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On this episode, Katie is joined by Jesse Stommel, Executive Director of the Division of Teaching and Learning Technologies at University of Mary Washington. He is also Co-founder of Digital Pedagogy Lab and Hybrid Pedagogy: a digital journal of learning, teaching, and technology. Jesse is a documentary filmmaker and teaches courses about digital pedagogy, film, and new media. Jesse experiments relentlessly with learning interfaces, both digital and analog, and works in his research and teaching to emphasize new forms of collaboration. He's got a rascal pup, Emily, and two clever cats, Loki and Odin. He's online at jessestommel.com and on Twitter @Jessifer.

Segment 1: Founding a Journal [00:00-12:18]

In this first segment, Jesse shares about the experience of founding the journal Hybrid Pedagogy.

Segment 2: Disrupting the Digital Humanities [12:19-21:47]

In segment two, Jesse shares about his recent edited collection on disrupting the digital humanities.

Segment 3: Domain of One's Own [21:48-34:55]

In segment three, Jesse shares about a recent project that gives students the opportunity to create websites.

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On this episode, Katie is joined by Bonnie Stewart, an educator and social media researcher fascinated by who we are when we're online. Program Lead | Designer for Experiential Education at the University of Prince Edward Island, and Founder | Director of the media literacy initiative Antigonish 2.0, Bonnie is interested in the intersections of knowledge, technology, and identity. As Director of Edactive Technologies, Inc., Bonnie keynotes and consults about digital strategy, digital pedagogy, and community capacity-building around the world.

Bonnie's work is centered in her capacity to help people find meaningful ways to work and think together. Based in participatory leadership models, her research, workshops, and teaching explore the changing realities of contemporary higher education. Bonnie has worked as a teacher and facilitator, online and off, for more than two decades, and enjoys few things more than a lively discussion. She does her best thinking out loud on Twitter as @bonstewart.

Segment 1: Opening the Dissertation [00:00-15:34]

In this first segment, Bonnie shares about how she opened the process of her dissertation to a larger audience.

Segment 2: Opening the Dissertation Defense [15:35-35:51]

In segment two, Bonnie shares about her experience with an open dissertation defense.

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Bonus Clip #2 [00:00-03:44]: Dealing with Loneliness as an Independent Researcher

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Bonus Clip #1 [00:00-09:57]: Researching an as Alternative Academic

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On this episode, Katie is joined by Bryan Alexander, an internationally known futurist, researcher, writer, speaker, consultant, and teacher, working in the field of how technology transforms education. He completed his English language and literature PhD at the University of Michigan in 1997, then taught literature, writing, multimedia, and information technology studies at Centenary College of Louisiana. From 2002 to 2014 Bryan worked with the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education (NITLE), a non-profit working to help small colleges and universities best integrate digital technologies.

In 2013 Bryan launched a business, Bryan Alexander Consulting, LLC. Through BAC he consults throughout higher education in the United States and abroad. Bryan also speaks widely and publishes frequently, with articles appearing in venues including The Atlantic Monthly, Inside Higher Ed. He has been interviewed by and featured in MSNBC, US News and World Report, National Public Radio, the Chronicle of Higher Education, the National Association of College and University Business Officers, Pew Research, Campus Technology, and the Connected Learning Alliance.

He is currently writing Transforming the University in the Twenty-First Century: The Next Generation of Higher Education for Johns Hopkins University Press (forthcoming 2019). His two most recent books are Gearing Up For Learning Beyond K-12 and The New Digital Storytelling (second edition) .

Segment 1: Working as an Independent Researcher [00:00-20:13]

In this first segment, Brian shares about how he came to work as an independent researcher.

Segment 2: Research on the Future of Higher Education [20:14-34:41]

In segment two, Brian describes his research as a futurist.

Bonus Clip #1 [00:00-09:57]: Researching an as Alternative Academic

Bonus Clip #2 [00:00-03:44]: Dealing with Loneliness as an Independent Researcher

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Bonus Clip #1 [00:00-6:14]: Using a Scrum Board in the Classroom

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On this episode, Katie is joined by Dr. Rebecca Pope-Ruark is an associate professor of English at Elon University where she coordinates the professional writing and rhetoric program and leads the Design Thinking Studio in Social Innovation pilot program. She earned her MA in Professional Communication from Clemson University in 2000 and PhD in Rhetoric and Professional Communication from Iowa State University in 2007. Between her MA and PhD, Rebecca spent two years working in marketing communications in Silicon Valley. Her research interests include student collaboration and project-based learning; Agile project management as strategy for managing both faculty and student work; design thinking pedagogies, especially in the liberal arts; and metic intelligence in professional and technical writing pedagogy. Her work has appeared in disciplinary journals including the Journal of Business and Technical Communication and Technical Communication Quarterly as well as in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning journals. She has led workshops on Agile and the Scrum framework at multiple conferences, including the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. She is the author of the faculty development book, Agile Faculty: Practical Strategies for Managing Research, Service, and Teaching, available now from the University of Chicago Press. More information about Rebecca can be found on her website http://www.rebeccapoperuark.com

Segment 1: Agile Methodology [00:00-12:59]

In this first segment, Rebecca describes the main elements of the agile project management methodology.

Segment 2: Backlogs and Sprints [13:00-26:51]

In segment two, Rebecca shares about two specific aspects of the agile method.

Segment 3: Scrum Boards [26:52-37:47]

In segment three, Rebecca shares about the concept of a scrum board and describes how she uses one.

Bonus Clip #1 [00:00-6:14]: Using a Scrum Board in the Classroom

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Bonus Clip #1 [00:00-03:03]: What is an instructional designer?

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On this episode, Katie is joined by Dr. Rob Branch, a Professor of Learning, Design, and Technology at the University of Georgia, and the Head of the Department of Career and Information Studies. Rob earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina; and a Master of Arts degree from Ball State University. Rob taught high school in Botswana as a Peace Corps Volunteer and later joined the University of Botswana as a Lecturer in the Technology Education Department.Rob completed his Doctor of Education (EdD) degree from Virginia Tech in 1989. Dr. Branch worked as Fulbright Lecturer/Researcher at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, where he co-founded the Master's degree in Educational Technology, while conducting research on the complexities of student centered learning spaces. Dr. Branch is co-editor of the Educational Media and Technology Yearbook and co-author of the book Survey of Instructional Design Models. He also authored the book Instructional Design: The ADDIE Approach. Dr. Branch emphasizes student-centered learning and teaches courses related to message design. Dr. Branch's published research focuses on diagramming complex conceptual relationships and other complicated flow processes. He is a Past President of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT).

Segment 1: Diagramming Complex Relationships [00:00-12:50]

In this first segment, Rob describes his research on diagramming complex relationships.

Segment 2: Being a Fulbright Scholar [12:51-24:35]

In segment two, Rob shares about his experience and the benefits of being a Fulbright scholar.

Segment 3: Replication Studies [24:36-35:10]

In segment three, Rob shares some of his thoughts on the importance of replication studies in the social sciences.

Bonus Clip #1 [00:00-03:03]: What is an instructional designer?

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