LTC One-to-One
Learn about the latest topics in edtech with the Learning Technology Center of Illinois, a program of the Illinois State Board of Education. Each episode will include discussions about integrating the most recent tech into classrooms, interviews with movers and shakers in education technology, and answers to questions from listeners.
Episodes
Navigating the digital world with young kids isn’t easy—but it can start with something as simple as a song.
This month on the One-to-One Podcast, we talk with digital literacy expert and author Carrie Rogers-Whitehead about helping children in preschool through third-grade build healthy, lasting digital habits. She shares practical strategies for parents, like using routines and music to make tech expectations stick, and explains ...
We are all users of technology, but this month, we’re asking a big question: What does it really mean to thrive with technology? Educators and students alike are surrounded by tech every day, but the line between using it with purpose and feeling consumed by it isn’t always clear.
In this episode, Beck Tench from the Harvard Center for Digital Thriving and Holly Kelly, Human-Centered Tech Specialist for the LTC, join us to explore w...
What if every student had exactly what they needed to learn and thrive? That’s the goal of Universal Design for Learning (UDL)—a framework designed to give students access and agency in their learning. In this episode, we’re chatting with Niel Albero, Senior Professional Learning Specialist at CAST, to break down what UDL is really about, what’s new in the latest updates from CAST, and how technology can be a game-changer in creati...
Ding! The text message comes through, "We've been hacked. It's bad."
In this episode, we hear from Emily Flach, a former tech director and LTC Regional Technology Coordinator, who was there the “Day the Internet Died” at her school. She takes us behind the scenes of a real cybersecurity incident, sharing what happened, how her team managed the crisis, and the critical lessons learned along the way.
We also sit down with Eric Mucken...
AI is here to stay. So, what’s next?
Matt Miller—educator, author of Ditch That Textbook and AI for Educators—joins us to explore how AI is reshaping teaching and learning. Fresh from his return to the classroom, Matt shares first-hand insights into how AI is transforming education. He highlights the practical ways these tools can lighten the load for teachers and spark fresh ideas for lesson planning.
But more than that, he remi...
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we’re celebrating the EdTech tools that truly make a difference in education. For this special episode, the One-to-One Podcast hit the road, interviewing teachers, coaches, technology leaders, and LTC staff from across Illinois about the tools they’re most thankful for.
You’ll hear from listeners like you as they share the EdTech tools they rely on to engage students, streamline their work, and enhanc...
When we ask students to write an essay or take an exam, it can feel like we've asked them to create a masterpiece like Picasso—overwhelming and intimidating. But what if we could use technology to give students more choice in how they demonstrate their understanding?
In this episode, we sit down with Eric Curts, educator and author of Control Alt Achieve, who has spent over 30 years transforming classrooms through creative Google ...
The One-to-One Podcast is back for an exciting Season 2, featuring fresh guests and a brand-new co-host! Tune in for a sneak peek at what’s in store this month.
Digital Equity Advisor Ji Soo Song, from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology, walks us through the National Educational Technology Plan, or NETP. Ji Soo discusses the three Digital Divides—Use, Design, and Access—and how more than a thousand people came together to help develop this plan, which supports the work that educators do in classrooms every day.
Interviewed in this episode
Ji Soo Song, Digi...
We discuss the importance of digital literacy with Darren Hudgins, co-author of Developing Digital Detectives: Essential Lessons for Discerning Fact from Fiction in the ‘Fake News’ Era, published in 2021 by ISTE. Darren discusses some of the elements in the book, as well as the need for every educator to directly teach digital literacy in every classroom during the dawn of this era of artificial intelligence.
Darren Hudgins
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Mindy Fiscus joins us to discuss her role as the Director of Government Affairs for the Learning Technology Center. Mindy also shares some updates on upcoming changes to rules and regulations involving educational technology.
Interviewed in this episode
Mindy Fiscus, LTC Director of Government Affairs
Matt & Brian look back at the 2023 Illinois Education and Technology Conference (IETC), held November 1-3, 2023, and the Bank of Springfield Center in Springfield, Illinois. Don’t miss the big reveal at the end of the episode: Next year’s keynote speaker is…
Interviewed in this episode:
- Tim McIlvain
- Alex Valencic
- Heather Brown
- Linda DeYounge
- Kari Moulton
- Emily Pool
- Lisa Schwartz & Barb Speckhart
Brian and Matt discuss some of the tech they’re thankful for, then chat with Dr. Monica Burns about ways that any educator might use artificial intelligence. The episode wraps up with the LTC’s Eric Santos, who describes how educators can use A.I. in several readily available tools.
Mentioned in this episode
Dr. Mike Ribble, author of a number of works on digital citizenship, joins us to discuss the role of digital citizenship and digital literacy as we all come to grips with the age of artificial intelligence. We’ll look at how educators, administrators, parents, and families can work together to help students understand and adapt to an AI-infused world. We’ll also take a look back at NIU STEM Fest with Dr. Kristen Brynteson from epis...
Learn about the latest in edtech with the Learning Technology Center of Illinois, hosted by Brian Bates and Matt Jacobson.
In this episode:
- Your hosts introduce the podcast.
- Dr. Kristen Brynteson discusses the NIU STEAM Program.
- Sarah Phelps from LTC outlines some STEM/STEAM resources for educators.
- Ben Sondgeroth from LTC answers a mailbag question about supporting edtech PD in schools.
Do you have a question f...
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