This week, we tackle the topic of “unlearning.” We begin by defining what unlearning has meant across psychology, organizational change, and in the classroom and dig into the debate about whether it is truly part of the learning process. Can we truly “unlearn” something or do we build upon or reframe our understanding as new…
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Mike Palmer and Melissa Griffith sit down with Aaron Dignan to talk about his new book, Brave New Work. Aaron walks us his story of writing the book before focusing in on what isn’t working in current organizational environments and how anyone within any organization can help bring about the type of change that is so desperately…
We take you to our live presentation of our podcast at SXSWEdu 2019. Mike and Brandon were joined on stage by Ashley Mannka-Suydam, Director, Learning Products at ACT to talk about the top trends at the conference. We also discussed through our brand new March Madness bracket. After our live show, you’ll hear two interviews…
We had the great pleasure of sitting down with Ron Reed, Founder and Executive Producer, and Greg Rosenbaum, General Manager, of the learning conference SXSW EDU. Ron and Greg share the origin story of SXSWEdu and explore the emerging trends they’ve seen over the first nine years of the conference. We talk about community building, the…
This week we dive into the topic of Summit Learning and some of the backlash it’s seen in school districts across America. We react to a recent New York Times article that explores a spate of recents cases of community opposition to this program at high schools in Kansas. How is local activism intersecting with broad…
Our second Episode of The Citadel breaks down Episode 2 of Season 8 of Game of Thrones, “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.” Be forewarned, we discuss numerous details of the show so if you’re not a GoT fan or if you haven’t seen the second episode of Season 8, steer clear for fear of…
On this week’s episode we tackle the topics of cryptomnesia and multiple discovery. Cryptomnesia occurs when a forgotten memory returns without it being recognized as such by the subject, who believes it is something new and original. Multiple discovery is the theory that most scientific discoveries and inventions are made independently and more or less simultaneously by multiple…
We’re back! Your friends at Trending in Education are relaunching our Game of Thrones breakdown show, aka The Citadel, to coincide with the final season of the legendary television series. Be forewarned, we discuss numerous details of the show so if you’re not a GoT fan or if you haven’t seen the premiere of Season…
This week, we dive back into one of our favorite topics, robots. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have created and refined a robot who can sense and respond to human emotion in real time. While “Woody” is still being fine-tuned, his existence opens up questions of how socially and emotionally aware robots might further…
Were you a student who was frustrated by the amount of homework you had to do? Are you a parent who continually argues with your children about getting their homework done? Is it all worth it? On this week’s episode, we dive into the debate on the true importance of homework for younger students. Should…