On this episode of Graduating Anxiety, Alex speaks to Christina Perdikoulias, the President and Chief Operating Officer of Digital Ed, a platform dedicated to shaping the world through digital learning-- specifically for STEM subjects. As the world has shifted heavily to online learning, it’s important that we get it right, for all kinds of students, with all kinds of learning styles and challenges. In large part, this is about customizing the experience and putting the student at the center of it, no matter what. On today’s episode, Alex and Christina discuss some of the challenges students face with digital learning and how platforms like Digital Ed’s Mobius are managing these challenges to make the learning experience more accessible for students.

Key Takeaways:  

• The global education market is ready to shift their longstanding approaches and reimagine what it means to put the student at the centre of the experience. This means providing an accessible learning experience that students can customize to suit their needs
• STEM is especially difficult to teach as there are so many layers to it and when students fall behind on one concept, they’re immediately behind on everything. Platforms like Mobius allow students to work within their only timelines so they can spend as much time as needed on a topic to be successful.
• So many people are even struggling to find a quiet space to work, much less find the proper tools and mindset, so as educators we need to be meeting people where they are, including segmenting the instruction and breaking it into pieces so it’s easier to customize.