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Mastering Virtual Facilitation: Engage and Impact with Henrik Horn Andersen This episode of the Inside Learning Podcast, presented by the Centre Centre and Learnovate Centre in Trinity College Dublin, features an insightful discussion with Henrik Horn Andersen, the author of 'Virtual Facilitation: Create More Engagement and Impact.' Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic's push towards virtual collaboration...

In the first episode of Season Four of the Inside Learning Podcast by Lernovate Centre, we begin with interest as we host renowned inclusive technology and responsible AI expert, Phaedra Boinodiris. Known for her impactful work with IBM and Future World Alliance, Phaedra delves into the pressing issue of inherent bias in AI technologies and how we can work towards their ethical utilization.  Phaed...

Welcome to another thought-provoking episode of Inside Learning! In this instalment, we are thrilled to host a true revolutionary in the education industry, someone who has not only coined the 'courses to resources' shift but has also introduced the groundbreaking affective context model of learning and crafted the innovative 5Di© approach to human-centred learning design. Our guest today boasts a...

New national research from today’s guest and her firm Flex+Strategy Group (FSG) signals a widening gap between employee and leadership perceptions about flexible work and performance, including what’s happening when employees are onsite.  Based upon a demographically representative sample size of 782 U.S. full-time employed adults, the research is the latest in a series of Flex+Strategy Group stud...

Daniel Malan is the director of the Trinity Corporate Governance Lab and an assistant professor in business ethics at Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland. He was co-chair of the B20 Integrity and Compliance Task Force (2022 and 2020), and a member of the Global Future Council on Transparency and Anti-Corruption of the World Economic Forum (2019 - 2022).  He is the author of...

Students using Generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, to cheat is a significant concern among educators and educational administrators. For example, a student could use ChatGPT to generate an entire essay and hand it in as theirs. Can AI writing be detected, and is AI writing always undesirable? Our guest is a Science, STEAM, and Artificial Intelligence educator with a PhD in Astrophysics. He is a...

Our guest is a Teacher, Educational Consultant, adjunct professor at UPenn, and a former Assistant Superintendent of Schools in Massachusetts.   Her latest book is an invaluable resource for policymakers, university staff, and regional support providers. We welcome the author of “In Support of Students: A Leader's Guide to Equitable MTSS”, Katie Novak. Find Katie here: https://www.novakeducation.c...

Research Lead with The Learnovate Centre Peter Gillis joins us to offer a sneak peek into Learnovate's research on "Motivation for Learning in a Digital World". Peter shares some insights on: self-determination theory motivation amotivation nudging behaviour and much more besides.      

Jason Haddock is CEO of Sozo Labs, which incorporates VR into education and training. For example, his company creates and implements immersive applications to train workers in high-skilled areas like engineering, manufacturing and machine operation. He’s spent over three decades working in emerging technology and has always been passionate about how humans learn. Now he is marrying the two.   In...

Over the past few months, there has been colossal hype and speculation about the implications of large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and, most recently, GPT4. ChatGPT, in particular, reached 100 million users in two months, making it the fastest-growing consumer application of all time.    It isn’t clear yet what kind of impact LLMs will have, and opinions vary hugely. Many exper...

Inclusive education as a concept is elusive. No one definition exists, but instead much diversity in how we conceive and understand it. Ireland, like most countries, has an increasingly diverse student population where the ‘one size fits all’ curriculum cannot possibly work for everyone. By understanding student variability and identifying the barriers to learning as students navigate the educatio...

We are joined by a former Olympic Judo champion who harnessed his knowledge of behaviour skills when he moved into learning and behaviour change. He founded and sold the company mindmarker and is now the founder of www.mynewbehavior.com.   Anthonie is the author of "Training Reinforcement: The 7 Principles to Create Measurable Behavior Change and Make Learning Stick", Anthonie Wurth. 

In a wide-ranging discussion, Learning Lead, Senior Corporate Learning Researcher with The Learnovate Centre in Trinity College Dublin Janet Benson, shares the opportunities, challenges and biases of onboarding.  Janet reveals how biases such as proximity bias play a role in career advancement and how the social aspect of onboarding plays a role in organizational success.      

