This week, we will sit down with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Paul Howey⁠, a Roving Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Atlanta Braves. 

On this episode, Paul discusses how he forms meaningful connections with players in the Braves organization who come from all over the world, connecting with them in ways that account for sociocultural differences.

Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. Visit his ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkTree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to connect with him. 

Thank you to Mitch Furr for the podcast intro/outro music and Adam Gierhart for the logo artwork. 

Transition Music Credit: “⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Radiate Instrumental (GLASS)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠”, Nuisance, Free Music Archive CC BY-NC

This week, we will sit down with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Paul Howey, a Roving Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Atlanta Braves. 

On this episode, we will learn about Paul’s journey to working in Major League Baseball, first with the Seattle Mariners organization and now the Atlanta Braves. As you will hear, Paul’s work is very context-driven and flexible, depending on myriad factors such as travel demands, weather, the wear-and-tear of the 162-game season, and meeting the needs of each individual player with whom he works.

Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. Visit his ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkTree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to connect with him. 

Thank you to Mitch Furr for the podcast intro/outro music and Adam Gierhart for the logo artwork. 

Transition Music Credit: “⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Radiate Instrumental (GLASS)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠”, Nuisance, Free Music Archive CC BY-NC

This week, we will sit down with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kacie Lucchini Butcher⁠⁠, the Director of the ⁠⁠Rebecca M. Blank Center for Campus History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison⁠⁠. 

On this episode, we will discuss how Kacie sustains her personal and professional wellbeing, given the challenging conversations and historical topics she navigates in her role as a public historian and project manager.

Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. Visit his ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkTree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to connect with him. 

Thank you to Mitch Furr for the podcast intro/outro music and Adam Gierhart for the logo artwork. 

Transition Music Credit: “⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Radiate Instrumental (GLASS)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠”, Nuisance, Free Music Archive CC BY-NC

This week, we will sit down with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kacie Lucchini Butcher⁠, the Director of the ⁠Rebecca M. Blank Center for Campus History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison⁠. 

On this episode, we will discuss specific approaches and examples of how Kacie engages in dialogue with members of the community to navigate differences in perceptions and beliefs, focusing on what she calls a “shared human understanding.” 

Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. Visit his ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkTree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to connect with him. 

Thank you to Mitch Furr for the podcast intro/outro music and Adam Gierhart for the logo artwork. 

Transition Music Credit: “⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Radiate Instrumental (GLASS)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠”, Nuisance, Free Music Archive CC BY-NC

This week, we will sit down with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kacie Lucchini Butcher, the Director of the Rebecca M. Blank Center for Campus History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 

On this episode, we will learn about the Center for Campus History at UW-Madison and how Kacie and her team facilitate discussions around history and topics that may challenge the worldviews of others.

Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. Visit his ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkTree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to connect with him. 

Thank you to Mitch Furr for the podcast intro/outro music and Adam Gierhart for the logo artwork. 

Transition Music Credit: “⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Radiate Instrumental (GLASS)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠”, Nuisance, Free Music Archive CC BY-NC

This week, we will sit down with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Gina L. Solano, an Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at the SUNY Oneonta.

On this episode, Gina and Aaron discuss all things ed tech, including how Gina became interested in leveraging the affordances of technology for educational purposes and how she fosters student-centered uses of tech in her work as a teacher educator.

Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. Visit his ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkTree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to connect with him. 

Thank you to Mitch Furr for the podcast intro/outro music and Adam Gierhart for the logo artwork. 

Transition Music Credit: “⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Radiate Instrumental (GLASS)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠”, Nuisance, Free Music Archive CC BY-NC

This week, we will sit down with Emily Goenner Munson, an Associate Professor of Business Communications at St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

On this episode, we will hear all about Emily’s draw towards literature and writing and how she became a business communications professor.

Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. Visit his ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkTree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to connect with him. 

Thank you to Mitch Furr for the podcast intro/outro music and Adam Gierhart for the logo artwork. 

Transition Music Credit: “⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Radiate Instrumental (GLASS)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠”, Nuisance, Free Music Archive CC BY-NC

This week, we will sit down with Emily Goenner Munson, an Associate Professor of Business Communications at St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

On this episode, Emily will describe how she fosters her students’ business writing skills through authentic assignments and tasks that reflect industry-level practices.

Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. Visit his ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkTree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to connect with him. 

Thank you to Mitch Furr for the podcast intro/outro music and Adam Gierhart for the logo artwork. 

Transition Music Credit: “⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Radiate Instrumental (GLASS)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠”, Nuisance, Free Music Archive CC BY-NC

This week, we will sit down with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lieutenant Mikaela Wehking, a Medical Service Officer in the U.S. Army.

On this episode, we will hear about a training mission Mikaela participated in last year in Malaysia with members of the U.S., Malaysian, and Australian Armies, and how she and her team navigated differences of cultural norms and strategy to achieve collaborative success. 

Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. Visit his ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkTree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to connect with him. 

Thank you to Mitch Furr for the podcast intro/outro music and Adam Gierhart for the logo artwork. 

Transition Music Credit: “⁠⁠⁠⁠Radiate Instrumental (GLASS)⁠⁠⁠⁠”, Nuisance, Free Music Archive CC BY-NC

Emma Oelke, Allison Falkner, Jack Konkol, and Ella Hunter are pre-service teaching candidates at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. In this bonus episode, they discuss their exploration and critical evaluation of different AI tools during Summer 2024 and the implications of AI for teaching and learning.

Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. Visit his ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkTree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to connect with him. 

Thank you to Adam Gierhart for the logo artwork. 

Transition Music Credit: “⁠⁠⁠⁠Radiate Instrumental (GLASS)⁠⁠⁠⁠”, Nuisance, Free Music Archive CC BY-NC