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Wide Walls Storytelling in STEM, Molecular Literacy, and Playful Learning - Dr. Colleen KelleyIn this episode, I am thrilled to discuss with Dr. Colleen Kelley — a fantastic science educator, and the creator and founder of Kids’ Chemical Solutions, a comic-book based curriculum designed to make chemistry accessible and exciting for learners of all ages.Colleen’s journey began with a love for chemistry and research, leading her to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry from Penn State University by the age of 24. Over the past 25 years, she’s been teaching chemistry — currently at the University of Arizona — all the while asking one big question: Why do students think chemistry is so hard?...

2025-08-0656 min

Wide Walls Chatbots, Constructionism, and AI in Education - Ken KahnIn this Wide Walls episode, I’m honored to welcome Ken Kahn — a true pioneer in using technology to support creative learning.Ken has spent over 30 years as a researcher in programming languages, computer animation, and programming systems for children.After completing his doctoral thesis on creating computer animation from story descriptions, Ken taught at MIT, Stockholm University and Uppsala University, before joining Xerox Palo Alto Research Center as a research scientist.In 1992, Ken founded Animated Programs and developed ToonTalk, an award-winning, game-like programming language for kids.He went on to beco...

2025-06-0359 min

Wide Walls Smartphones, AI Companions, and Mental Health - Merve CeritIn this new episode of Wide Walls, I’m thrilled to welcome Merve Cerit, a PhD Candidate from Stanford University working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, learning sciences, and mental health.Merve’s work explores how we can better understand the impact of digital media on individual well-being, using innovative person-specific and computational methods.She studies how people’s smartphone use relates to mental health on a highly granular level, and is now exploring how AI can be leveraged to support reflection, reasoning, and education in an increasingly digital world.Whether it’s design...

2025-04-2348 min

Wide Walls Music Writing, Creativity, and AI Impact on Music Production - Jerome RossenFor today’s episode, I’m thrilled to welcome our first-ever professional musician guest on Wide Walls: Jerome Rossen!Jerome is a composer, songwriter, and professional musician whose work spans TV, film, video games, advertising, theater, and more. You’ve likely heard his music in hit TV shows like The Bachelor, Temptation Island, Extreme Makeover—and my personal favorite, Happy Tree Friends!He’s also composed for children’s media, creating music for games like Get Ready for Kindergarten from LeapFrog, apps like Math Tango 2 from Originator Kids, and his latest project, an interactive book experience w...

2025-03-1259 min

Wide Walls Power of Imagination, Creative Spaces, and Social Responsibility - Tom Doust & Emma CallowFor the first time on Wide Walls, we welcome not one, but two incredible guests—Emma Callow and Tom Doust!Emma and Tom serve as the Creative Content Lead and Associate Director at the Institute of Imagination in London, a wonderful organization dedicated to designing and championing creative learning experiences across arts, science, and digital technologies.In this episode, we dive into:✅ The power of imagination in learning✅ The legacy of Sir Ken Robinson✅ Eight critical competencies for children’s future✅ Social impact with local communities of learners...

2025-02-251h 10

Wide Walls Relational Intelligence, Educational Research, and Love to Learn - Isabelle HauI am excited to share this new episode of Wide Walls on a very special day for my wonderful guest, Isabelle Hau, as her first book, Love to Learn, is released today!Isabelle is the Executive Director of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning, and a passionate advocate for young children’s development and well-being, rooted in educational research and deep empathy.At the Stanford Accelerator for Learning, Isabelle collaborates with scholars, students, and external partners to leverage the latest advances in brain and learning sciences, data, and technology to create more effective and equitable learning so...