Our guest is Robin Rosenberg, a Clinical Psychologist, CEO and Founder of "Live in Their World", a company built to help improve workplace culture using a modern virtual reality method to fully immerse individuals in workplace scenarios teaching diversity, equity, and inclusion. This enables open and honest conversation resulting in mutual understanding and respect among team members. Our host Aid...

Happy New Year, and welcome to a New Season of Inside Learning. Rosan Bosch joins us for our first episode of season 3. Rosan is the founder and Creative Director at Rosan Bosch Studio, designing state-of-the-art learning landscapes built for wonder, motivation and creativity. She brings years of experience in transforming education using design as a tool for change, and today, educational innovat...

On this episode, we are joined by Dr Helena Boschi, the author of "Why We Do What We Do: Understanding our brain to get the best out of ourselves and others".    Helena shares her thoughts on divergent and convergent thinking and encouraging creativity in the workplace.    Find Helena here:  https://www.chequeredleopard.com   We are also joined by Learning Lead and Senior Researcher Janet Benson a...

Nigel Paine is a change-focused leader with a worldwide reputation and a unique grasp of media, learning and development in the public, private and academic sectors. He is also a Patron Member of Learnovate. In this episode he joins us to explore the question: Is Learning in Organizations the same as Organizational Learning? Joined by Head of Membership Services, Dave Farrelly who manages the rela...

Based on her many years working in schools, today’s guest is a clinical counsellor, school counsellor, journalist and author who sees these years instead as a critical stage that parents can't afford to ignore.   She maintains that the ages make more of a difference than the setting). Though the transition from childhood to adolescence can be tough for kids, this time of rapid physical, intellectu...

Our guest draws on multiple research disciplines, including psychology, artificial intelligence, philosophy, neuroscience, learning sciences, linguistics, anthropology, sociology, and education, he provides insights into the functioning of the mind and synthesizes this understanding into practical tools and exercises that develop new skills and achieve personal and learning goals. It is a pleasure...

We have a wonderful episode for you this month with two women breaking the mould.  Jayshree Seth was appointed 3M’s first Chief Science Advocate using her scientific knowledge, technical expertise, and professional experience to advance science and communicate the importance and benefits of science in everyday life. She is the author of: "The Heart of Science: Engineering Footprints, Fingerprints,...

This month we welcome the author of "Education in the Digital Age: How We Get There", Nadav Zeimer. This episode discusses how students can become co-creators of their own curriculum, where the teacher moves from a sage on a stage to a mentor or a sherpa. We also look at how digital platforms are inverting our economy and what that means for the education system. Also featuring our guest contribut...

On this episode of the Inside Learning podcast, we welcome the author of Flex: Reinventing Work for a Smarter, Happier Life, Annie Auerbach. Flex is a manifesto for living and working on your terms. It means looking at the established, rigid ways of doing things and asking: ‘Is this really working for me?’ If the answer to that question is ‘No’ then this episode is for you. Annie tells us about th...

Elliot Aronson is the only person in the 120-year history of the American Psychological Association to have won all three of its major awards: for writing, for teaching, and for research.    In 2007, he received the William James Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Association for Psychological Science.    He is ranked as one of the most cited psychologists of the 20th century.   While He offi...

Michael B. Horn speaks and writes about the future of education and works with a portfolio of education organizations to improve the life of each and every student. He is the author of six books with more in the works including Choosing College, Disrupting Class and Blended. More about Michael here: https://michaelbhorn.com We are also joined by Corporate Learning Researcher at Learnovate, Ilse Wh...

The latest episode of our podcast, Inside Learning, features a leader who is on a mission to drive more creativity into every aspect of life. We welcome Natalie Nixon, the author of  "The Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation, and Intuition at Work”.   More about Natalie here:  https://www.figure8thinking.com   We are also joined on the podcast by corporate learning expert with The Lea...