Humans of Learning Sciences

Dec 20 2023 14 ep. 56 mins 5
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Humans of Learning Sciences aims to amplify the diverse perspectives of scholars in the Learning Sciences. Rather than focusing on interviewee's research agendas or scholarly accomplishments, Humans will foreground what's typically unspoken: Why we do what we do, what inspires and challenges us, and what we have learned about ourselves and others by studying and supporting learning across settings. Humans of LS is co-produced by Dr. Mon-Lin Monica Ko and Andrew Gregory Krzak, with generous support from the Learning Sciences Research Institute at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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Dr. Antti Rajala - University of Eastern Finland and Dr. Moises Esteban Guitart - University of Girona: Employing Utopian Methodologies in Research and Practice

Dec 20 2023 54 mins  
When you hear the word Utopia - what comes to mind? The images that it conjures up for you may seem unimaginable in the context of ecological crises, multiple wars, political strife, and the pandemic that characterizes our world. Today, I get to talk with two scholars who are working to help us understand this idea of utopian methodologies – a research approach that can help us

Dr. Thomas M. Philip - University of California at Berkeley and Dr. Jeremy Roschelle - Digital Promise: Humanism at the dawn of the AI age: teacher roles as generative AI enters the classroom

Aug 23 2023 50 mins  
If you’ve been listening to the news over the last few months, you know that there’s been incredible interest, debate, and lots of speculation about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the years to come. I’ve been really interested in the kinds of verbs and metaphors that have been used to describe the relationship between humans and AI - as collaborators,

Dr. Jennifer Langer Osuna - Stanford University and Dr. Karlyn Adams Wiggins - Portland State University: Classroom collaboration as a site for understanding identity, authority, becoming

Jul 20 2023 48 mins  
If you’ve ever been a part of a team, you no doubt have had experiences with successful and not-so-successful collaborations. What makes collaborations fruitful, and, why and when do they stall or dead-end? Our field has been grappling with these questions for quite some time, both in virtual and in-person learning environments. Collaborations typically involve two or more learne

Dr. Antero Garcia - Stanford University and Dr. Nicole Mirra - Rutgers University: Literacy to advocate for justice in an often unjust world

May 22 2023 67 mins  
We talk with Drs. Nicole Mirra and Antero Garcia. These two scholars are long-time collaborators, and, if I did the math right, have co-authored 25 books, conference proceedings, journal articles, together. Both of our guests today are associate professors in Graduate Schools of Education on opposite coasts of the United States: Nicole at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Dr. Ann Ishimaru - University of Washington and Dr. Bill Penuel - University of Colorado at Boulder: Building and sustaining partnerships within and across education systems

Apr 26 2023 54 mins  
Today I get to be in conversation with two scholars who have been working hard to help us think about how partnerships can lead to educational justice. My guests are Dr. Bill Penuel and Dr. Ann Ishimaru. Bill is the Distinguished Professor of Learning Sciences & Human Development in the School of Education and a faculty member at the Institute of Cognitive Science at the Univer

Dr. Matt Brown - Inquirium, LLC: Designing to Support Learning Beyond the Lifespan of a Grant

Dec 15 2022 61 mins  
Our final episode of season 1 of Humans of Learning Sciences is with Dr. Matt Brown. Matt is a co-director at Inquirium, a design company that works collaboratively with clients to identify learning goals, and then develop custom learning environments and solutions to meet those goals. Inquirium has taken on vastly different projects, from designing exhibits at museums to developin

Dr. Philip Vahey - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: The Productive Messiness of Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Oct 26 2022 67 mins  
My guest today is Dr. Phil Vahey, the Director of Applied Learning Sciences at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, or HMH. Prior to this role, he was the director of mathematics learning environments at SRI International’s Center for Learning Technologies. There he researched the use of dynamic technologies to help students learn difficult math concepts for over 20 years. If you've ever t

Dr. Déana Scipio - IslandWood: Working Toward Environmental Justice Through Liminal Learning

Aug 30 2022 72 mins  
My guest today is Dr. Déana Scipio. Her career has focused on broadening the participation of non-dominant youth in rich meaningful learning, with a focus on environmental education. She's currently Director of Graduate and Higher Education Programming at IslandWood. If you’ve never heard of IslandWood - you’ll have to do some digging either before or after listening to this e

Dr. Carol D. Lee - Northwestern University: Bringing Culture to the Center of the Study of Learning

Jul 21 2022 62 mins  
Dr. Carol Lee, Professor Emeritus at Northwestern University, is my guest on today’s episode. Carol is - and has been a tour de force in our field, a pioneer who has brought culture to the center of our investigation of learning. You may have seen or read her work on class syllabi, or heard one of her many speeches or remarks at conferences. But what are the life experiences that

Dr. Breanne Litts - Utah State University: Authentic partnerships and bridging cross-cultural contexts through making and design

Jun 01 2022 53 mins  
Dr. Breanne Litts is an Assistant Professor in Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences and director of Learn, Explore, Design Lab at Utah State University. Breanne’s work explores the ways in which technology can help young people construct their identities through place and story in cross-cultural contexts. She looks at how the work of making, designing, and producing can