Michael Wesch, an associate professor of anthropology at Kansas State, joins his students for an unusual tour of their lives beyond the classroom.

Episode 12: You Don’t Know Your Students. This Professor Hopes to Change That.

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Jim Shelton, now heading up the education portfolio at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, isn’t giving any details yet. But in this podcast, he emphasizes the value of bringing learning scientists together with educators to improve learning and increase equality.

Episode 17: If You Had $45 Billion, What Would You Do to Improve Education?

Sarah Short, who has taught some 44,000 students over a half-century at Syracuse U., wants to see more classroom interaction.

Episode 16: A Higher-Education Rebel With a Cause

MOOCs may have been overhyped, but their impact is far from over, says Simon Nelson, of the online-learning provider FutureLearn, a spin-off of the British Open University. And traditional colleges have a huge opportunity if they’re just willing to think a little differently.

Episode 15: Online Education Is Now a Global Market

Author Joshua Cooper Ramo points to a shift in attitudes toward college -- and authority figures in general.

Episode 14: How Colleges Should Adapt for a Networked Age

Shane Mauss, a stand-up comic who likes picking professors’ brains, has become an unlikely but engaging science educator.

Episode 12: You Don’t Know Your Students. This Professor Hopes to Change That.

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