The EdNorth EdTech Podcast

CheckIT Learning – CEO – Joe LaCasse – EdNorth EdTech Podcast

Join Dave Swerdlick as he talks with Joe LaCosse, CEO at CheckIT Learning. EdNorth [https://www.ednorth.org/] is a Minnesota non-profit organization that supports entrepreneurship and innovation in the education and training sectors. Building on our region’s rich legacy of innovation in education, we focus on supporting education entrepreneurs by providing regular networking, collaboration and learning opportunities, as well as helping strengthen our local educational, entrepreneurial ecosystem and connecting it with our broader business, investment and academic communities. If you’re in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota, be sure to check out our calendar of events and join in on the conversation. You can find all the details at: EdNorth.org Host: Dave Swerdlick [https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveswerdlick/] The EdNorth [https://www.ednorth.org/] Podcast is produced by Uptown Podcast Studios [https://www.uptownpodcast.com/]  – Minneapolis, MN. Original theme music written and performed by Dave Swerdlick ©MMXX – Used by permission ©MMXXIII EdNorth.org – All Rights Reserved – For Personal Use Only

U of M Senior Fellow - David Nguyen - EdNorth EdTech Podcast

Guest: David Nguyen [https://cse.umn.edu/tli/david-h-nguyen-phd]: Edson W. Spencer Chair in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Senior Fellow, Director of Graduate Studies – Minors, TLI Faculty, Technological Leadership Institute. EdNorth [https://ednorth.org] is a Minnesota non-profit organization which supports entrepreneurship and innovation in the education and training sectors. Building on our region’s rich legacy of innovation in education, we focus on supporting education entrepreneurs by providing regular networking, collaboration and learning opportunities, as well as helping strengthen our local educational, entrepreneurial ecosystem and connecting it with our broader business, investment and academic communities. If you’re in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota, be sure to check out our calendar of events and join in on the conversation. You can find all the details at: EdNorth.org Host: Dave Swerdlick [https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveswerdlick/] The EdNorth Podcast is produced by Uptown Podcast Studios [https://www.uptownpodcast.com]  – Minneapolis, MN. Original theme music written and performed by Dave Swerdlick ©MMXX – Used by permission ©MMXXIII EdNorth.org – All Rights Reserved – For Personal Use Only

Founder and President – MNSBIR, INC – Pat Dillion – EdNorth EdTech Podcast

Guest: Pat Dillon [https://www.linkedin.com/in/pat-dillon/]. MNSBIR [https://minnesotasbir.org/], Inc. delivers business and technical assistance to startups and small businesses to secure federal SBIR and STTR to research, develop and commercialize novel technologies into new products and services for social and economic impacts. EdNorth [https://www.ednorth.org/] is a Minnesota non-profit organization that supports entrepreneurship and innovation in the education and training sectors. Building on our region’s rich legacy of innovation in education, we focus on supporting education entrepreneurs by providing regular networking, collaboration, and learning opportunities, as well as helping strengthen our local educational and entrepreneurial ecosystem and connecting it with our broader business, investment, and academic communities. If you’re in the Twin Cities [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Twin_Cities#:~:text=The%20name%20%22Twin%20Cities%22%20comes,considered%20to%20be%20%22twins%22.] of Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota, be sure to check out our calendar of events and join in on the conversation. You can find all the details at: EdNorth.org Host: Dave Swerdlick [https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveswerdlick/] The EdNorth Podcast is produced by Uptown Podcast Studios [https://www.uptownpodcast.com/]  – Minneapolis, MN. Original theme music written and performed by Dave Swerdlick ©MMXX – Used by permission ©MMXIII EdNorth.org – All Rights Reserved – For Personal Use Only

U OF M – Alisha Wackerle-Hollman – EdNorth EdTech Podcast

Guest: Alisha Wackerle-Hollman is the Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology + Director of Transactional Research at the Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement at the University of Minnesota. Reach out to Alisha at: wacke020@umn.edu EdNorth [https://www.ednorth.org/] is a Minnesota non-profit organization that supports entrepreneurship and innovation in the education and training sectors. Building on our region’s rich legacy of innovation in education, we focus on supporting education entrepreneurs by providing regular networking, collaboration and learning opportunities, as well as helping strengthen our local educational entrepreneurial ecosystem and connecting it with our broader business, investment and academic communities. If you’re in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota, be sure to check out our calendar of events and join in on the conversation. You can find all the details at: EdNorth.org Host: Dave Swerdlick [https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveswerdlick/] The EdNorth [https://www.ednorth.org/] Podcast is produced by Uptown Podcast Studios [https://www.uptownpodcast.com/]  – Minneapolis, MN. Original theme music written and performed by Dave Swerdlick ©MMXX – Used by permission ©MMXXII EdNorth.org – All Rights Reserved – For Personal Use Only

Skillquest – CEO – Corbin Fonville – EdNorth EdTech Podcast

Guest: Corbin Fonville, CEO of Skillquest Gen Z is bored when it comes to education. They’d rather me doing or creating something cool, not sitting in a classroom learning things they couldn’t care less about. There are a million things distracting us from learning real skills and everyone deserves to enjoy learning and have something to show for their education. Skillquest.io [http://Skillquest.io] Link to the discord bot mentioned in the show: Skillquest Bot [https://skillquest.io/project_page/1653490062369x453764467269304300] EdNorth [https://www.ednorth.org/] is a Minnesota non-profit organization which supports entrepreneurship and innovation in the education and training sectors. Building on our region’s rich legacy of innovation in education, we focus on supporting education entrepreneurs by providing regular networking, collaboration and learning opportunities, as well as helping strengthen our local educational entrepreneurial ecosystem and connecting it with our broader business, investment and academic communities. If you’re in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota, be sure to check out our calendar of events and join in on the conversation. You can find all the details at: EdNorth.org Host: Dave Swerdlick [https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveswerdlick/] The EdNorth [https://www.ednorth.org/] Podcast is produced by Uptown Podcast Studios [https://www.uptownpodcast.com/]  – Minneapolis, MN. Original theme music written and performed by Dave Swerdlick ©MMXX – Used by permission ©MMXXII EdNorth.org – All Rights Reserved – For Personal Use Only