An award-winning learning designer reflects on 30 episodes of our sister podcast, Great Minds on Learning.

This episode features a deep dive into the history of learning theory with Leonard Houx, Director of Learning Design at the Cambridge Education Group. Host John Helmer and Houx embark on an intellectual journey through the evolution of educational philosophy, touching on the contributions of ancient Greeks, German idealists, and the foundational concepts of modern education systems.

• 00:00:00 - Start
• 00:00:36 - Intro
• 00:03:12 - Reflections on Great Minds on Learning
• 00:10:22 - The Greeks
• 00:39:02 - Separating the knower from the known
• 00:53:28 - The German Idealists
• 01:10:47 - Hegel & recognition
• 01:20:07 - Previewing next season of Great Minds on Learning
• 01:32:19 - End

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