HiTech Podcast

Justin is back to chat games and play with us. While he may be less into the video games than we are, he brings an equal or greater measure of research and practice in making education playful to the pod. Keep a notebook handy as you will need it for all of his references and citations. Consider the impact that a little more play might have on your teaching and learning experiences after listening to this deep episode on playful learning. Last but certainly not least, he plugs Notion for us (as if we don't do that enough). For more on our conversation, check out the episode page here.

For all of our episodes and resources for each app we discuss, head over to our website at hitechpod.us.

Back with another series! This time, game-based learning. We plan to dig into the big areas of games and how they play into teaching and learning. In this episode, we hear from our resident VR Wizard, Chris Morris. Chris walks us through what it takes to design and deliver a video game, helping us to connect some of the dots between instructional design and game design. For more on our conversation, check out the episode page here.

If you missed our first talk with Chris, VR for Education, make sure to give that a listen and see just how much this guy loves what he does.

For all of our episodes and resources for each app we discuss, head over to our website at hitechpod.us.

Our level of meta knows no bounds. Once more, we pick a topic and go deep down the rabbit hole. In this conversation, we discuss the impact of reflection on learning, its value for retention and personal edification, and find both Josh and Will high atop soapboxes. After our bits of repartee, we offer up Reflection.App by Holstee as helpful tool for you and your classroom to start reflecting today. For more information on these tools and our conversation, check out the episode page here.

For all of our episodes and resources for each app we discuss, head over to our website at hitechpod.us.

We're back with an interview! This time we have Sean Adams, Head of Sales, from iorad. This tool still wows Josh and Will, so we hope that you will enjoy the ride with us as we learn a little more about what came before and what's yet to come. Make sure to listen to the original iorad episode here. For more information on these tools and our conversation, check out the episode page here.

For all of our episodes and resources for each app we discuss, head over to our website at hitechpod.us.

Breaking down the concept of Cognitive Load can take some effort. Hopefully, Will and Josh make it a little easier for you this week to integrate extraneous, intrinsic, and germane cognitive theories into your course design. After the conversation, we discuss Otter and how it can help you meet all of your transcription needs. For more information on these tools and our conversation, check out the episode page here.

For all of our episodes and resources for each app we discuss, head over to our website at hitechpod.us.

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Let's go! We are so excited for this episode. Seriously, 50 episodes is no small feat! More importantly, we've joined the Education Podcast Network. The EPN will help us broaden our audience and connect us with other educators, thinkers, and talkers just like us. We hope that you check out the other podcasts on the network and share the love on Twitter.

Now, back to the episode: we talk about Talk Time. This is near and dear to Will's heart, but we all know that this will be practical for all. How much do you talk in class? How much do your students talk in class? What is the value in either? Consider these questions with us and then dive into how Adobe Rush can support your classroom experience with rich and easy-to-create media. For more information on these tools and our conversation, check out the episode page here.

For all of our episodes and resources for each app we discuss, head over to our website at hitechpod.us.

Josh and Will conclude the Accelerated Learning Series with a debrief and review. Many thanks to Justin, Casey, and Alex for joining us in this conversation. We care about this subject, and we hope that some of our insights can help faculty and designers work better on their content, while we hope that prospective learners learn a thing or two about what to look for in a program. For more on our conversation, check out the episode page here.

For all of our episodes and resources for each app we discuss, head over to our website at hitechpod.us.

For our third installment, we catch up with Alex Wissler to talk about what it would take for him to start another degree. This conversation brings out plenty of the nerd in the three of us, while still getting into the details of what it looks like for the modern working professional to decide to continue their education. Master's degree, certifications, and tests are all up for debate in this episode. For more on our conversation, check out the episode page here.

For all of our episodes and resources for each app we discuss, head over to our website at hitechpod.us.

Episode two in our series on Accelerated Learning programs finds us chatting with Will's sister-in-law, Casey Bonner, about what it's like to be a student in an Accelerated Learning program. Casey makes a great call-back to HiTech's first episode by talking about how she uses Canva for her work. For more information on these tools and our conversation, check out the episode page here.

For all of our episodes and resources for each app we discuss, head over to our website at hitechpod.us.

This episode starts our series on Accelerated Learning programs. Josh and Will sit down with Justin Harbin, Ed.D., to talk about what it's like to teach, design, and learn in an Accelerated Learning program. To wrap it up, we talk about Miro and how it can support your socio-collaborative classroom activities. For more information on these tools and our conversation, check out the episode page here.

For all of our episodes and resources for each app we discuss, head over to our website at hitechpod.us.