HeyJaredDisruptED
Follow along every month as Ronald Stefanski and Caesar Mickens discuss the future education and e-learning.
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Michigan at the Center: The Innovator at the Center of UMCI #3 (opens the original)
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In episode three of Michigan at the Center: The Innovator at the Center of UMCI, Ron J. Stefanski and Scott Shireman explore how the University of Michigan Center for Innovation is developing distinctive programming alongside Detroit’s residents and employers. Shireman discusses plans for interdisciplinary graduate degrees, gateway certificates for people without college degrees, and K–12 programming designed to make higher education feel accessible and attainable. Guided by the message “You bel
Michigan at the Center: The Innovator at the Center of UMCI #2 (opens the original)
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In episode two of Michigan at the Center: The Innovator at the Center of UMCI, Ron J. Stefanski and Scott Shireman explore how the University of Michigan Center for Innovation can help Detroit attract employers, retain talent, and expand opportunities for residents. Shireman reflects on his move from Coursera to Detroit, the philanthropic and public investment supporting the $250 million project, and his belief that the university and the city share an interconnected future. The discussion cente
Michigan at the Center: Conversations with the Innovator at the Center of UMCI #1 (opens the original)
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In the first episode of Michigan at the Center, host Ron J. Stefanski speaks with Scott Shireman, Director of the University of Michigan Center for Innovation, about the experiences that shaped his career in higher education. Shireman recounts growing up on an Indiana farm, becoming a first-generation college student at Northwestern, abandoning an initial plan to pursue medicine, and finding his way into technology and university leadership. His career eventually took him to UC Berkeley, where h
The DisruptED World of Online Education with Julie Young (opens the original)
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What happens when educators are given permission to rethink school from the ground up? On this episode of DisruptED, Ron J. Stefanski welcomes online education pioneer Julie Young, alongside longtime collaborator Kay Johnson, for a look back at the ideas, people, and opportunities that helped turn virtual learning from an experiment into a major part of modern education. Young traces her journey from the classroom to leading Florida Virtual School and later bringing those lessons to ASU Prep, wh
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