2025-02-1157 min

Wide Walls International UX Research, EdTech and Entrepreneurship - Sedinam WorlanyoA conversation with Sedinam Worlanyo is always packed with joyful stories, unexpected reflection, and actionable insights! Once you start this episode, I bet her contagious energy will keep you on!Sedinam is a Senior UX Researcher at Coursera, focusing on learner experience, as well as international expansion efforts, to make learning accessible to everyone across the globe. She also leads the Coursera for Africa initiative, aimed at nurturing young talent across Africa and serving as a connector for partnerships within Coursera and organizations based in Africa.Sedinam also created a newsletter called Skills Scratchpad where...

2025-01-2154 min

Wide Walls Music, Language and Social-Emotional Learning - Dr Maggie BroderickLet’s start 2025 with a wonderful conversation with Dr. Maggie Broderick about social-emotional learning and the similitudes between music and language learning!Maggie is an Associate Professor and Dissertation Chair in the Department of Teacher Education at National University in San Diego. With over 20 years of experience in education, both in higher education and K-12, she is a leader in curriculum development and is passionate about fostering social-emotional learning in students.Throughout her career, Maggie has held multiple leadership positions, including Curriculum Director and Director of Advanced Research Center. She has also spearheaded numerous initiatives at...

2025-01-0648 min

Wide Walls Spatial Cognition, Toys, EdTech and Playful Learning - Scott TraylorScott is an inspiring Product Leader in the Toys and EdTech industries with more than 20 years of experience in the field and a wealth of knowledge and insights.In this episode, Scott explains the importance of spatial cognition to predict success in STEM fields along with insightful stories and research on the topic. He also shares his thoughts on the evolution of the toys and EdTech landscape over the past decade. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit widewalls...

2024-12-0953 min

Wide Walls Creative Storytelling, Entrepreneurship and Product Management - Andy RussellAndy is a Group Product Manager for ChromeOS Education at Google - reaching more than 50 million children - and co-creator of the award-winning Toontastic app designed to help kids easily create and share their own animated stories.In this episode, Andy shares his entrepreneurial journey building Toontastic and his design approach to support children’s creativity. We also discuss his role at Google managing large scale projects and his optimistic vision of generative AI for education. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...

2024-11-0858 min

Wide Walls Science Education, Tinkering and Writing a Book (about it) - Ryan JenkinsRyan Jenkins defines himself as a constructionist educator, a term we will define further in our conversation. After working for more than 10 years at the Exploratorium, the fantastic science museum in San Francisco, he co-founded Wonderful Idea Co. with Nicole Catrett to support the exploration of art, science, and technology through making and tinkering.For many years, Ryan has been advocating for educators to explore a tinkering-based education philosophy through professional development workshops, keynote talks, mentorship, and written guides and resources. In fact, this October, he will release his first book, The Tinkering Workshop. This book will...

2024-07-1158 min

Wide Walls Play Types, Identities and Team Performance - Elaine ChungElaine Chung is the Founder and Chief Play Officer of My Play Type, a company she launched in 2020 to educate and inspire organizations on how to integrate a Playful Practice as a foundational approach to work and life, leveraging play neuroscience to create cultures with strong cross-collaboration, innovative solutions, and even happier, more fulfilled employees. I’ve known Elaine for a few years and I’ve always been fascinated by her passion and approach to play. When we first met, she was developing a framework to identify play types in children and provide experiences that best matc...

2024-06-191h 00

Wide Walls Creative Process, Puppetry and Deep Empathy - Danny Joe LaBrecqueDanny Joe LaBrecque is a preschool teacher, early childhood specialist, and the creator and host of the amazing children's show Danny Joe's Tree House.Danny Joe uses play-based therapies including puppetry to help children, teachers and parents process complex social issues. He created Danny Joe’s Tree House to invite families to slow down and engage with characters and stories that provide valuable opportunities for social-emotional learning.The series features a diverse community of real-life caregivers, plus a lively cast of puppets, working together to explore strategies for self-regulation, communication, caring for oneself, an...

