Learning Futures
76 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWhat if education systems were doing more and thinking differently about preparing learners to thrive in the future? Join hosts Dr. Sean Leahy, and Professor Punya Mishra of Arizona State University for conversations on improving education and the futures of learning. Each episode presents colleagues, researchers, education leaders, and other guests who share how they're thinking about and addressing the most pressing challenges in education.
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ASU FOLC Fest 2024 Part 2
April 23, 2024 08:00 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MBIn this episode, Sean and Jake pickup where they left off exploring more experiences from the first ASU FOLC Fest, featuring interviews from Kenzie Hurst Newton and Mike Stordeur, Dee-Dee Collins-Jones, and Joy Griffin around the use of artificial intelligence in education, the integration of VR into learning environments, and the impactful ways in which these technologies are reshaping educational practices. This episode highlights the ongoing innovations at ASU, showcasing the university'...
ASU FOLC Fest 2024 Part 1
April 16, 2024 22:00 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBIn this episode, Sean and Jake (producer) talk about the pop-up podcast studio at the first ever ASU FOLC Fest – a learning festival dedicated to the integration of technology in education, and the potential impacts on teaching and student success. Special guests include Danielle McNamara and Retha Hill who are pushing the boundaries of educational practice. This episode is the first of 5 of our special coverage of the ASU FOLC Fest: The Future of Learning Community or FOLC Fest was a two...
Council on Equitable AI
February 27, 2024 08:00 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBIn this episode, Sean talks with our special guests on the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and education, with a particular focus on fostering equity and access. Sean is joined by Meacie Fairfax from Complete College America, Dr. Linda Garcia of the Center for Community College Student Engagement from The University of Texas at Austin, and Al Anderson, CIO for Salish Kootenai College, share their expert insights and experiences. Key highlights and takeaways from the episode: ...
Generative AI 2023 a Year in Review
December 19, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBThis episode takes a retrospective review on 2023 and one of the most transformative technologies of our time - generative AI. Our panel of experts, including Punya Mishra, Sean Leahy, Rachna Mathur, and Kellie Kreiser, explores the impact of AI on various fields and reflects on personal experiences with this transformative technology. From academic conferences to real-life applications and philosophical musings, this discussion is a must-listen for anyone interested in the intersection of A...
Student Event: Me & We in Generative AI
November 22, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBSean is joined by Rachna Mathur to talk about the successful student led event in Generative AI called Me & We in AI: Exploring what generative AI means to us and for us. In our conversation we talked about the challenges and successes of undertaking an event like this as part of a graduate course experience focused on Education by Design. This project gave students an opportunity to go beyond the theory of design and explore the ins and outs, ups and downs of design by directly living wit...
AI and Safety with Siddarth Srivastava
November 14, 2023 08:00 - 52 minutes - 48 MBIn this episode of the Learning Futures Podcast, Dr. Siddharth Srivastava, Associate Professor at the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence at Arizona State University discusses the need for responsible development of AI systems that keep users informed of capabilities and limitations. He highlights exciting research on learning generalizable knowledge to make AI more robust and data-efficient. However, dangers arise from overtrusting unproven systems, so regulation and oversight ar...
Cognition and Intelligence with Chitta Baral
November 07, 2023 08:00 - 54 minutes - 50.4 MBIn this episode, we delve into the pioneering research led by Dr. Chitta Baral though his laboratory of Cognition and Intelligence at Arizona State University. He discusses the ground-breaking work and innovations emerging from his lab, with a special focus on the intersection of cognition, intelligence, and technology. Dr. Chitta's current research is an ambitious blend of exploring natural language, visual objects, and the intricate dynamics of multi-modal documents, with an eye toward imp...
Sc(AI)ry Stories
October 31, 2023 08:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBIn the spirit of Halloween - Sean (with the help of producer extraordinaire Jake) pull together a fun compendium of short stories from some of our colleagues and listeners for a special “spooky” episode of the Learning Futures Podcast. The Challenge: Create an original short story (about, with, or through) Generative AI, in the spirit of emerging technologies, AI, the future of humanity etc. in the spirit of Halloween. These can be any genre, they can be spooky, funny, creepy, suspenseful...
