Podcast: MindWires Musings
In this series four our market analysis members, we discuss the non-COVID EdTech news fo the day, or week, in an informal atmosphere.
We are an ever-evolving company that is dedicated to meeting the needs of a wide range of EdTech stakeholders. We do this by staying ahead of the game with first-class data and analysis and our varied experiences in the education space.
Phil Hill (@PhilOnEdTech) is Publisher of the PhilOnEdTech blog and Partner at MindWires, LLC. As a market analyst, Phil has analyzed the growth of technology-enabled change for educational institutions, uncovering and describing the major trends and implications for the broader market. His unique graphics and visual presentations have been widely used in the industry.
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Jeanette Wiseman
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Phil Hill
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Episode 8: Video Conferencing as Learning Platform
In this episode, Phil Hill and Jeanette Wiseman discuss the longer-term implications of the rapid adoption of synchronous video conferencing systems. Hosts: Phil Hill Jeanette Wiseman Transcription: Phil: Welcome to MindWires Musings, where we throw caution to the wind and take a more relaxed attitude to discuss the news in EdTech. We haven’t even talked for […]
Episode 7: Enageli Enters Market
In this episode, Phil Hill and Jeanette Wiseman discuss the newest video conferencing platform designed for academic usage. Engageli, from two of the founders of Coursera. Hosts: Phil Hill Jeanette Wiseman Transcription: Phil: Welcome to MindWires Musings, where we take a more informal approach and discuss the EdTech news of the today, and I’m here, as […]
Episode 6: Inflation Conflation
In this episode, Phil Hill and Jeanette Wiseman discuss the difficult but important topic of EdTech inflation. Should schools expect LMS and other EdTech vendors to raise prices, and is there anything to be done during difficult budget times? https://media.blubrry.com/poet_readings/mindwires.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Episode-6-Inflation-Conflation.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Episode 5: Guess Who’s Back
In this episode, Phil Hill and Jeanette Wiseman discuss the launch of ClassEDU, the highly-funded startup from Blackboard co-founder Michael Chasen. Is this a thing, or not? For further reading: YouTube video introducing Class for Zoom. TechCrunch article on the company and product launch (I still can’t believe I’m recommending TechCrunch, but this article has a good […]
Episode 4: Miami Meltdown
In this episode, Phil Hill, Jeanette Wiseman, and Kevin Kelly discuss the Miami-Dade disastrous rollout of centralized learning platforms and what lessons we can extrapolate to EdTech in general. For further reading: K12, Inc Fired After 270k Miami Students Suffer Disastrous First Two Weeks of Fall Term (POET) How an Epic Series of Tech Errors […]
Episode 3: Observations on Virtual Events
In this episode, Phil Hill and Jeanette Wiseman reflect on experiences with BbWorld and D2L Fusion, as well as MoodleMoot Global Online and GSV. How will our EdTech virtual conferences evolve in the next year or more? https://media.blubrry.com/poet_readings/mindwires.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Episode-3-Observations-on-Virtual-Events.mp3 Hosts: Phil Hill Jeanette Wiseman Transcription: Phil: Welcome to MindWires Musings where we throw caution to the wind […]
Episode 2: Upcoming Bb and D2L Conferences
In this episode, Phil Hill and Jeanette Wiseman look ahead to BbWorld and D2L Fusion conferences coming up within two weeks. What are the customer sentiment and roadmap hints going in? https://media.blubrry.com/poet_readings/mindwires.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Episode-2-Upcoming-Bb-and-D2L-Conferences.mp3 Hosts: Phil Hill Jeanette Wiseman Transcription: Phil: Welcome to MindWire’s musings serving EdTech straight up and where we throw caution to the wind […]
Episode 1: LMS Market Challenges
In this episode, Phil Hill and Jeanette Wiseman build on the conversation last week about Instructure layoffs, and look at the challenges that other LMS players face in this difficult market. https://media.blubrry.com/poet_readings/mindwires.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Episode-1-LMS-Market-Challenges.mp3 Hosts: Phil Hill Jeanette Wiseman Transcription: Phil: Welcome to MindWires musings serving EdTech straight up, where we throw caution to the wind and […]
Episode 0: Instructure Restructure Discussion
In this episode, Phil Hill and Jeanette Wiseman build on the Instructure Restructure blog post from last week. Hosts: Phil Hill Jeanette Wiseman Transcription: Phil: Welcome to “MindWires Musings: Serving EdTech Straight Up”, where we throw caution to the wind and have a more relaxed conversation on the non COVID EdTech developments that are affecting […]