2024-05-281h 04

Wide Walls Cultural Sensitivity, Social Behavior Change and AI for Kids - Evren YiğitEvren Yiğit is a renowned author and expert in children’s content and storytelling, with a background in child development studies, media creation, and creative writing, and over 15 years of experience in the industry.She co-founded Mako Kids in 2017, a children-first media, production, and consultancy company that specializes in creating quality content for kids of all ages. She also recently co-founded KidsAI, a community hub and internet journal for safe, ethical, responsible, and beneficial AI practices and tools for children.In this episode, we discuss Evren’s passion for leveraging research and indus...

2024-05-0852 min

Wide Walls Inclusion and Equity in Museum Education and Children's Media - Janella WatsonJanella Watson is an educational and organizational strategist and champion of inclusion, equity, and authentic representation in Children’s Media. She is an executive leader, brand manager, experiential learning specialist, and researcher whose transformative approach to advising inspires and guides clients to create curriculum, experiences, and media content that spark family engagement, learning, and joy. Janella is an accomplished international speaker and leading voice in culturally responsive education. Her team’s recent and current clients and partners include Nickelodeon, Spin Master Entertainment, Brooklyn Public Library, Cartoon Network Studios, and Sesame Workshop.In this episode, we first disc...

2024-04-0849 min

Wide Walls Children's Development, Age-Appropriate Technology and AI Ethics - Dr. Mathilde CerioliMathilde Cerioli owns a PhD in Cognitive Neurosciences from the University of Montreal with a focus on cognitive training for adolescents. After a few years conducting research in neuroscience, she embraced the world of entrepreneurship by co-founding Fly Little Dragon to connect parents with experts in children’s development and learning. She is currently the Chief Scientist at Everyone.AI, a non-profit organization advocating for an ethical use of AI - and her second entrepreneurial endeavor.In this episode, Mathilde shares insights on children’s developmental stages and how to take them into consideration when designing lear...

2024-03-2054 min

Wide Walls Visual Design, AI Influencers for Children and Storytelling - Dr. Sonia TiwariDr. Sonia Tiwari is a fantastic Learning Experience Researcher and Designer whose current research explores the ethical design of virtual influencers for children. She is, in fact, the creator of the world’s first virtual influencer designed for children’s education!Sonia started her career in the gaming industry as a character design artist before pursuing a PhD in Learning, Design, and Technology at Penn State University where she is now an adjunct professor of Learning Design. Sonia offers learning experience design consultations to EdTech startups, educator entrepreneurs, learning designers, and other education innov...

2024-03-0459 min

Wide Walls Adult Learning, Role Play and Air Force Training - Josh MasonThis episode is the first part of my conversation with Josh Mason. Click here to listen to the second part on Josh’s podcast "Loops and Lifecycles".Josh Mason is a former Air Force pilot who now provides strategic guidance and technical expertise in cybersecurity and risk management to startups and large companies worldwide. As a cyber instructor and courseware developer, we discussed how he leverages his experience in the military to build learning experiences for adults and talked about his approach to education as a whole. I also shared some of my perspectives and insights as...

2024-02-2051 min

Wide Walls Game Design Thinking, AI and Learning, and Motivation - Chris BennettChris Bennett is an affiliate at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. He currently studies and practices ways to apply Game Design Thinking, an approach that combines game design, behavior design and neuroscience to help companies innovate, motivate and grow beyond simply using gamification.In this episode, we explore the concept of Game Design Thinking and how to apply it when designing learning experiences. Chris also shares valuable insights about the impact of generative AI on education. Find more about Chris' work:- Chris' blog - https://gdt.stanford.edu/

2024-02-0655 min

Wide Walls Children's TV, Hands-on Learning and Collaboration - Carly CiarrocchiCarly Ciarrocchi is a writer, host, and producer for some of the most exciting tv shows and podcasts for kids. You may have seen her in Sunny Side Up, Snug’s House, The Big Fun Crafty Show on Universal Kids and Weird But True on Disney+ for National Geographic for which she earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Daytime Program Host. She’s also the host of hilarious podcasts like Hey Story Go and Don’t Break the Rules on Pinna, and Who, When, Wow! with TinkerCast.Carly is also deeply involved in educational initiatives, collaborating with o...