Cognitive Models and Artificial Intelligence with Ken Koedinger
October 24, 2023 08:00 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBIn this episode, we explore the multifaceted journey of cognitive scientist Ken Koedinger. With a diverse academic background encompassing degrees in computer science, mathematics, and psychology, Ken's unique trajectory converged at the intersection of technical expertise and an intrinsic understanding of human learning. This fusion of disciplines drew him into the realms of cognitive psychology and educational technology research. Within this intricate landscape, cognitive models emerge a...
The Metaverse, Implantable Tech, and AI with Katina Michael
October 17, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBIn this episode, host Dr. Sean Leahy engages in a captivating conversation with Dr. Katina Michael. Dr. Michael's unique journey, transitioning from the telecommunications industry to academia and technology/society research, sets the stage for a thought-provoking discussion. The conversation delves into a wide spectrum of emergent technologies, beginning with an exploration of the metaverse. Dr. Michael offers insights into its definition and current progress, while also pondering its fut...
Season 6 Preview
October 10, 2023 08:00 - 2 minutes - 2.34 MBDive into Season 6 with host Dr. Sean Leahy as we navigate the dynamic, fast-paced, and rapidly changing technological landscape, delving deep into its transformative impact on society and education. This season promises enriching dialogues with international thought leaders operating at the crucial intersection of technology, cognition, and society.
Selects: Exploring the Constructs of EdTech (S4E5)
August 22, 2023 08:00 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBThis Selects episode was originally published on July 12, 2022. --- Original Show Notes --- Hosts Clarin Collins and Sean Leahy talk with Leigh Wolf and Audrey Watters about the futures of educational technology, how we have come into an era where technologies are present in almost all classrooms and how that has changed teaching and learning in significant ways. Our guests chat about how we could create a more humanistic approach to existing and emerging EdTech, and how EdTech can be...
Selects: Reinventing K12 Education (S4E2)
August 15, 2023 08:00 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBThis Selects episode was originally published on June 21, 2022 --- Original Show Notes --- Clarin Collins, Sean Leahy, Robin Lake, and Brent Maddin come together to discuss the current landscape of challenges facing public education. The worldwide pandemic opened many eyes to the current struggles teachers face and encouraged many institutions to change their education models, one such example being the NEXT Education Workforce. Through discussion we are guided along the possibilities o...
Selects: AI in Education with Chris Dede (S5E4)
August 08, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBThis Selects episode was originally published on March 28, 2023. --- Original Show Notes: --- In this episode Punya and Sean discuss some of the highlights captured in a recent interview with Senior Research Fellow from Harvard’s Graduate School of Education Dr. Chris Dede and talk about AI and education. Guest Information: Dr. Chris Dede Chris Dede is a Senior Research Fellow at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education (GSE) who has worked with AI since the 1970s. A former Timothy E...
Selects: Futures Thinking (S4E1)
August 01, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBDrs. Clarin Collins and Sean Leahy have a very engaging conversation with Dr. Ruth Wylie, Dr. Danah Henriksen, and Maricel Lawrence about Futures Thinking. Each panelist discusses how they engage in different types of futures thinking and give tips for others to become engaged in this work. They also discuss how topics such as creativity, play, and wellness integrate with futures thinking. --- Original Show Notes --- Clarin Collins, Sean Leahy, Ruth Wylie, Danah Henriksen, and Maricel ...
Selects: Futures of Equity in Education (S4E7)
July 25, 2023 08:00 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBThis re-released episode features the full audio recording and notes from the original broadcast: July 26, 2022. We (Jake) hopes you'll enjoy revisiting this ever timely topic for the Futures of Learning! --- Original Show Notes --- Hosts Clarin Collins and Sean Leahy talk with Jill Koyama and Daniel Liou about the continuing disparities that are present in education. Starting out on a global level, our guests react to the UNESCO report on reimagining the future of education, talking abou...
