Online Learning in the Second Half
by John Nash & Jason Johnston
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EP 42 - Einstein: How a "cheating bot" started the conversation we…
EP 42 - Einstein: How a "cheating bot" started the conversation we…
About this podcast
In this podcast, John Nash and Jason Johnston take public their two-year long conversation about online education and their aspirations for its future. They acknowledge that while some online learning has been great, there is still a lot of room for improvement. While technology and innovation will be a topic of discussion, the conversation will focus on how to get online learning to the next stage, the second half of life.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 42 episodes
- EP 42 - Einstein: How a "cheating bot" started the conversation we needed with developer Advait Paliwal · 60 min · Episode 42Einstein: How a "cheating bot" started the conversation we needed with developer Advait Paliwal In EP 42, John and Jason talk with Advait Paliwal, the young entrepreneur behind…
- EP 41 - Moving Beyond Copy-Paste AI Syllabus Policies with John Nash & Jason Johnston · 29 min · Episode 41In EP 41, John and Jason discuss the evolving challenge of moving beyond 'copy-paste' AI policies to create syllabus guidelines that encourage students to engage in the…
- EP 40 - Does Allowing AI Reduce AI? A Surprising Finding with Dr. Megan Haselschwerdt · 42 min · Episode 40EP 40 - Does Allowing AI Reduce AI? A Surprising Finding with Dr. Megan Haselschwerdt In EP 40, John and Jason talk with Megan Haselschwerdt about her transformative semester…
- EP 39 - The Higher Ed AI Solution: Good Pedagogy with Lance Eaton · 44 min · Episode 39In EP 39, John and Jason discuss with Lance Eaton the threat that AI-driven "agentic browsers" pose to continue industrialized online learning models, the necessity of clear…
- EP 38 - Canvas, Credentials, and the Agentic AI Classroom: Ryan Lufkin, VP of Global Academic Strategy Instructure · 46 min · Episode 38In EP 38, John and Jason talk with Ryan Lufkin of Instructure about the evolution of online learning, the impact of Agentic AI on education, and how Canvas is shaping the future…
- EP 37 - Agentic AI is here. What does it mean for Online Education? A conversation with Anna Mills. · 36 min · Episode 37In EP 37, John and Jason sit down with Anna Mills to discuss the reality of "agentic AI"—browsers that don't just assist students but can potentially become the student. We move…
- EP 36 - Miriam Reynoldson: The Open Letter Shaking Up the AI-in-Education Conversation · 54 min · Episode 36In EP 36, John and Jason talk to Miriam Reynoldson of Melbourne, Australia, about the Open Letter From Educators Who Refuse the Call to Adopt Gen AI in Education. See complete…
- EP 35 - Educators with or versus AI? Grammarly, Canvas AI, and Cyborg Pedagogy · 35 min · Episode 35In EP 35, John and Jason kick off fall 2025 with a conversation on how AI has been added to Grammarly and Canvas (whether we like it or not) and if the future of online learning…
- EP 34 - The Evolution and Future of Online Learning with Dr. Judith Boettcher · 53 min · Episode 34In EP 34, John and Jason discuss with Dr. Judith Boettcher the evolution of online learning, the importance of instructional design, and the centrality of student engagement. The…
- EP 33 - Flower Darby on Improving Online Teaching: Small Changes, Outsized Impact · 44 min · Episode 33In EP 33, John and Jason talk to Flower Darby about small steps for inclusive, equitable, and humanized online learning, and explore the transformative power of community…
- EP 32 - Pedagogy of Kindness: Fostering it Online with Cate Denial · 53 min · Episode 32In this episode, John and Jason talk with Cate Denial, author of “Pedagogy of Kindness” about kindness to self and students in the online classroom. See complete notes and…
- EP 31 - Notebook LM's "Do It For Me" Podcast Button: A Threat to Real Educator Voices? · 22 min · Episode 31In this episode, John and Jason react to the new button in Google’s Notebook LM that allows users to make an instant podcast. Will it be a threat to educators' voices and…
- EP 30 - Dr. Omid Fotuhi and the Sense of Belonging in Online Learning · 58 min · Episode 30In this episode, John and Jason talk with Dr. Omid Fotuhi, a research associate at the University of Pittsburgh and the Director of Learning Innovation at WGU Labs, about the…
- EP 29 - Dr. Ericka Hollis - Teaching in the Digital Age: Cultivating Belonging and Excellence Online · 53 min · Episode 29In this episode, John and Jason talk to Ericka Hollis, PhD, about silence as liberatory practice, student backchannels, belonging in the online classroom, and leadership…
- EP 28 - Spring 24 Check-in focusing on AI in Education: Navigating Ethics, Innovation, Academic Honesty, and the Human Presence online. · 35 min · Episode 28In this Spring 2024 check-in, John and Jason talk about AI-created voices, the importance of human presence in online education, the challenges of AI detection like Turnitin, and…
- EP 27 - Christelle Daceus from Johns Hopkins University - Humanizing Online Learning, Inclusive Practices, and Digital Neo-colonialism · 44 min · Episode 27In this episode, John and Jason talk to Christelle Daceus of Johns Hopkins University chats about digital neo-colonialism and efforts to humanize online learning through training…
- EP 26 - 1st Anniversary Special - Year 1 in review and the educational and ethical considerations around AI-generated music and video. · 42 min · Episode 26In this episode, John and Jason talk IN PERSON, reflecting on year one of their podcast. Keeping with the theme, they also find a few rabbit holes to chase, consider developments…
- EP 25 - AI Guidance from Oregon State University Ecampus with Karen Watté · 39 min · Episode 25In this episode, John and Jason talk to Karen Watté, the Senior Director of Course Development and Training at Oregon State University’s Ecampus about their free tools for AI…
- EP 24 - I Cancelled My Midjourney Account - The Great Big Fat AI Ethics Episode · 30 min · Episode 24In this episode, John and Jason talk about the ethics of AI, including how ethics are formed and a few scenarios like if it’s ethical to use Midjourney. Listen in to find out who…
- EP 23 - Johns Hopkins Excellence in Online Teaching Symposium 2023 Wrap-Up Session and 6 Guideposts for Humanizing Online Learning · 48 min · Episode 23In this episode, John and Jason close off the 2023 Johns Hopkins University Excellence in Online Teaching Symposium with a live podcast recording, summarizing the day’s sessions…
