The LearningMate Podcast

Meet Our Guests Jeff Simmons, Superintendent | Idaho Digital Learning Alliance (IDLA) Jeff has an extraordinary passion for teaching and has worked in public education since 2001 and is currently a doctoral student at the University of Idaho, with a research focus on measuring the impact of in-person support provided to K-12 online students. Jeff holds an MA in Education Leadership from the Univer...

Meet our guest, Dr. Kristen Ponichtera Dr. Kristen Ponichtera has a clinical nursing background focused on critical care, emergency, and flight. She has also worked in nursing education for the last 10 years, serving as a classroom and clinical faculty member. Currently, she serves as the Nursing Content Specialist with LearningMate. Dr. Ponichtera holds a BSN in nursing from Seton Hall University...

Meet our guest, Dr. Andrew Shean As Chief Learning Officer at Penn Foster, Dr. Shean leads academic program leadership, curriculum and courseware, academic support, faculty, non-academic support, and academic operations in pursuit of improving student lives. Prior to joining Penn Foster, Dr. Shean was the Senior Vice President & Chief Academic Officer at National Education Partners. He has als...

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Shannon is a native of the United States east coast and has a BA in English from Temple University and studied Instructional Technology at Philadelphia University and New York University. In her positions over the last 25 years, she has done content development, product management, market research, strategy, sales, and marketing. Wearing so many hats has given Shannon a unique perspective in a var...

Why is DEI significant in educational content and teaching? In the premiere episode of The LearningMate Podcast, subject matter expert Angela Vann explains the importance of incorporating culturally relevant and responsive content into curriculum and the process of doing so in an authentic way. Plus, discover how you can make educational content more accessible through the LearningMate Equity and...