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EduTrends

60 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago -

EduTrends is part of Tec Sounds Podcasts, the official podcast suite of Tecnológico de Monterrey.

Join Tec de Monterrey’s international journey of discovery and creation of the future of higher education. Host Pepe Escamilla and other experts from diverse disciplines will showcase innovative pedagogies, technologies, and other educational developments at the service of enhanced learning outcomes.

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Episodes

Ep. 6 - Emiliana Vegas on Latin America's education challenges

December 11, 2019 10:00 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MB

This episode’s guest is Emiliana Vegas, co-director of the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution. She is an expert on education in developing countries.  Emiliana talked with José “Pepe” Escamilla about the challenges and opportunities in Latin American educational systems. They discussed the new role of teachers and strategies to improve educational outcomes such as experiential or active learning. A Podcast by Tec Sounds.

Ep. 5 - Dr. Randy Bass and the new focus of education

November 27, 2019 10:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MB

José “Pepe” Escamilla visits Dr. Randy Bass at Georgetown University. He is Vice Provost for Education and Professor of English at Georgetown, where he founded the Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship, and now he directs the Red House. In a meaningful conversation, Dr. Randy Bass explains that there is a need for a new focus on education, and tries to answer what can humans do to get better at being human? A Podcast by Tec Sounds.

Ep. 4 - Rebecca Winthrop on how to leapfrog to educational success

November 13, 2019 10:00 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MB

José “Pepe” Escamilla visited the Brookings Institute in Washington, DC, to meet with Rebecca Winthrop, who is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Universal Education at Brookings. Rebecca tried to answer if classrooms are evolving as fast as technological transformations and described how it is possible to “leapfrog” learning outcomes. A Podcast by Tec Sounds.

Ep. 4 - Rebecca Winthrop on how to leapfrog to educational success

November 13, 2019 10:00 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MB

José “Pepe” Escamilla visited the Brookings Institute in Washington, DC, to meet with Rebecca Winthrop, who is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Universal Education at Brookings. Rebecca tried to answer if classrooms are evolving as fast as technological transformations and described how it is possible to “leapfrog” learning outcomes. A Podcast by Tec Sounds.

Ep. 3 - Philipp Schmidt

October 30, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 60 MB

In this episode we talked to Philipp Schmidt, director of Learning Innovation at the MIT Media Lab, where he leads the MediaLab Learning Initiative and conducts research on learning communities.  A conversation about the future of teaching and learning, the power of open communities and the impact of Peer 2 Peer universities. A Podcast by Tec Sounds.

Ep. 3 - J. Philipp Schmidt and the power of open communities in education

October 30, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 60 MB

In this episode we talked to Philipp Schmidt, director of Learning Innovation at the MIT Media Lab, where he leads the MediaLab Learning Initiative and conducts research on learning communities.  A conversation about the future of teaching and learning, the power of open communities and the impact of Peer 2 Peer universities. A Podcast by Tec Sounds.

Ep. 2 - Alex Amouyel discusses the most critical challenges in open innovation

October 16, 2019 09:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MB

A conversation with Alex Amouyel, the Executive Director of MIT’s SOLVE, an initiative that aims to identify solutions to actionable challenges through open innovation. José “Pepe” Escamilla and Alex Amouyel discuss how SOLVE works, what are the most critical world challenges they are trying to tackle, and how powerful the wisdom of the crowd is.

Ep. 2 - Alex Amouyel

October 16, 2019 09:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MB

A conversation with Alex Amouyel, the Executive Director of MIT’s SOLVE, an initiative that aims to identify solutions to actionable challenges through open innovation. José “Pepe” Escamilla and Alex Amouyel discuss how SOLVE works, what are the most critical world challenges they are trying to tackle, and how powerful the wisdom of the crowd is.

Ep. 1 - Jean Hammond on innovation to expand access to high-quality education

September 30, 2019 16:52 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MB

A conversation between José “Pepe” Escamilla and Jean Hammond, LearnLaunch Co-Founder. LearnLaunch is an educational innovation hub that aims to empower innovators to expand access to high-quality education for all learners.  Jean Hammond shared her vision on how education can evolve to meet the needs of students to cope with the challenges of the future. She also talked about entrepreneurship and diversity in EdTech ventures. A Podcast by Tec Sounds.

Ep. 1 - Jean Hammond

September 30, 2019 16:52 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MB

A conversation between José “Pepe” Escamilla and Jean Hammond, LearnLaunch Co-Founder. LearnLaunch is an educational innovation hub that aims to empower innovators to expand access to high-quality education for all learners.  Jean Hammond shared her vision on how education can evolve to meet the needs of students to cope with the challenges of the future. She also talked about entrepreneurship and diversity in EdTech ventures. A Podcast by Tec Sounds.