
RPP #184: Bongo - Interview with Josh Kamrath
03/20/20 • -1 min
- Interview with Josh Kamrath, CEO of Bongo. Bongo offers Video Assignments and a Virtual Classroom that power experiential learning, assessment, and feedback. We discuss:
- Josh's background and evolution of Bongo
Josh Kamrath, CEO - How did Bongo get started
- Not just web conferencing
- Putting knowledge into action
- Structured video assignment workflows
- Peer review and assessment
- Auto-analysis using AI and machine learning
- Integration with the LMS
- How they are different from competitors
- Sentiment analysis in the development pipeline
- Podsafe music selection
- Aurora Borealis Expedition by Asher Fulero
Duration: 37:17
- Interview with Josh Kamrath, CEO of Bongo. Bongo offers Video Assignments and a Virtual Classroom that power experiential learning, assessment, and feedback. We discuss:
- Josh's background and evolution of Bongo
Josh Kamrath, CEO - How did Bongo get started
- Not just web conferencing
- Putting knowledge into action
- Structured video assignment workflows
- Peer review and assessment
- Auto-analysis using AI and machine learning
- Integration with the LMS
- How they are different from competitors
- Sentiment analysis in the development pipeline
- Podsafe music selection
- Aurora Borealis Expedition by Asher Fulero
Duration: 37:17
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RPP #183: Academia Next with Bryan Alexander
- This special edition is a wide-ranging talk with Bryan Alexander, author of Academia Next, about the futures of higher education. Bryan is a futurist, researcher, speaker, and educator. His focus is on the future of higher education, especially under the impact of technology. We discuss:
Dr. Bryan Alexander - Teaching at Georgetown U
- His new book, Academia Next
- EDU scenarios in 2035 and longer
- Technologies with largest impact
- Next-gen learning environment
- Mixed/extended reality
- Gamification
- Technopanic
- Open education
- Influence of science fiction
- Quantum computing
- Geriatrics
- Social trends
- Policies and politics
- Cyberwarfare
- Future jobs
- Podsafe music selection
- Don't Doubt ur Vibe by Elon "EDM" Musk
Duration: 46:16
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RPP #185: RedShelf - Interview with Greg Fenton
- Interview with Greg Fenton, CEO & Co-Founder of RedShelf. We discuss the RedShelf e-textbook platform offering more than 1 million digital titles including study tools from most publishers at a significant discount. We discuss:
- How Redshelf got started
Greg Fenton, RedShelf CEO - How they compete against Amazon
- Free student access because of COVID-19
- Which publishers they work with (almost all)
- How they deliver publishers' ebook content
- Features make e-textbooks better than print (read aloud, flashcards and study guides)
- Student's desire for hard copy textbooks
- Reading e-textbooks offline
- Faculty authors options to self-publish
- Business model (student and institutional purchase)
- Future directions including "inclusive access"
- Links
- Podsafe music selection
- Gymnopédie No.1 by Erik Satie
Duration: 31:43
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