Épisodes

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

    Ep. 6 - Emiliana Vegas on Latin America's education challenges
    Sep 9 2024
    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 Podcasts.
    Voir plus Voir moins
    37 min
  • Ep. 5 - Dr. Randy Bass and the new focus of education

    Ep. 5 - Dr. Randy Bass and the new focus of education
    Sep 9 2024
    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 Podcasts.
    Voir plus Voir moins
    33 min
  • Ep. 4 - Rebecca Winthrop on how to leapfrog to educational success

    Ep. 4 - Rebecca Winthrop on how to leapfrog to educational success
    Sep 9 2024
    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 Podcasts.
    Voir plus Voir moins
    38 min
  • Ep. 3 - J. Philipp Schmidt and the power of open communities in education

    Ep. 3 - J. Philipp Schmidt and the power of open communities in education
    Sep 9 2024
    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 Podcasts.
    Voir plus Voir moins
    1 h et 6 min
  • Ep. 2 - Alex Amouyel discusses the most critical challenges in open innovation

    Ep. 2 - Alex Amouyel discusses the most critical challenges in open innovation
    Sep 9 2024
    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.
    Voir plus Voir moins
    51 min
  • Ep. 1 - Jean Hammond on innovation to expand access to high-quality education

    Ep. 1 - Jean Hammond on innovation to expand access to high-quality education
    Aug 8 2024
    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 Podcasts.
    Voir plus Voir moins
    50 min
  • Ep. 18 - How can universities remain significant? With Peter Mathieson

    Ep. 18 - How can universities remain significant? With Peter Mathieson
    Sep 9 2024
    Jose “Pepe” Escamilla talked with Peter Mathieson, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh. A conversation about Edinburgh’s 2030 plan, the digital challenges facing universities, and how to encourage faculty to be future-ready. Mathieson also discussed ethics in AI and the importance for universities to become sustainable. A Podcast by Tec Sounds Podcasts.
    Voir plus Voir moins
    28 min
  • Ep. 17 - Rethinking the European university with Martin Paul

    Ep. 17 - Rethinking the European university with Martin Paul
    Sep 9 2024
    Jose "Pepe" Escamilla met with Martin Paul, President of Maastricht University, one of the youngest Dutch universities, in a conversation that sought to rethink the European University. Martin Paul also addressed Maastricht's efforts to develop its students' independent learning skills, explained their hybrid degree programs, and described what citizens and universities will be like in the future. A Podcast by Tec Sounds Podcasts.
    Voir plus Voir moins
    30 min