Journeys in Podcasting is an ongoing project that began between three teachers (Chris Davis, Natalia Leon, Diego Lopez) as a way of propelling professional development through critical episodes and events, or podcast sessions.  Most interviews are the culmination of a unit of research and often become inspirations for blogging afterward.  Design Thinking structures the cycles of immersion, problem defining, and formation of inquiry for discussion.  There is also a series of longer, more closely edited episodes on iTunes.

Journeys in Podcasting Sessions

Journeys in Podcasting is a educational design project by teachers teachers in which we research on campus, create horizontal and vertical conversations, then speak with the experts beyond.

In house Rachel Kreibich discusses her experiences innovating with the SOLE (Student Organized Learning Environment), inspired by Sugata Mitra, whose clips from his TED Talk on The Hole in the Wall project follow.
 
Then we research beyond with video conferences with John Larmer of the Buck Institute and Paul Curtis of New Tech Network.  The discuss structures of project based learning and the importance of student inquiry throughout the process.
 
Ahmad Jamal keeps segments flowing together.

04 Podcast - Student Driven Inquiry

Ahmed Kharrufa talks to Journeys in Podcasting about collaborative learning using technology as catalyst.  From iPads to touch sensitive table technology, how does human learning and interaction change?

Ahmed Kharrufa on principles, practices, and potentials of collaborative learning through tech

Steve Isaacs talks to Journeys in Podcasting about teaching game design in middle school.  From the mechanics of programming games to developing empathy for the player, the developing the backstory to games.

Steven Isaacs on teaching game design

Eoin Lenihan talks to Journeys in Podcasting about space as narrative, the three walls of purpose, and the importance of connecting space with classroom culture.

Eoin Lenihan on space and purpose in classroom design

Antonius Wiriadjaja at ITP Camp 2017 talks after hours about his session on mixing ancient and modern technologies.  By integrating studies in cognitive processing and anthropology he explains how narrative "threads" from ancient tapestry to modern physical computing.

Antonius Wiriadjaja on Weaving and Modern Technologies

Rachel Fink is the co-founder of The Journey: Early Childhood Center in Tel Aviv, Israel.  Here she explains the JECC's origins, the politics of "childhood", collective construction, Hebrew as a context for learning, tools of construction and wonder, documentation as a breathing organism, and the "signs" within learning environments.