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In Practice: When Learners Stop Thinking Out Loud (EP:47) With Stacy Craft, M.Ed In this episode of In Practice , Stacy explores the subtle but important difference between coaching and evaluation, and how the way learners experience those interactions can shape openness, growth, and the learning process itself. Questions? Feedback? Ideas? Contact us at edufi@mayo.edu   Additional Resources:...

In Practice: The 5-Minute Teaching Playbook (EP:46) With Stacy Craft, M.Ed What can we realistically teach in five minutes? In environments where time is limited and demands are constant, educating rarely happens in structured sessions. It happens in motion. And yet, these brief moments hold more potential than we often realize. In this “In Practice” episode, we explore what meaningful...

From Literacy to Savviness: Rethinking How We Learn with AI (EP:45) With Chris Minter, PHD How do we stay thoughtful, skilled, and grounded as AI accelerates faster than our instincts can adapt? In this episode, we explore the shift from simply knowing about AI to becoming truly savvy in how we use it. Chris Minter invites us to consider how contextual inputs, desired outputs, and intentional enga...

Co-Creating Care: Lessons from the Stage (EP:44) With Marco Antonio de Carvalho Filho, MD, PHD If medical education is meant to prepare people for the emotional realities of patient care, what might change if we taught students not only to do the work, but to fully inhabit the person they are becoming while doing it? Join host Stacy Craft, and guest Professor Dr. Carvalho Filho, as we explore an u...

Aligning Person and Profession: The Work of Identity Formation in Medical Education—and Beyond (EP:43) With Joke Fleer What if the future of medicine depends not just on what learners know—but on who they are becoming? In this thought-provoking episode we sit down with psychologist and medical education expert Joke Fleer to explore the invisible but powerful process of professional identity format...

EDU Central REDUX –Building Memory with Science and Senses – Put on Your Thinking Cap (EP:42) With  Stella Collins, MSc. This month, we are revisiting a classic episode from 2021. Creating effective learning can be complicated – from our biology to our environment, there are a lot of elements that influence outcomes. And how can we get our learners curious anyway, especially in our increasingly di...

EDU Central REDUX – Revisiting Problem Based Learning and Team Based Learning – Your New Educational Super Strategy (EP:41) With Diana Dolmans, PhD. This month, we are revisiting a classic episode from 2020.  With the continued evolution of emerging technology and the power that AI to help invigorate frameworks like problem based learning, we need to be ready to leverage insights from educational...

Revolutionizing Medical Education Through Pedagogy of Connection (EP:40) With Marco Antonio de Carvalho Filho, MD, PHD How can we create environments and opportunities where connections between educators, students, and meaning not only exists but thrives? Join host Stacy Craft, and guest Professor Dr. Carvalho Filho, as we uncover the power of authentic connections in revolutionizing both educatio...

Tweetorials: Bridging Connections in Medical Education with Nano Learning (EP.39)  With Catherine S.W. Albin, MD How can we distill complex medical concepts into bite-sized, engaging content? What role does social media play in revolutionizing education? Can nano learning connect learners and foster a community of shared knowledge? Join host Stacy Craft and guest Dr. Catherine Albin, a neurointens...

EDU Central REDUX – Revisiting Learning Styles – Unpacking the Myth 2020 (EP:38) With Tesia Marshik, PhD. To close out the year, we are revisiting a classic episode from 2020- because it feels important and timely.  With the rise of personalized learning and the power that AI to help us meet the dream of personalized learning, we are now, more than ever, ready to leverage insights from...

Co-Occurrence #13 – Revisiting and Reexamining a Year of Insights and Innovations: A Retrospective (EP.36)  With Multiple Guests In this special episode, host Stacy Craft, revisits and reexamines the enduring themes from the limited series “Co-Occurrence” which focuses on the intersection between education., artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies. Over the past year,...

Co-Occurrence #12 – Empathy and Algorithms: AI’s Role in Social-Emotional Learning (EP.35) With Priten Shah, M.Ed. Have you ever wondered how artificial intelligence is impacting your social and emotional skills? In this episode, we delve into the fascinating intersection of AI and social-emotional learning. Join host Stacy Craft  and guest Priten Shah, an author and educator, as they explor...

Co-Occurrence #11 – From Neurons to Networks: Understanding the Biology of Learning and Artificial Intelligence Parallels (EP.34) With Barbara Oakley, Ph. D  Our brains are the center of learning acquisition, so understanding the biological neuroscientific processes behind learning is essential to all educators and learners. These processes are mirrored in artificial intelligence models. Und...

