Educator Innovator

"Make Learning Relevant" is a podcast series full of interviews with leading minds from the Connected Learning Alliance and the field of Digital Media and Learning. Subscribe to this Podcast using iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/connected-learning/id869635683) or your favorite Feed Reader (http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:32859553/sounds.rss) In this episode, we chat with EdSurge's Betsy Corcoran about the potential educational technology has for inspiring students to engage in deeper, interest-powered learning. To check out the full "Make Learning Relevant" campaign, visit http://clalliance.org

"Make Learning Relevant" is a podcast series full of interviews with leading minds from the Connected Learning Alliance and the field of Digital Media and Learning. Subscribe to this Podcast using iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/connected-learning/id869635683) or your favorite Feed Reader (http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:32859553/sounds.rss) In this episode, we chat with Mark Surman - Executive Director of the Mozilla Foundation - about how Connected Learning powers the Webmaker and Web Literacy work that Mozilla is leading. To check out the full "Make Learning Relevant" campaign, visit http://clalliance.org

"Make Learning Relevant" is a podcast series full of interviews with leading minds from the Connected Learning Alliance and the field of Digital Media and Learning. Subscribe to this Podcast using iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/connected-learning/id869635683) or your favorite Feed Reader (http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:32859553/sounds.rss) In this episode, Constance Steinkuehler - Associate Professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Co-Director of the Games+Learning+Society center - explains how games can act as "trojan horses" for interest-driven learning. To check out the full "Make Learning Relevant" campaign, visit http://clalliance.org

"Make Learning Relevant" is a podcast series full of interviews with leading minds from the Connected Learning Alliance and the field of Digital Media and Learning. Subscribe to this Podcast using iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/connected-learning/id869635683) or your favorite Feed Reader (http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:32859553/sounds.rss) In this episode, Katie Salen - Professor in the School of Computing & Digital Media at DePaul University, and Co-Founder of the Institute of Play - provides insight on why it's so important to provide learning environments that center around "play." To check out the full "Make Learning Relevant" campaign, visit http://clalliance.org

"Connected Learning TV" (http://connectedlearning.tv) is a webinar series with organizations, projects, and individuals who align with the Connected Learning vision. In this May 8, 2014 episode, we chat with some of the folks behind Chicago's 2013 'Summer of Learning' about why they're excited for Chicago's 2014 'City of Learning.' Check out the full recap at http://bit.ly/1irHxSQ, and visit http://explorechi.org for more info for Chicago's COL initiative.

"Make Learning Relevant" is a podcast series full of interviews with leading minds from the Connected Learning Alliance and the field of Digital Media and Learning. Subscribe to this Podcast using iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/connected-learning/id869635683) or your favorite Feed Reader (http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:32859553/sounds.rss) In this episode, we chat with Michael Levine - Founding Director of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center - about bridging in-school and out-of-school learning. To check out the full "Make Learning Relevant" campaign, visit http://clalliance.org

"Make Learning Relevant" is a podcast series full of interviews with leading minds from the Connected Learning Alliance and the field of Digital Media and Learning. Subscribe to this Podcast using iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/connected-learning/id869635683) or your favorite Feed Reader (http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:32859553/sounds.rss) In this episode, we chat with Jackie Gerstein - a graduate-level education teacher, and educational technology advocate - about leveraging today's digital media tools for powerful learning. To check out the full "Make Learning Relevant" campaign, visit http://clalliance.org

"Make Learning Relevant" is a podcast series full of interviews with leading minds from the Connected Learning Alliance and the field of Digital Media and Learning. Subscribe to this Podcast using iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/connected-learning/id869635683) or your favorite Feed Reader (http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:32859553/sounds.rss) In this episode, we chat with Amy Eshleman (the Program Leader for Education at the Urban Library Council) about "Learning Labs": spaces within libraries & museums whose learning programs utilize Connected Learning principles. To check out the full "Make Learning Relevant" campaign, visit http://clalliance.org

"Make Learning Relevant" is a podcast series full of interviews with leading minds from the Connected Learning Alliance and the field of Digital Media and Learning. Subscribe to this Podcast using iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/connected-learning/id869635683) or your favorite Feed Reader (http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:32859553/sounds.rss) In this episode, we chat with Jeff Sturges - co-founder of the Mt. Elliott Makerspace in Detroit and the hackerspace OmniCorpDetroit - about the power of hands-on learning and open networking within makerspaces. To check out the full "Make Learning Relevant" campaign, visit http://clalliance.org

