Concordia Ed Tech Podcast

Description As you remember from last week’s podcast we spoke to our Third Culture Coffee students  who shared their Applied Learning experience. Today we shift our focus from coffee to cardio-vascular – Applied Anatomy and Physiology as we welcome certified Athletic Trainer Jared Maizel from our Sports Medicine program with another amazing example of how […]

Description What Do You Do When There’s Not An App For That?  You roll up your sleeves and create it.  That’s what our Concordia students did for our upcoming Model United Nations/Global Issues Network event. And today they are here to talk about their experiences in creating an app and share how you can help […]

Description When you travel in a foreign country – like China – learning the language is important. Being able to communicate with cab or bus drivers in their language is essential if you want to get where you are going.  Giving directions to computers – or robots – in THEIR language is important if you […]

Description If you are a teacher then you are a lifelong learner, and you are always looking for new ways to inspire students, help them build confidence, and craft meaningful learning experiences.  Let’s face it, we all want to be better tomorrow than we are today. Today, to help us get there, we welcome back […]

Description We all know that storytelling is a powerful teaching tool. We use it with our students to help them remember key concepts and lessons. But storytelling is also quite valuable in helping us grow as teaching professionals.  On today’s episode our special guest, Brent Coley, host of “Teaching Tales”, shares some of his stories […]

Description Data. No, not Mr. Data from Star Trek Next Generation. I mean data as in potential information. I say potential, because data are useless until they are turned into information, and information is turned into stories, and these stories are well told to audiences who benefit from experiencing them. That is a long process, […]

Description If someone came up to you and asked, “What makes your school special?”  How would you respond?  Today our special in-studio guest Rushton Hurley will help us take a look at teaching, learning and school culture. And maybe we’ll be able to convince him to share the “secret sauce” that’s needed to make your […]

Description It’s December and  “It’s the most wonderful time of year ….” when all our thoughts turn to  – HOUR OF CODE!  Join us today as we welcome maker, coder, and author Sam Patterson who will share his passion for coding, and talk about how to lead our students through the Hour of Code – […]

Description Hacking.  The term brings up all sorts of negative thoughts, right?  But hacking can also be a fantastic way to learn. On today’s podcast we bring in expert “hacker” and Concordia student Yiluo Li to share about the Hack-A-Thon she helped organize here last weekend, and explain just what hacking is and how it […]

Description Are pencil and paper all you need to learn math? That’s what some math teachers may tell you. But today our special guest,  mathematician and mathematics instructor here at Concordia, Kathleen Mahoney will endeavor to convince you otherwise.  Use technology in math class? Why wouldn’t you? Lessons Learned Dennis – Export BookCreator via Airdrop […]