
Learner Engagement Activated
Take learner engagement to the next level with the latest in research and applications for students at all ages, levels, and environments. In this podcast, we talk with leaders in the field of learner engagement research and application to bring you advice for how to increase learner engagement to improve student outcomes.

Episodes

Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Episode 12: John Almarode
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
What does a good learner look like? Which comes first? The learning or the engagement? How are authenticity and engagement related? How can clarity help your learners? These are some of the questions we will address in this episode of Learner Engagement Activated, the podcast that helps you take teaching and learning to the next level with the latest in research and applications on learner engagement for students at all ages, levels, and environments.

Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Episode 11: Michelle Miller
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
How can you help your students to remember and understand what you are teaching? What features of memory and attention are most important to consider in different teaching modalities? Is memorization really a bad thing? These are some of the questions we will address in this episode of Learner Engagement Activated.
Minds Online: Teaching Effectively with Technology by Michelle D. Miller
Remembering and Forgetting in the Age of Technology: Teaching, Learning, and the Science of Memory in a Wired World by Michelle D. Miller
What Will Improve a Student’s Memory? by Daniel Willingham
One big thing I’ll keep from my remote-redesigned courses this year by Michelle Miller
McDaniel, M. A., Einstein, G. O., & Een, E. (2021). Training College Students to Use Learning Strategies: A Framework and Pilot Course. Psychology Learning & Teaching, 20(3), 364–382. https://doi.org/10.1177/1475725721989489

Monday Nov 28, 2022
Episode 10: Paul Kirschner
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
What can the research on the science of learning tell us about teaching in the classroom? How can assessment help us to learn? What measures of engagement are evidence of learning? Which countries are preparing teachers to use the science of learning? These are some of the questions we will address in this episode of Learner Engagement Activated where I speak with legendary cognitive scientist, Paul A. Kirschner, about strategies for improving cognitive engagement in the classroom.

Friday Oct 07, 2022
Episode 9: Angelica Pazurek
Friday Oct 07, 2022
Friday Oct 07, 2022
What is connected learning? How has the internet changed the way we learn? What are some ways we can use social media to help us to engage our learners beyond the classroom? These are some of the questions we will address in this episode of Learner Engagement Activated.

Wednesday Aug 24, 2022
Episode 8: Jim Goodell
Wednesday Aug 24, 2022
Wednesday Aug 24, 2022
Can an engineering approach to designing learning opportunities help increase learner engagement? What kinds of data can we collect to tell if our students are actually engaged in learning? These are some of the questions we will address in this episode of Learner Engagement Activated. Check out the Learning Engineering Toolkit.

Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
Episode 7: Charles Graham
Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
What is the difference between affective, behavioral, and cognitive learner engagement? How can the Academic Communities of Engagement model help us to understand the engagement of our students and how to support them? How will understanding the facilitators of engagement help us to create more equitable learning opportunities for all students? These are some of the questions we will address in this episode of Learner Engagement Activated. Be sure to read Academic communities of engagement: An expansive lens for examining support structures in blended and online learning.

Thursday Jun 02, 2022
Episode 6: Katie Novak
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
What really is Universal Design for Learning? How is it an issue of equity? What can you stop doing as a teacher to make time for providing the targeted support your unique students need? These are some of the questions we will address in this episode of Learner Engagement Activated with our guest, Katie Novak.

Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
Episode 5: Matt Schmidt
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
How does understanding our learners help us to design better instruction? What role can virtual learning and artificial intelligence play in designing more effective instruction? These are some of the questions we will address in this episode of Learner Engagement Activated with our guest, Matthew Schmidt.