Online Learning in the Second Half
John Nash & Jason Johnston
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About This Podcast
In this podcast, John Nash and Jason Johnston take public their two-year-long conversation about online education and their aspirations for its future. They acknowledge that while some online learning has been great, there is still a lot of room for improvement. While technology and innovation will be a topic of discussion, the conversation will focus on how to get online learning to the next stage, the second half of life.
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EP 42 - Einstein: How a "cheating bot" started the conversation we needed with developer Advait Paliwal
Einstein: How a "cheating bot" started the conversation we needed with developer Advait Paliwal In EP 42, John and Jason talk with Advait Paliwal, the young entrepreneur behind "Einstein, "an…
EP 41 - Moving Beyond Copy-Paste AI Syllabus Policies with John Nash & Jason Johnston
In EP 41, John and Jason discuss the evolving challenge of moving beyond 'copy-paste' AI policies to create syllabus guidelines that encourage students to engage in the 'productive struggle' of…
EP 40 - Does Allowing AI Reduce AI? A Surprising Finding with Dr. Megan Haselschwerdt
EP 40 - Does Allowing AI Reduce AI? A Surprising Finding with Dr. Megan Haselschwerdt In EP 40, John and Jason talk with Megan Haselschwerdt about her transformative semester moving from a futile…
EP 39 - The Higher Ed AI Solution: Good Pedagogy with Lance Eaton
In EP 39, John and Jason discuss with Lance Eaton the threat that AI-driven "agentic browsers" pose to continue industrialized online learning models, the necessity of clear institutional policies to…
EP 38 - Canvas, Credentials, and the Agentic AI Classroom: Ryan Lufkin, VP of Global Academic Strategy Instructure
In EP 38, John and Jason talk with Ryan Lufkin of Instructure about the evolution of online learning, the impact of Agentic AI on education, and how Canvas is shaping the future of digital…
EP 37 - Agentic AI is here. What does it mean for Online Education? A conversation with Anna Mills.
In EP 37, John and Jason sit down with Anna Mills to discuss the reality of "agentic AI"—browsers that don't just assist students but can potentially become the student. We move past the panic to…
EP 36 - Miriam Reynoldson: The Open Letter Shaking Up the AI-in-Education Conversation
In EP 36, John and Jason talk to Miriam Reynoldson of Melbourne, Australia, about the Open Letter From Educators Who Refuse the Call to Adopt Gen AI in Education. See complete notes and transcripts…
EP 35 - Educators with or versus AI? Grammarly, Canvas AI, and Cyborg Pedagogy
In EP 35, John and Jason kick off fall 2025 with a conversation on how AI has been added to Grammarly and Canvas (whether we like it or not) and if the future of online learning will be formed by…
EP 34 - The Evolution and Future of Online Learning with Dr. Judith Boettcher
In EP 34, John and Jason discuss with Dr. Judith Boettcher the evolution of online learning, the importance of instructional design, and the centrality of student engagement. The conversation also…
EP 33 - Flower Darby on Improving Online Teaching: Small Changes, Outsized Impact
In EP 33, John and Jason talk to Flower Darby about small steps for inclusive, equitable, and humanized online learning, and explore the transformative power of community, connection, and compassion…
EP 32 - Pedagogy of Kindness: Fostering it Online with Cate Denial
In this episode, John and Jason talk with Cate Denial, author of “Pedagogy of Kindness” about kindness to self and students in the online classroom. See complete notes and transcripts…
EP 31 - Notebook LM's "Do It For Me" Podcast Button: A Threat to Real Educator Voices?
In this episode, John and Jason react to the new button in Google’s Notebook LM that allows users to make an instant podcast. Will it be a threat to educators' voices and hard-working podcasters…
EP 30 - Dr. Omid Fotuhi and the Sense of Belonging in Online Learning
In this episode, John and Jason talk with Dr. Omid Fotuhi, a research associate at the University of Pittsburgh and the Director of Learning Innovation at WGU Labs, about the notion of belonging in…
EP 29 - Dr. Ericka Hollis - Teaching in the Digital Age: Cultivating Belonging and Excellence Online
In this episode, John and Jason talk to Ericka Hollis, PhD, about silence as liberatory practice, student backchannels, belonging in the online classroom, and leadership challenges with professional…
EP 28 - Spring 24 Check-in focusing on AI in Education: Navigating Ethics, Innovation, Academic Honesty, and the Human Presence online.
In this Spring 2024 check-in, John and Jason talk about AI-created voices, the importance of human presence in online education, the challenges of AI detection like Turnitin, and insights from their…
EP 27 - Christelle Daceus from Johns Hopkins University - Humanizing Online Learning, Inclusive Practices, and Digital Neo-colonialism
In this episode, John and Jason talk to Christelle Daceus of Johns Hopkins University chats about digital neo-colonialism and efforts to humanize online learning through training about AI and…
EP 26 - 1st Anniversary Special - Year 1 in review and the educational and ethical considerations around AI-generated music and video.
In this episode, John and Jason talk IN PERSON, reflecting on year one of their podcast. Keeping with the theme, they also find a few rabbit holes to chase, consider developments in AI, and talk…
EP 25 - AI Guidance from Oregon State University Ecampus with Karen Watté
In this episode, John and Jason talk to Karen Watté, the Senior Director of Course Development and Training at Oregon State University’s Ecampus about their free tools for AI guidance in higher…
EP 24 - I Cancelled My Midjourney Account - The Great Big Fat AI Ethics Episode
In this episode, John and Jason talk about the ethics of AI, including how ethics are formed and a few scenarios like if it’s ethical to use Midjourney. Listen in to find out who says no! See…
EP 23 - Johns Hopkins Excellence in Online Teaching Symposium 2023 Wrap-Up Session and 6 Guideposts for Humanizing Online Learning
In this episode, John and Jason close off the 2023 Johns Hopkins University Excellence in Online Teaching Symposium with a live podcast recording, summarizing the day’s sessions and interacting with…
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Online Learning in the Second Half has published 42 episodes since March 2023, covering topics in Education.
Online Learning in the Second Half is currently active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 41m.
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