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Big Beacon Radio Ep. 88: Shift Skills for Critical and Creative Thinking: An Interview with Maureen Breeze

Ep. 88 - Shift Skills for Critical and Creative Thinking: An Interview with Maureen Breeze In this episode, host Dave Goldberg is joined by Maureen Breeze, Senior Vice President of Lifebound, a social impact company that provides resources, coaching and training to drive learning and personal development with education institutions, non-profits, and businesses throughout the world. Maureen is also the co-author…

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Big Beacon Radio Ep. 81: 21st Century Liberal Arts: An Interview with Connecticut College President Katherine Bergeron

Ep. 81 - 21st Century Liberal Arts: An Interview with Connecticut College President Katherine Bergeron In this episode, host Dave Goldberg is joined by Katherine Bergeron, president of Connecticut College. Since taking up the presidency in January 2014, Katherine has initiated and carried through a massive college-wide curriculum overhaul designed to update the liberal arts for the complexities of the…

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Big Beacon Radio Ep. 80: Crafting Your Narrative: An Interview with Olin College’s Jonathan Adler

Ep. 80 - Crafting Your Narrative: An Interview with Olin College's Jonathan Adler In this episode, host Dave Goldberg is joined by Jonathan Adler, Associate Professor of Psychology at the Olin College of Engineering, who specializes in identity development in adulthood and the relationships between identity and psychological well-being. College is a period of immense identity development for many people and as…

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Big Beacon Radio Ep. 79: Higher Ed Transformation Down Under: An Interview with David Wright

Ep. 79 - Higher Ed Transformation Down Under: An Interview with David Wright In this episode, host Dave Goldberg is joined by David Wright, Managing Director of Australia's Higher Education Consulting Group and Executive Chairman of the Global Access Project, a social enterprise bringing together leading international specialists to help the higher ed sector provide students with a disability access to…

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What Does it Really Mean to be a STEM School?

Check out this piece written by Innovators Across Boundaries (IAB) member, Ann Kaiser of ProjectEngin. At ProjectEngin, we deal with schools, teachers, and classrooms in various stages of defining themselves as “STEM” or sometimes “STEAM”. It can range from one teacher “doing STEM” for 20-30 minutes per week to an entire school claiming to be “certified in STEM”.  Somehow the…

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Big Beacon Radio Ep. 73: 21st Century Medical Education: Penn State’s University Park Regional Campus

Ep. 73 - 21st Century Medical Education: Penn State's University Park Regional Campus It's not only engineering education that's trying to adapt and create well-rounded 21st century students. Medical schools like Penn State College of Medicine's University Park Regional Campus are working to create an innovative curriculum to educate the doctors of the future. In this episode, host Dave Goldberg is…

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Big Beacon Radio Ep. 72: A Holistic Approach to Engineering Education: An Interview with UTEC’s Melanie Cornejo

Ep. 72 - A Holistic Approach to Engineering Education: An Interview with UTEC's Melanie Cornejo In this episode, host Dave Goldberg welcomes Peru's Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología (UTEC) Provost, Melanie Cornejo. After opening its doors in 2012, UTEC and is graduating their first class this year. UTEC's mission includes the creation of local-global change leaders, learning to learn, and…

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Big Beacon Radio Ep. 70: Changing the Method: An Interview with Robert J. Caveney

Ep. 70 - Changing the Method: An Interview with Robert J. Caveney In this episode, host Dave Goldberg welcomes author, founder of schoolio.org, and inventor of the I‑o method—Robert J. Caveney. Join Robert and Dave for a discussion of Robert's books, "SCHOOLING For Readiness And Drive" and the forthcoming "Methods for Working Together", and explore the importance of changing the…

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The Magic of Polarities or Contraries

Explore the importance of recognizing and managing polarities for change. Check out this series of materials created by Big Beacon founder, Dave Goldberg: Lesson 3: The Magic of Polarities or Contraries The Magic of Polarities or Contraries from David E. Goldberg   Use this blank Polarity Map to examine the polarities you're dealing with: Download the PDF here.

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