Another Reality For Teaching During Covid

My conversation today is with Jussie Kajala and Mitch Weisburgh of an AR/VR platform for education called, 3D Bear. I'm also joined by Susan Sclafani, a Library Media Specialist from Long Island, NY, who grounds our conversation in the aspects of her own practice that incorporate AR. Be sure to stick around until after Jussie and MItch, to hear my full conversation with her. Jussi Kajala has a Ph.D. in material physics and a degree from University of Cambridge, UK. Jussi was responsible for developing the immersive technologies industry in Finland in Tekes – the Finnish funding agency of Innovation for three years. Jussi is a visionary and spectacular project designer and manager. Jussi is responsible for 3DBear’s operations in the US. Mitch Weisburgh is a world-class advisor for top-end edtech startups in the US. He is the former chairman of the Education Industry association SIIA ETIN, and founder of Edchat Interactive and Academic Business Advisors. He founded and grew two companies in the education and training field. Mitch is now making a mark on education by helping and investing into companies and non-profits to become sustainable through helping students.Susan Sclafani has been a Library Media Specialist with the Patchogue-Medford School Distric for 20 years. She worked with K-5 students for her first 10 years and has spent 10 years working with students in grades 6-8. She strives to bring new and innovative ideas to her students and schools. As the Lead Librarian for her district, she has tried to make sure that libraries continue to be an integral part of the educational system. She also seeks to make sure her library is not quiet.Links from this episode:3D Bear:https://www.3dbear.io/Susan Sclafani on Twitter: https://twitter.com/suesclafani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The show is about learning with technology, the realities and exciting potential. Enjoying the show? Please take a moment to rate us, and leave a review wherever you've accessed the podcast. Find our listener survey at facebook.com/nosuchthingpodcast drop a like on the page while you're there.The music in this podcast was produced by Leroy Tindy, a guest in episode zero. You can find him on SoundCloud at AirTindi Beats.The podcast is produced by Marc Lesser. Marc is a specialist in the fields of digital learning and youth development with broad experience designing programming and learning environments in local and national contexts. Marc recently served as Youth Studies Practitioner Fellow at City University of New York, and leads a team of researchers and technologists for NAF (National Academy Foundation).Marc is the co-founder of Emoti-Con NYC, New York's biggest youth digital media and technology festival, and in 2012 was named a National School Boards Association “20-to-Watch” among national leaders in education and technology. Connect with Marc on Twitter @malesser, or LinkedIn.What's with the ice cream truck in the logo? In the 80's, Richard E. Clark at University of Southern California set off a pretty epic debate based on his statement that "media are mere vehicles that deliver instruction but do not influence student achievement any more than the truck that delivers our groceries causes changes in nutrition." * So, the ice cream truck, it's a nod to Richard Clark, who frequently rings in my ear when I'm tempted to take things at face value. "Is it the method, or the medium?" I wonder.The title, No Such Thing, has a few meanings. Mostly, it emphasizes the importance of hard questions as we develop and document the narrative of "education" in the US. For Richard E. Clark, the question is whether there's such a thing as learning from new technologies. For others, it might be whether there's a panacea for the challenges we face in this field. Whatever your question, I hope that it reminds you to keep asking--yourself, your learners, others--what's working and how so.* Clark, R. E. (1983) Reconsidering Research on Learning From Media. Review of Educational Research 53(4) 445-459. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.