"Make Learning Relevant" is a podcast series full of interviews with leading minds from the Connected Learning Alliance and the field of Digital Media and Learning. Subscribe to this Podcast using iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/connected-learning/id869635683) or your favorite Feed Reader (http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:32859553/sounds.rss) In this episode, we chat with Elyse Eidman-Aadahl - Director of National Programs and Site Development for the National Writing Project (NWP) - about what's needed to create modern learners who can thrive in today's economy. To check out the full "Make Learning Relevant" campaign, visit http://clalliance.org

"Make Learning Relevant" is a podcast series full of interviews with leading minds from the Connected Learning Alliance and the field of Digital Media and Learning. Subscribe to this Podcast using iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/connected-learning/id869635683) or your favorite Feed Reader (http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:32859553/sounds.rss) In this episode, we chat with Antero Garcia - Assistant Professor in the English department at Colorado State University, and former public high school in South Central Los Angeles - about how teachers fit into the vision of Connected Learning, and integrating technology into classrooms in a meaningful way. To check out the full "Make Learning Relevant" campaign, visit http://clalliance.org

"Make Learning Relevant" is a podcast series full of interviews with leading minds from the Connected Learning Alliance and the field of Digital Media and Learning. Subscribe to this Podcast using iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/connected-learning/id869635683) or your favorite Feed Reader (http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:32859553/sounds.rss) In this episode, we chat with Cathy Davidson - Innovation & Technology Scholar, author, and soon-to-be head of The Futures Initiative for the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY) - about updating education for the 21st century and the need for "Relevance, Recognition and Relationships" in learning. To check out the full "Make Learning Relevant" campaign, visit http://clalliance.org

"Make Learning Relevant" is a podcast series full of interviews with leading minds from the Connected Learning Alliance and the field of Digital Media and Learning. Subscribe to this Podcast using iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/connected-learning/id869635683) or your favorite Feed Reader (http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:32859553/sounds.rss) In this episode, we chat with Connie Yowell - Director of Education for U.S. Programs for the MacArthur Foundation - about what's been learned about learning in the digital age, the vision of Connected Learning, and how digital media can be leveraged to make learning relevant. To check out the full "Make Learning Relevant" campaign, visit http://clalliance.org

"Connected Learning TV" (http://connectedlearning.tv) is a weekly webinar series with organizations, projects, and individuals who align with the Connected Learning vision. In this Apr. 22, 2014 episode, we discuss: How can teachers prepare students for success not only in college and career settings, but in civic life as well? You can catch a full video recording of this "Equity and Learning in the 21st Century Classroom" webinar & other related resources at http://bit.ly/1pcvO0l

"Connected Learning TV" (http://connectedlearning.tv) is a weekly webinar series with organizations, projects, and individuals who align with the Connected Learning vision. In this Apr. 15, 2014 episode, we ask: How can teachers create powerful classroom experiences that tap into students’ passions and allow them to support each other in their learning? You can catch a full video recording of this "Equity and Learning in the 21st Century Classroom" webinar & other related resources at http://bit.ly/1gG6UVv

"Connected Learning TV" (http://connectedlearning.tv) is a weekly webinar series with organizations, projects, and individuals who align with the Connected Learning vision. In this Apr. 8, 2014 episode, we explore: How can schools take advantage of digital networking opportunities to connect their students to each other and to the larger community outside their four walls? You can catch a full video recording of this "Equity and Learning in the 21st Century Classroom" webinar & other related resources at http://bit.ly/1eHEPgC

"Connected Learning TV" (http://connectedlearning.tv) is a weekly webinar series with organizations, projects, and individuals who align with the Connected Learning vision. In this Apr. 1, 2014 episode, we chat about the role classroom teachers can play in providing students access to transformative Connected Learning opportunities. You can catch a full video recording of this "Equity and Learning in the 21st Century Classroom" webinar & other related resources at http://bit.ly/1nxSE4c

"Connected Learning TV" (http://connectedlearning.tv) is a weekly webinar series with organizations, projects, and individuals who align with the Connected Learning vision. In this Mar. 25, 2014 episode, we chat with Jonathan Worth and Matt Johnston of PHONAR: a Massive, Free 'Open Undergraduate Class Hybrid' for digital photography. You can catch a full video recording & other related resources at http://bit.ly/ODaIe0

"Connected Learning TV" (http://connectedlearning.tv) is a weekly webinar series with organizations, projects, and individuals who align with the Connected Learning vision. In this Mar. 11, 2014 episode, we chat with Jim Groom, Alan Levine, and Howard Rheingold about "Digital Storytelling 106" (DS106) - a computer science course that evolved into a massive, open course on digital storytelling. You can catch a full video recording & other related resources at http://bit.ly/1gm1b1N

In this episode, we spend an hour with Mike Rose, a professor at the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies and the author of many books. We invited Mike to talk with us about his newest work, Back to School: Why Everyone Deserves a Second Chance at Education.