Summer Vibes
July 24, 2023 08:00 - 3 minutes - 3.28 MBIn this short bonus episode Sean talks with Learning Futures producer Jacob Snider about Jake's summer take-over of the show. Jake shares a little preview of the episodes he will re-release over the next few weeks as the rest of the podcast team gears up for Season 6.
Writing and Artificial Intelligence with Kyle Jensen
May 23, 2023 08:00 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBIn this episode - Punya and Sean talk around a great interview with ASU's own Kyle Jensen, who is the director of the writing center. This episode explores the impact of generative AI and large language models (LLMs) on creativity and the writing process, along with many other topics such as attention economy, consolidation of information, considerations around regulation, to name a few... Guest Information Kyle Jensen Kyle is the director of Writing Programs and a professor in the Depa...
Reinventing Public Education (US High Schools)
May 16, 2023 08:00 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBIn this episode - Sean is joined by guest host Dr. Steven Weiner to lead a panel discussion around the challenges in changing the educational system and barriers to implementing change. The panel examines the reasons why high school is particularly difficult to change and explores potential solutions for overcoming these barriers. In this episode Steven and team highlight ongoing projects at Arizona State University that support educational systems change and proposes ways for researchers to...
ShapingEDU Mini Summit on AI in Higher Education
May 09, 2023 08:00 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBIn this Bonus episode Sean talks with special guest and friend of the show Stephanie Pierotti (Director of ShapingEDU at ASU) about the upcoming FREE Virtual event - ShapingEDU Mini Summit: AI x Higher Ed, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love AI Tools that will be held on May 11, 2023. This is a Free Event - you can sign up or learn more by visiting ShapingEDU.asu.edu Event Description: Artificial Intelligence has the potential to create more impactful, individualized learning jou...
Games Entrepreneurship and AI in Education with Ethan Mollick
May 02, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBIn this episode Sean and Punya sit in studio and talk about the recent interview Punya and Danah had with Ethan Mollick for their Tech Trends series in which they talk with Ethan on a wide range of topics covering creativity, games, entrepreneurship and his journey to being one of the most visible scholars openly experimenting with AI in his teaching in higher education. About our Guests: Ethan Mollick Ethan Mollick is an associate professor at the Wharton School of the University of Penn...
Extended Reality with Dan Beaupre and Tom Schmidt
April 25, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBIn this episode Sean and Punya talk about the journey and future developments of extended reality (XR) in education with Dan Beaupre and Tom Schmidt from One Giant Leap, LLC and ROAM respectively. We learn about the backstory and "origin story" from Dan and Tom and how they came together to join forces around their deep passion for education, storytelling, and emerging technologies. Extended Reality (XR) is a term that encompasses all immersive technologies that merge the physical and virt...
Education Sustainability and Global Futures with Keri Facer and Iveta Silova
April 18, 2023 08:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBIn this episode - Sean and Punya are joined by guest co-host Iveta Silova to talk with prominent futures scholar Keri Facer to discuss Futures education, futures literacy vs futures literacies, futures thinking, and cultivating a 'temporal imagination'. In our conversation we learn about Keri's own academic and professional journey, and how studying the learning space of children became synonymous with studying the future. We discuss a recent publication from Arathi Sriprakash and Keri Fac...
Learning and Educating Across Refugee/(Im)migrant Networks (LEARN)
April 11, 2023 08:00 - 56 minutes - 51.3 MBIn this episode, Sean and Punya talk with colleagues who are working toward ways educators, learners, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers can address the learning and teaching of refugees/(im)migrants? LEARN LFC Description: In this project, we will bring together refugees, educators, and researchers with those in global and community organizations to 1.) identify key areas of needed research on the education of refugee/(im)migrants and to 2.) develop intentional and inclusive co...
