Active Listening

This episode recaps the 2026 Process Education Conference, the 20th annual event, which was held in conjunction with West Coast University's annual Academic Conference. Hear about some key session themes, and learn about how you can become more engaged with the International Academy of Process Educators and the 2027 conference.

This episode features ideas from the 2025 article by Leise, Apple, and Ellis, entitled The Self-Growth Journey: Transforming Mindset, Consciousness, and Motivation. This article outlines the relationship between growth and self-growth. By focusing on how mindset, consciousness, and motivation play specifi c roles for each anchor, the model resolves some of the concerns of practitioners about the c...

This episode focused on the 2025 article by El-Sayed, Burke, Onodipe, Apple, and Ellis, exploring Deming's Cycle and turning it into a growth cycle for individuals and organizations. The original article can be found here: https://www.ijpe.online/2025/deming-growth-cycle.pdf .

This month’s podcast, "Prioritizing Human Connection Over Rigid Rules," explores the profound intersection between the philosophical foundations of proximity ethics and the practical framework of Process Education. Based on the article, "Between You and Me: A Comparison of Proximity Ethics and Process Education" by Hintze, Romann-Aas, and Aas, this exploration reveals that the educator-student rel...

In this episode, we share a structured approach to intentional self-growth through the Weekly Transition Methodology, which utilizes five distinct roles—Guide, Director, Coach, Scriptwriter, and Performer—to provide the necessary mindsets for effective action planning. This framework helps individuals overcome common challenges in self-regulation and goal setting by aligning specific cognitive per...

In an age where knowledge is "fast, cheap, and always updating," the true differentiator for a busy professional is no longer what you know, but how effectively you can adapt and grow . This audio overview serves as a definitive guide to Process Education (PE), a performance-based philosophy that moves beyond the simple acquisition of information to focus on the continuous development of learning...

In this episode of Active Listening , we dive into the essential question of why some individuals push themselves to their limits while others of equal intelligence do not. Research suggests that the defining quality shared by high achievers is grit, defined as "perseverance and passion for long-term goals". While standardized tests like the SAT are useful, studies indicate that grit and self-disc...

This episode takes on the idea that assessment, at its core, is not merely a task but a transformative engine of continuous improvement, establishing a strategic partnership with students dedicated solely to elevating future performance rather than judging the quality of past work. For this powerful academic alchemy to occur, faculty must cultivate a specialized, non-judgmental mindset built on mu...

Join us for an extensive discussion on the importance of aligning one's life with individual values and passions as a foundation for personal fulfillment and life vision. It highlights the potential for regret when people live according to the expectations of others, citing the work of nurse Bronnie Ware, and emphasizes that true happiness stems from making decisions consistent with personal and p...

Educators interested in creating a more impactful and effective learning environment will want to delve into this methodology, which provides a step-by-step process for significantly enhancing student learning performance, growth, and development . This deep dive offers a practical framework, consisting of ten key steps, designed to cultivate an environment where students take greater ownership, r...

For educators deeply invested in the scholarly pursuit of personal and professional advancement, the Process Education (PE) framework presents a compelling and meticulously articulated approach to self-growth . This framework critically distinguishes itself from conventional 'growth mindsets' by emphasizing intentional and autonomous transformation as foundational to an individual's journey. At th...