2024-01-2257 min

MoBBee.fr : Actualité en continu , fil info, Cinéma, textes, photos, vidéos et podcasts. https://www.mobbee.fr : Média d’informations en temps réel © ELP Multimédia : 2008 / 2025 -Sophie Darly annonce son troisième album Slow Down Fast, notre sélection JazzLa chanteuse de jazz Sophie Darly est aussi une brillante compositrice, en atteste son nouvel album Slow Down Fast, qu'elle a écrit entièrement. Voici un disque plein de soul, de blues et de pop qui appelle à ralentir le tempo. Une travail d'orfèvre ! Compositrice, co-autrice et productrice, la chanteuse franco-suisse Sophie Darly a mis beaucoup d'elle-même dans cet album où elle s'affirme comme jamais. Eloge de la douceur, de l'empathie, de la sororité, Slow Down Fast se dévoile dès le 13 octobre en huit titres plein d'âme et de rythmes nonchalants. A contrepieds de l'effer...

2024-01-1900 min

MoBBee.fr : Actualité en continu , fil info, Cinéma, textes, photos, vidéos et podcasts. https://www.mobbee.fr : Média d’informations en temps réel © ELP Multimédia : 2008 / 2024 -Sophie Darly annonce son troisième album Slow Down Fast, notre sélection JazzLa chanteuse de jazz Sophie Darly est aussi une brillante compositrice, en atteste son nouvel album Slow Down Fast, qu'elle a écrit entièrement. Voici un disque plein de soul, de blues et de pop qui appelle à ralentir le tempo. Une travail d'orfèvre ! Compositrice, co-autrice et productrice, la chanteuse franco-suisse Sophie Darly a mis beaucoup d'elle-même dans cet album où elle s'affirme comme jamais. Eloge de la douceur, de l'empathie, de la sororité, Slow Down Fast se dévoile dès le 13 octobre en huit titres plein d'âme et de rythmes nonchalants. A contrepieds de l'effer...

2024-01-1900 min

MoBBee.fr : Actualité en continu , fil info, Cinéma, textes, photos, vidéos et podcasts. https://www.mobbee.fr : Média d’informations en temps réel © ELP Multimédia : 2008 / 2024 -Sophie Darly annonce son troisième album Slow Down Fast, notre sélection JazzLa chanteuse de jazz Sophie Darly est aussi une brillante compositrice, en atteste son nouvel album Slow Down Fast, qu'elle a écrit entièrement. Voici un disque plein de soul, de blues et de pop qui appelle à ralentir le tempo. Une travail d'orfèvre ! Compositrice, co-autrice et productrice, la chanteuse franco-suisse Sophie Darly a mis beaucoup d'elle-même dans cet album où elle s'affirme comme jamais. Eloge de la douceur, de l'empathie, de la sororité, Slow Down Fast se dévoile dès le 13 octobre en huit titres plein d'âme et de rythmes nonchalants. A contrepieds de l'effer...

2024-01-1900 min

Wide Walls Designing for Learning, Children’s Perspective and Bananas - Polina LuluPolina Lulu is a fantastic designer and researcher who is dedicated to engaging children in playful and meaningful learning experiences, particularly through technology. She focuses on integrating children's rights and voices into creating products, experiences and environments that help children thrive.In this episode, we first delve into Polina's personal journey, with a focus on how her experiences as a parent have reshaped her approach to learning design. Then, she shares her expertise on design principles and best practices when conducting research and crafting digital learning experiences for children.Find more about Polina's w...

