EdUp Learning and Development, hosted by Holly Owens - 4: Managing Learning Using Microsoft Education Tools with Chris Bunio, Senior Director of Higher Education at Microsoft

4: Managing Learning Using Microsoft Education Tools with Chris Bunio, Senior Director of Higher Education at Microsoft

03/04/21 • 33 min

EdUp Learning and Development, hosted by Holly Owens

Episode Overview

In episode 4 of EdUp EdTech, I had the pleasure of speaking with Chris Bunio, Senior Director of Higher Education at Microsoft. We had an amazing conversation about his journey into the ed-tech space and how Microsoft is leading the way in Higher Education when it comes to technology integration and providing extraordinary learning experiences for students.

The Best Microsoft Resources Microsoft Higher Education

More about Chris Bunio

Chris is an experienced Senior Director with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry. He is skilled in Enterprise Software, Enterprise Architecture, Agile Methodologies, Marketing Strategy, and Microsoft Azure. Chris is a strong entrepreneurship professional with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) focused in Physics from the University of Manitoba.

How to Connect Connect with Chris on LinkedIn & Follow Microsoft on Social Media

LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube

Connect with the host: Holly Owens

Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! Follow us the EdUp Experience Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube

We Make Education Your Business!

This episode was sponsored by Element 451, check out their webpage for more information - https://element451.com/edupexperience

Episode Overview

The Best Microsoft Resources Microsoft Higher Education

More about Chris Bunio

How to Connect Connect with Chris on LinkedIn & Follow Microsoft on Social Media

LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube

Connect with the host: Holly Owens

Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! Follow us the EdUp Experience Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube

We Make Education Your Business!

This episode was sponsored by Element 451, check out their webpage for more information - https://element451.com/edupexperience

Previous Episode

3: Digging into Yellowdig with Shaunak Roy, Founder & CEO

Episode Overview
In episode 3 of EdUp EdTech, I had the pleasure of speaking with Shaunak Roy, Founder, and CEO of Yellowdig. We had a wonderful conversation about his journey into the ed-tech space and how Yellowdig is changing the way learners from all parts of the globe connect and build lifelong communities. Be sure to check out all the places where you can connect with him and find out more about Yellowdig below.

What is Yellowdig?
Yellowdig is a social learning platform designed for higher education that integrates with any LMS. Many instructors use it instead of LMS discussion forums. The best part is that it’s auto-graded and auto-populates grades to your gradebook in any LMS. Students achieve points through word count and participating with common social media behavior, like “liking” or “loving” a post or posting a comment on another person’s Pin. Yellowdig promotes community engagement through sharing information and teaching others. Studies have shown that that students can retain up to 90% of what they learn by teaching each other, far higher than when students are mainly in a passive learning environment.

Request a demo of Yellowdig for your organization by going to https://promo.yellowdig.com/yellowdig-demo-request.
Check out some fabulous case studies by going to https://www.yellowdig.co/case-studies
A 200-word introduction to Yellowdig

More about Shaunak Roy
In 2014, Yellowdig's CEO and founder, Shaunak Roy, knew he wanted to start a company that mattered. As Facebook and other social media technologies took over the social connectivity scene, he saw an opportunity to leverage this idea of social sharing through technology, but specifically in the area of sharing academic ideas and knowledge. As Shaunak looked back on his own academic days (he went to undergrad at IIT Bombay, and postgrad at MIT), he realized that he learned as much from his peers as he did from his brilliant professors. Some of the bonds he created with his peers lasted well beyond those formative years and morphed into lifelong friendships.

How to Connect

Connect with Shaunak on LinkedIn & Follow Yellowdig on Social Media LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube
Connect with the host: Holly Owens
Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! Follow us the EdUp Experience Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube

We Make Education Your Business!

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5: Real-Time Responses Using Formative with Matt Wheeland, Territory Manager Formative

Episode Overview

On the 5th episode of EdUp EdTech, we speak with Matt Wheeland, Territory Manager of Departments, Schools, and Districts at Formative. We talk about everything from our journey from classroom to ed-tech, and how personal and professional challenges led Matt to exactly where he wants to be, working with a great company! We also get into topics like preventing cheating on assessments and how to address these issues by implementing the use of Formative in your classroom.

About Formative

Use by 1 million students weekly, Formative is a teaching and assessment solution. Teachers can: - quickly create formative assessments from scratch or upload PDF's - view live student responses - create advanced question types: audio response, graphing, diagram, video, etc. - easily tag standards - monitor student mastery of standards

More about Matt

After 7 years of classroom teaching, Matt eventually found his way into edtech. His current role enables him to help educators answer what he thinks is the most important question in education: “did my students actually learn today?” Four things Matt loves: - Ohio sports - reading non-fiction books - posting on LinkedIn - and his family which includes a 5-year son and an Australian shepherd

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