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Eric Mazur, a physicist and educator at Harvard University, visited Jose “Pepe” Escamilla during the educational innovation conference CIIE 2019. Mazur dissected Peer Instruction, explained his “Just in Time” teaching method and made a solid point against assessment in the learning process. A Podcast by Tec Sounds Podcasts.

José “Pepe” Escamilla had an eye-opening conversation with Marc Brackett, director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, who recently published “Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive.” Brackett talked about his RULER approach to social and emotional learning. He also discussed what schools are doing to prevent bullying and...

Jose “Pepe” Escamilla traveled to South America and met with Ricardo Rosas, Director of the Center for Development of Inclusive Technologies at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Ricardo does research in Educational Technology and Special Education. He also develops traditional and device-based cognitive assessment instruments and intervention tools. Ricardo shared with us some examples...

A conversation between Robert Hawkins, Global Lead for Technology and Innovation in Education at the World Bank Group, and Jose “Pepe” Escamilla. Robert is an expert advisor to governments seeking innovative ways to improve education systems. Robert described the five principles that guide the World Bank’s efforts to improve education globally, pointed out the need for universities to bolster life...

This episode’s guest is Emiliana Vegas, co-director of the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution. She is an expert on education in developing countries.  Emiliana talked with José “Pepe” Escamilla about the challenges and opportunities in Latin American educational systems. They discussed the new role of teachers and strategies to improve educational outcomes such as experien...

José “Pepe” Escamilla visits Dr. Randy Bass at Georgetown University. He is Vice Provost for Education and Professor of English at Georgetown, where he founded the Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship, and now he directs the Red House. In a meaningful conversation, Dr. Randy Bass explains that there is a need for a new focus on education, and tries to answer what can humans do to get...

José “Pepe” Escamilla visited the Brookings Institute in Washington, DC, to meet with Rebecca Winthrop, who is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Universal Education at Brookings. Rebecca tried to answer if classrooms are evolving as fast as technological transformations and described how it is possible to “leapfrog” learning outcomes. A Podcast by Tec Sounds Podcasts.

In this episode we talked to Philipp Schmidt, director of Learning Innovation at the MIT Media Lab, where he leads the MediaLab Learning Initiative and conducts research on learning communities.  A conversation about the future of teaching and learning, the power of open communities and the impact of Peer 2 Peer universities. A Podcast by Tec Sounds Podcasts.

A conversation with Alex Amouyel, the Executive Director of MIT’s SOLVE, an initiative that aims to identify solutions to actionable challenges through open innovation. José “Pepe” Escamilla and Alex Amouyel discuss how SOLVE works, what are the most critical world challenges they are trying to tackle, and how powerful the wisdom of the crowd is.

A conversation between José “Pepe” Escamilla and Jean Hammond, LearnLaunch Co-Founder. LearnLaunch is an educational innovation hub that aims to empower innovators to expand access to high-quality education for all learners.  Jean Hammond shared her vision on how education can evolve to meet the needs of students to cope with the challenges of the future. She also talked about entrepreneurship and...