hear views from six campuses on the latest installment of our Pandemic Campus Diaries series.

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