Episode 17: If You Had $45 Billion, What Would You Do to Improve Education?

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Episode 17: If You Had $45 Billion, What Would You Do to Improve Education?

Jim Shelton, now heading up the education portfolio at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, isn’t giving any details yet. But in this podcast, he emphasizes the value of bringing learning scientists together with educators to improve learning and increase equality.

Episode 16: A Higher-Education Rebel With a Cause

Sarah Short, who has taught some 44,000 students over a half-century at Syracuse U., wants to see more classroom interaction.

Episode 15: Online Education Is Now a Global Market

MOOCs may have been overhyped, but their impact is far from over, says Simon Nelson, of the online-learning provider FutureLearn, a spin-off of the British Open University. And traditional colleges have a huge opportunity if they’re just willing to think a little differently.

Episode 14: How Colleges Should Adapt for a Networked Age

Author Joshua Cooper Ramo points to a shift in attitudes toward college -- and authority figures in general.