Designing the new American High School
April 04, 2023 08:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBLFC: Designing the new American High School This LFC is aimed to bring together scholars, practitioners, and students from across the ASU community to formulate a research agenda and a new ASU initiative to imagine how high schools across America can be retooled, reimagined, and redesigned to create equitable opportunities for all U.S. students, especially those from historically marginalized communities, to be prepared for a boundless future in a rapidly changing economy. In this episode ...
AI in Education with Chris Dede
March 28, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBIn this episode Punya and Sean discuss some of the highlights captured in a recent interview with Senior Research Fellow from Harvard’s Graduate School of Education Dr. Chris Dede and talk about AI and education. Guest Information: Dr. Chris Dede Chris Dede is a Senior Research Fellow at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education (GSE) who has worked with AI since the 1970s. A former Timothy E. Wirth Professor of Learning Technologies at Harvard GSE, Dede is a Co-Principal Investigator of th...
Imagination & Futures Thinking for K12
March 21, 2023 08:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBSean and Punya talk with Steven Zuiker and Ed Finn about the importance of imagination and futures thinking in K12 learning environment. We explore the core research question of their Learning Futures Collaborative: How can we prepare youth to think critically about and take agency for their futures? In this episode we explore the ongoing work through the Imagination and Futures Thinking for K12 Learning Futures Collaborative, where Ed and Steve discuss the core issues of why does every sch...
AI in Education with Ganesh Padmanabhan
March 14, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 75 MBSean and Rachna talk about the "Cambrian explosion" of generative AI with Ganesh Padmanabhan, CEO & Founder of Autonomize Inc. and the potential challenges and opportunities from this rapidly evolving technological change. As we frame our conversation - we talk about the contemporary implications of some of the latest advancements in generative AI using Neil Postman's 1998 talk titled: “Five things we need to know about technological change” In a long and windy way, our conversation hot on...
AI in Education with Ryan Baker
March 07, 2023 08:00 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBSean and Punya welcome special guests Dr. Scotty Craig (ASU) and Dr. Ryan Baker (Penn) to discuss rapidly evolving field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning, and what implications it may have for education Guest Information Dr. Scotty Craig Is an associate professor of human systems engineering within The Polytechnic School of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Dr. Craig is a learning engineer and has investigated research areas of emotion a...
Season 5 Trailer - Learning Futures Collaboratives
February 28, 2023 08:00 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBWe're back! Season 5 kicks off with a short introduction from co-hosts Sean Leahy and Punya Mishra on what Season 5 has in store. Punya and Sean discuss the newly formed Learning Futures Collaborative, and why they are so important to the futures of learning, and how they frame the arch of Season 5 – as a catalyst for getting involved with futures in your own contexts. Hosts & Guests: – Dr. Sean M. Leahy ASU Bio @seanthenerd – Dr. Punya Mishra ASU Bio @punyamishra Links and Resources: – Le...
Educating for Sustainable Futures
November 23, 2022 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBIn this bonus episode Dr. Sean Leahy talks about the importance of educating for sustainable futures, discussing the opportunities and challenges. Dr. Leahy explores the urgency created by the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and the need to prepare for the uncertainty by engaging in futures thinking and other futures methodologies. In this episode Dr. Leahy discusses: Elements of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and what set it apart from the previous three. Disruptions and global mega tre...
Futures of Equity in Education
July 26, 2022 08:00 - 55 minutes - 63.9 MBHosts Clarin Collins and Sean Leahy talk with Jill Koyama and Daniel Liou about the continuing disparities that are present in education. Starting out on a global level, our guests react to the UNESCO report on reimagining the future of education, talking about the importance of recognizing and building curriculums that represent the diversity of the current student and teacher population. They invite us to think about a more humanistic approach to teaching and learning and to reimagine what...
Responding to UNESCO’s Futures of Education
July 19, 2022 08:00 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBIveta Silova leads a roundtable conversation with international doctoral scholars Prince Kwarase, Esther Pretti, and Shagun Singha about the most recent UNESCO education report. The report outlines goals intended to create a new social contract for education, fueling the discussion on whether these goals are sufficient for our new post-pandemic world. In thinking towards the future, the guests discuss what topics they anticipate being in the next UNESCO report on education and how it could b...
