Lifelong Learning Episodes

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by Claremont Lincoln University, we welcome the Inaugural Visiting Fellow at HarvardX, Johnathan Haber.

Johnathan gives us the quick and dirty about critical thinking, including foundational concepts and HOW we learn critical thinking skills. Guest hosts Dr. Stacey Gonzales and Jerry Sanchez ask great questions to which Johnathan provides incredible answers. Society needs critical think...

Welcome back to America's leading higher education podcast! In this incredible episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we are honored to bring Dr. Francisco Marmolejo, President of Higher Education with The Qatar Foundation, to talk about education. Francisco drops serious knowledge about the necessity of a Universal Skills Passport to help both students and employers understand the relevance of a student's education to the job market. He also highlights Education City in Qat...

Welcome back to America's leading higher education podcast! In this incredible episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we welcome Patrick Methvin, Director of Postsecondary Success at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Patrick joins us again to talk all things related to the timely and influential Postsecondary Value Commission Report!

Patrick Methvin, director of Postsecondary Success in the United States Program, oversees work designed to significantly increase the numbe...

Welcome back to America's leading higher education podcast! In this incredible episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by Incubeta, we welcome Michelle Westfort, Chief University Officer, InStride. Listen in as special guest cohosts, Holly Owens, host of EdUp EdTech, and Dr. Stacey Gonzales, host of EdUp Edge K-12, talk with Michelle about the amazing work that is being, and will be, done at InStride. Michelle shares her thoughts and what she likes to call working to learn and learning to work...

Welcome back to America's leading higher education podcast! In this incredible episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by Incubeta, we welcome Patrick Methvin, Director of Postsecondary Success at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Patrick came on EdUp before the report released by the Postsecondary Value Commission, but he was able to give us a sneak peek by discussing the importance of the Equitable Value Movement, including the importance of setting an action agenda. The Gates Foundation ...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this fantastic episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by Incubeta, we welcome Jamie Merisotis, President and & CEO of the Lumina Foundation. In this tremendous episode, we speak to Jamie about a range of topics related to the Lumina Foundation's work at local, state, and national levels to design an affordable learning landscape with the goal of educating 60% of American workers by 2025. College has never been less affordable than...

Welcome back to America's leading higher education podcast! In this fantastic episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by The Evolllution, we talk with Dr. Luke Hobson, Founder, Instructional Design Institute & Program Manager at MIT! Luke talks with two other instructional designers, Elizabeth Leiba and special guest host Holly Owens, host of EdUp EdTech. They have a fascinating discussion on all things instructional design (ID). If you are interested in learning about ID, then this is the epi...

Welcome back to America's leading higher education podcast! In this fantastic episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by The Evolllution, we talk with Don A. Wettrick CEO, President at the STARTedUP Foundation. Don talks us about how (and why) we can incorporate entrepreneurship in middle and high school. He also discuses his take on the difference between being clever and innovative. Listen in to hear a very innovative practical example of a win, win, win scenario that a few of his students c...

Welcome back to America's leading higher education podcast! In this fantastic episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by The Evolllution, we talk with Glen Patterson, Co-Founder, WorkSchool. WorkSchool connects the learner to aggregated certificate programs, then connects the earned skill to employment opportunities. Hear Glen talk about the necessity of offering students valuable learning opportunities without becoming frustrated. With so many non-credit and certificate opportunities availabl...

In this amazing episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we have the honor of speaking with Ruby Veridiano, Paris Ambassador, Remake! Ruby talks to us about the fashion industry - how workers in some countries are exploited, and why sustainable fashion is a necessary piece of education that colleges and universities need to deliver to students. The fashion industry includes materials/textiles, human resources, supply chain management, product marketing, sales, and general busi...

In this amazing episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by EvoLLLution, we have the honor of speaking with Brian Kibby, CEO, Destiny Solutions Inc. & OmniUpdate! We have an EdUp Exclusive for you in this episode - Brian Kibby announces the merging of Destiny Solutions Inc. and OmniUpdate into a new single organization called MODERN CAMPUS! Brian details the need for Modern Campus and the services the organization will provide, including marketing expertise and continuing education hosting - it...

In this amazing episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we have the honor of speaking with Allan Golston, President of US Programs, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation! Allan speaks very plainly about what must be done within higher education and society to eliminate race, ethnicity, and income as predictors of success for students. The Gates Foundation looks at creating tangible results economically disadvantaged populations, particularly in the black and latino communities, hav...

In this amazing episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we have the honor of speaking with Frank Britt, CEO, Penn Foster! Penn Foster is the original correspondence school in the United States. Their focus is on middle-skill income jobs - 'gray jobs', as they market to a student consumer that defines the type of education they want to consume. As the largest provider of upskilling the middle class in the US, Penn Foster's aspirations are not to be a school - they strive to be...

This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #46. In this episode of The EdUp Experience, we welcome Dr. Stephen Kosslyn, President Emeritus & CAO, Foundry College. Foundry College has created programs that are future-proofed against technology, and through active learning in their "Forge" learning environment, students emerge skilled up and business ready. Dr. Stephen Kosslyn served on the Harvard faculty for many years but saw the lack of practicality in some of the curriculum as it re...

In this amazing episode of The EdUp Experience, we have the honor of speaking with Dr. Marybeth Gasman, Samuel DeWitt Proctor Endowed Chair in Education & Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University. Diversity, equity, and inclusion - Dr. Gasman is a leading advocate for equality and social justice. She speaks plainly about how her personal experiences enhance her passion for helping the BIPOC communities evolve into one of equality amidst today's social constructs.


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In this amazing episode of The EdUp Experience, our first release in 2021, we have the honor of speaking with Robert Franek, Editor-in-Chief, The Princeton Review. Admissions has changed as a result of the pandemic, and it will continue to change post-pandemic. The SAT/ACT tests are required by some schools, but now we have test-optional, test-blind, and for some, no testing at all. What is this doing to the future college search for "traditional" students? Rob also talks to us about his percept...

In this episode of The EdUp Experience, we talk with Amrit Ahluwalia - Managing Editor of The EvoLLLution. EvoLLLution is an online newspaper focused on non-traditional higher education and the transforming postsecondary marketplace. Amrit talks to us about the concept of the 60-year curriculum, including the evolving student consumer and the changing demand for higher education. Amrit argues that educational institutions need to meet the learner at the point in time when they are interested, an...

In this episode of The EdUp Experience, Jeff Selingo talks to us about his book Who Gets In & Why: A Year Inside College Admissions, which will be published by Simon & Schuster in September 2020. It takes readers on a journey through the selection process from inside three admissions offices, revealing what really matters to the gatekeepers and how the ultimate decision is often based on a college’s priorities.


Jeff has written about higher education for two decades. He is the author of two N...

Our guest on this episode is Warren Kennard, Founder/CEO of ConnectEd Crowdsourced Education and Managing Director of Cahoot Learning. Warren talks to us about facilitating student engagement in online learning, the importance of upskilling and stackable credentials, and the state of higher ed in other countries besides the US.


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