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The Internet Can Be a Force for Good. Here’s How.
What does it mean to be a good citizen? That question is complicated by today's digital environment, since today's kids—and adults too—live in both o…
6 years, 7 months ago
Can a Sitcom Teach Philosophy? Meet a Scholar Advising 'The Good Place'
Today we’re talking about teaching using popular culture, and we’re focusing on a quirky TV comedy called The Good Place. The show is led by Michael …
6 years, 8 months ago
The Challenge of Teaching News Literacy
This week on the podcast we’re talking about news literacy, and the challenge of teaching students to navigate the relentless flow of information the…
6 years, 8 months ago
Bonus Episode: How Choosing College is Like Buying a Milkshake
What happens when a popular theory of market research used by fast-food restaurants (to do things like improve their milkshakes) is applied to the pr…
6 years, 8 months ago
The Fight to Preserve African-American History
For this week’s podcast, we’re looking at the role that African-American scholars and teachers have played in preserving the history of slavery and i…
6 years, 8 months ago
A Bored Student Hacked His School's Systems. Will the Edtech Industry Pay Attention?
This week we’re talking about cybersecurity at schools—and how secure—or in some cases how vulnerable—the tech systems in school systems are. At the …
6 years, 8 months ago
Satirical Takes on Higher Ed and Why They Matter
What is your favorite satirical take on higher education? Maybe Jane Smiley’s "Moo." Or Don DeLillo’s "White Noise"? Or it could be Rodney Dangerfiel…
6 years, 9 months ago
Forget the Scientific Method — Why We May Be Teaching Science All Wrong
What if teaching the scientific method in schools is giving students the wrong idea about how rigorous work is done by scientists? That’s the unusual…
6 years, 9 months ago
The New Jim Code? Race and Discriminatory Design
People have a tendency to treat technology and big data as neutral, sterile and immune to mortal failings. Yet the digital tools we use at schools, j…
6 years, 9 months ago
Can Anyone Be an Inventor? Why MIT’s Invention Education Officer Says Yes
When you hear the word “inventor,” you might think of household names like Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, or the Wright brothers. But today, t…
6 years, 9 months ago