Exploring the Constructs of EdTech
July 12, 2022 08:00 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBHosts Clarin Collins and Sean Leahy talk with Leigh Wolf and Audrey Watters about the futures of educational technology, how we have come into an era where technologies are present in almost all classrooms and how that has changed teaching and learning in significant ways. Our guests chat about how we could create a more humanistic approach to existing and emerging EdTech, and how EdTech can become a roadblock for teachers. Our panelist help us unpack what EdTech really means, and define it ...
Futures of ESports
July 05, 2022 08:00 - 54 minutes - 62.3 MBBen Scragg from eFuse joins host Sean Leahy to talk about the ins and outs of ESports - and the connection to education and learning. Ben and Sean explore some of the emergent ways in which Esports are becoming more mainstream and what opportunities that might hold for future generations of educators and young people. History and background of startup company eFuse Building a role around education and learning in an esports company State of eSports and online gaming Gaming leading to e...
Futures of Teacher Candidates and Residency Experiences
June 28, 2022 08:00 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBTammy Reithmann and Erika Flores join our hosts Drs. Clarin Collins and Sean Leahy to discuss the state of preparing educators in Arizona and how the pandemic has provided new opportunities and challenges. Although an undisputed tragedy, COVID-19 had some unlikely positive effects on the education system, such as bringing teachers together as a team and demonstrating the resilience of their students. As the state of the world slowly returns to a new “normal”, the discussion turns to how we c...
Reinventing K12 Education
June 21, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBClarin Collins, Sean Leahy, Robin Lake, and Brent Maddin come together to discuss the current landscape of challenges facing public education. The worldwide pandemic opened many eyes to the current struggles teachers face and encouraged many institutions to change their education models, one such example being the NEXT Education Workforce. Through discussion we are guided along the possibilities of where public education can lead, as well as the current challenges that many school districts ...
Futures Thinking
June 14, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 76.3 MBClarin Collins, Sean Leahy, Ruth Wylie, Danah Henriksen, and Maricel Lawrence discuss Futures Thinking and how that may look throughout our working spaces and how it affects the decisions we make regarding education. Our guests engage in a round table discussion on how we might look at our futures, the different categories of futures that exist and many more interesting points. (6:40)- What is Futures Thinking (FT)? What do we mean when we say that? (14:19)- Maricel´s choice of ASU´s PhD...
ShapingEDU Virtual Summer Space Camp
June 10, 2022 08:00 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBThis bonus episode is all about the ShapingEDU Global Virtual Summer Camp - that invites changemakers from around the world to convene for an experimental fusion of hands-on learning, storytelling, tech hacks and the good kind of shenanigans! Sean, Stephanie, and Ruben chat about the origins of the ShapingEDU community and the history that brought about this innovative and forward focused organization. We explore this new virtual free event in detail and encourage people to sign up or acc...
Learning Futures Season 4 Trailer
June 09, 2022 11:00 - 2 minutes - 2.15 MBThe Learning Futures Podcast is produced at the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. The Executive Producer is Dr. Sean Leahy, the show is produced by Dr. Clarin Collins and Karina Muñoz Baltazar, with technical production provided by Jacob Snider.
BioSense Network: exploring biotech with computational microscopes
November 24, 2021 08:00 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBJoin Dr. Sean Leahy for this bonus episode of the Learning Futures podcast to discuss the BioSense Network, a newly funded research project aimed at establishing a community of learners exploring biotechnology with a computational microscope. Sean interviews his colleagues about this innovative research grant in collaboration with the Arizona State University School of Molecular Sciences, the ASU Biodesign Institute, and the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at ASU. Panel members: Host: ...