2023-12-2035 min

Wide Walls Experience Design, Technology in Schools and Innovation in Teaching - Ingvi ÓmarssonIngvi Ómarsson serves as a Senior Advisor for the Ministry of Education in Iceland, where he leads the implementation of large-scale educational policies. Prior to this role, he spent 7 years as the Chief Innovation Officer of the Skagafjörður School District, leading innovation and transformation by organizing and facilitating workshops focused on technology and innovation for educators and school leaders.Ingvi is not only a remarkable innovator, public speaker, and designer; He is first and foremost a gifted educator. Among other achievements, Ingvi received the 2020 Icelandic Educational Award, was designated Icelandic Teacher of the Year in...

2023-11-2856 min

Wide Walls Emotional Learning, Activism and Social Impact - Kavindya ThennakoonKavindya Thennakoon is an educator and entrepreneur who founded Tilli, a play-based platform to support social emotional learning for children.In this episode, we cover Kavi's incredible journey from Sri Lanka to the USA, her approach and motivations for supporting SEL for children, and her take on social impact and activism through entrepreneurship, non-profit organizations, and large private companies.Find more about Kavi's work:- https://www.tillikids.com/- https://www.linkedin.com/in/kavindyathennakoon/- https://twitter.com/kavindya_T

2023-10-1950 min

Wide Walls Community, Facilitation and Creative Learning - Carmelo PresicceCarmelo Presicce is an educator and researcher currently pursuing his PhD at the MIT Media Lab. Carmelo's work focuses on the design and facilitation of creative learning experiences for children and educators, in person and online.In our conversation, Carmelo shares his journey from growing up in a small town in Italy to joining the MIT Media Lab and developing vibrant communities of educators.Find more about Carmelo's work:- https://lcl.media.mit.edu/- https://linkedin.com/in/carmelopresicce This is a...

2023-10-1948 min

Wide Walls Maker Spaces, STEM Education and Digital Literacy - Renato RussoRenato Russo is currently pursuing a PhD at Columbia Teacher's College, where he focuses on two main subjects: cultural renderings of maker spaces around the world and digital literacy to combat online disinformation.Beyond these topics, we also discussed how his childhood in Brazil shaped his journey towards becoming an educator and a researcher.Find more about Renato's work:- http://russo.work/- https://www.linkedin.com/in/renatofarusso/- https://twitter.com/renrusso This is a public episode. If...

2023-10-1947 min

Jazz0mania par Stéphane Kochoyan #Jazz JazzOmania #80 avec Stéphane Kochoyan #Jazz JazzOmania #80 avec Stéphane Kochoyan Il aura fallu attendre 5 ans pour que Sandra Nkaké , chanteuse et compositrice, fidèle des programmations de Jazz70 à Nîmes, annonce son nouvel album "Scars" avec la vidéo d'un premier titre poétique, sans doute auto-bibliographique, bouleversant "La voix éraillée". « Ma voix est ma signature. Elle a embrassé mes douleurs, mes questionnements, mes révoltes. Le déracinement, les violences vécues dans les différentes périodes de ma vie ont laissé sur elle des traces qui s’entendent. Il m’a fallu du temps pour l’apprivoiser et...

2023-02-0159 min

Jazz0mania par Stéphane Kochoyan #Jazz JazzOmania #58 par Stéphane Kochoyan #Jazz#100ans #GeorgesBrassens JazzOmania avec #Jazz70 sur www.canal30.fr, ett avec Stellar Média un réseau de 50 radios en France également sur Deezer, Apple Podcast, Tunein, Podbean, Amazon Music Podcast… Centenaire de Georges Brassens version Jazz, Bireli Lagrene improvise en Studio avec Larry Grenadier et Mino Cinelu, le collectif « Tribe From the Ashes » réuni par Jî Dru & Sandra Nkaké en plein confinement, (Thomas de Pourquery, Anne Paceo, Marion Rampal, Antoine Berjeaut, Sophie Bernado Jean-Phi Dary, Disco Minck et Jérôme Perez. Mathilda Haynes, Paul Colomb et Mathieu Penot…), Cynthia Abraham, hommage à Louis Armstrong, Edouard...

2021-11-2157 min