Co-Occurrence #10 – Look Both Ways: Curbing Runaway Design and Healing Education’s Tomorrow (EP.33) With Carissa Carter, M.S. and Scott Doorley, M.A.  As educators we create, are subjected to, and engage with other people’s creations and intentions. We often assume that our values and intentions are going to automatically manifest in the way that we work with these creations and...

Co-Occurrence #9 – Enhancing the Human Touch: Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare Education, Adaptability, and Beyond (EP.32) With Raquel Correia, MD, MsED, MBA Create. Think. Feel. Grow. Connect. Humanize. Analyze. Engage.  What are the words we can use to encapsulate the crucial “must haves” for navigating and thriving in this new AI world? What do we need to consider and just...

Co-Occurrence #8 – Emotion is the Highlighter of Learning: Using Reflection and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Create Meaningful Learning Experiences   (EP.31) With Leticia Britos Cavagnaro Ph. D. How can we use artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance learning and reflection? What are the benefits and challenges of using “AI bots”, generative AI, and other emerging technologies...

Co-Occurrence #7 – Bridging the Distance in Generative AI and Education: From Productivity to Learning to Ethics and Creativity   (EP.30) With Stephanie Moore, Ph. D. How can we as learners, educators, and instructional designers use AI tools in imaginative and innovative ways to enhance productivity, compliment creativity, support must have like learner diversity and accessibility all while...

Co-Occurrence #6 – The Zen of Never Being Up to Speed: Embracing and Adapting to AI and Emerging Tech  (EP.29) With Scott Doorley, MA., Stanford d.school How do we navigate the relentless newness of emerging technologies? How do educators foster a culture of curiosity, exploration, and innovation? How do we increase our adaptability and ability to respond to all of this?  In this episode Sta...

Co-Occurrence #5 – AI is Here to Stay: Hype, Humanity, and Health Professions Education (EP.28) With Eric Gantwerker, MD, MMSc (MedEd), FACS, AFAMEE  Artificial intelligence (AI) is not only transforming the field of medicine, but also the way we learn and teach it. In fact, AI is evolving the world of all education professionals, both inside and outside of health professions. In this episod...

Co-Occurrence #4 – The Future is Now: How VR and AR are Revolutionizing Medical and Health Sciences Education (EP.27) With Ryan Kingsley, MPAS, P.A.-C. Virtual reality and Augmented Reality are among some of the most exciting technologies that are revolutionizing the innovation possibilities within our learning landscape today. These cutting edge technologies, VR and AR, along with rapidly c...

Co-Occurrence #3 – Grappling with Bias in AI: How are You Inspiring a Critical Mindset? (EP.26) With Tacita Morway (she/her) How can we mitigate the biases present in Generative AI? What role do we play in shaping a more equitable outcome? In this episode, Tacita Morway, Textio’s Chief Technology Officer, weighs in to share her insights on bias in AI, the importance of critical thinkin...

Co-Occurrence #2 – Generative AI and Chat-GPT: A Powerful Tool for Educators, but Not Without Challenges (EP.25) With Jon Fila Can generative artificial intelligence large language models like Chat-GPT be useful to educators? If so, what are some ways it can help us and what should we be careful about relying on it for?  In this episode, author Jon Fila joins host Stacy Craft to explore how...

Co-Occurrence #1 – Visual Generative AI in Medical Education: The Promise and Challenges (EP.24) With Carlo Alberto Mazzoli, M.D. & Federico Semeraro, M.D. Can visual generative AI open new avenues for medical education? Can it offer quick, accurate, valid, and creative visualizations that educators can adapt and use for their curriculums?  If not, then how and when? In this episode, Dr....

Accessible Technology and Design Impacts All Learners – VSF Technology and the Power of Innovation for Access (EP.23) With Randal Walker, M.D. “When the wall of exclusion came down, everybody benefited” – Angela Glover Blackwell Have you heard of the “curb-cut effect”?  It is a phenomenon when a technology or innovation comes along meant to benefit one situation...

Gameplay and Game Design to Transform Learning – Laughter and Learning Outcomes in Medical Education (EP.22) With Michelle A. Nelsen, MS, HTL (ASCP) Incorporating games into your curriculum can be transformative. Games can be immersive and when constructed by learners, a game can move education from a passive endeavor to an active and engaging experience that promotes critical thinking teamw...