Creative Acts for Curious People with Sarah Stein Greenberg
November 02, 2021 08:00 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBRonald Beghetto has a conversation with Sarah Stein Greenberg about how important it is to shift students’ mindsets from one based on a structured idea of what school and learning is, to one that is open, creative, iterative, adaptive, and able to improvise as they keep learning. Stein Greenberg also talks about her book “Creative Acts for Curious People,” which she wrote with the goal of bringing skills and methods used at the d school to a much wider audience. Stein Greenberg sees this boo...
Creative Acts for Curious People with Sarah Stein Greenburg
November 02, 2021 08:00 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBRonald Beghetto has a conversation with Sarah Stein Greenberg about how important it is to shift students’ mindsets from one based on a structured idea of what school and learning is, to one that is open, creative, iterative, adaptive, and able to improvise as they keep learning. Stein Greenberg also talks about her book “Creative Acts for Curious People,” which she wrote with the goal of bringing skills and methods used at the d school to a much wider audience. Stein Greenberg sees this boo...
Justice and Love through Education with Kaleb Rashad
October 26, 2021 08:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBRonald Beghetto and Kaleb Rashad have a meaningful conversation about how school tends to strip people away from their identities and cultural backgrounds, and how important it is for schools to highlight and celebrate identities rather than diminish them. Rashad poses the question of how we can we design learning in such a way that it does not divorce you from who you are, your culture, race, and identity? Rashad also believes in the power of listening to young people, and using their quest...
Kinship and Community with Amanda Tachine
October 19, 2021 08:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBRonald Beghetto and Amanda Tachine talk about Tachine’s journey growing up in a Navajo community and how that inspired her to work to affirm native presence in school settings. Tachine mentions how native people’s ideologies have been excluded consistently in the creation of what we now call school and how there needs to be a change in the ways that native people are represented, to sustain indigenous presence in schools. Tachine imagines a future where education is love-centered, and where ...
Mentoring and Coaching 4 Change with Marquis Taylor
October 12, 2021 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBRonald Beghetto and Marquis Taylor from Coaching 4 Change have a conversation about the power of college students serving as mentors to the K12 students and how Taylor sees this model as a tool, and a means to build a talent pipeline in schools. Taylor explains that college students enhance what the teacher is already doing well, but the collaboration allows teachers to think differently about how to best serve and support the needs of each student. Taylor imagines a future where school dist...
The Education We Want for the Future of Arizona with Amanda Burke
October 05, 2021 08:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBRonald Beghetto and Amanda Burke discuss the importance of listening to a community’s perspective on current issues, and how that can really transform the work being done to solve said issues. Burke speaks of her experiences listening to Arizonians’ opinions on matters of education, and notices the similarities on what they believe are key issues--such as moving education towards a learner-centered approach and creating personalized learning for children. Burke imagines a future where we aim...
Wonder Beyond Words: Humanizing Learning with Abhi Nangia
September 28, 2021 08:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBRonald Beghetto and Abhi Nangia have a conversation about how Nangia’s nonprofit Better World Ed is changing people’s perspectives on what it is like when we see or meet someone, who has a very different life than us, for the first time. Better World creates wordless videos that showcase a person’s life story, which guide students into questioning and being curious about the world and the people around them. Nangia hopes that these stories will change the hearts and minds of people from a ve...
Collaborative Problem Solving with Meaningful Action with Lindy Elkins-Tanton
September 21, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBRonald Beghetto talks with Lindy Elkins-Tanton about how her different work and life experiences made her realize the importance of knowing how to work in teams, and to create ones that foster equality instead of competition. She mentions how bringing the idea of teams into the classroom, where every voice and perspective is listened to, removes competition. This not only allows students to engage with uncertainty, but ultimately develops stronger outcomes, products, and solutions. Elkins-T...
Building Learning Around the Future We Want with Susan Santone
September 14, 2021 08:00 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBRonald Beghetto talks with Susan Santone about two pressing issues that the world is currently facing: environmental issues and social justice, and how those can be remedied through education. Santone shares how she pushes for students to learn more about these issues within the various courses she teaches, including how they can play a role in changing discourses. Santone mentions the necessity of bridging these issues and creating spaces that help people understand their roots, and realize...