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Season 3 · Episode 138

Language Learning and the E-Learning Landscape - Trending In Education - Extra

A Conversation with Katie Nielson, Chief Education Officer, Voxy.com

Trending In Ed with Mike Palmer · Palmer Media

October 5, 201831m 22s

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Show Notes

Mike sits down with Katie Nielson, the Chief Education Officer for Voxy.com. Katie talks about what it's like to be the other kind of CEO. We talk about Voxy's approach to teaching English to non-native speakers and the challenges for both individual learners and larger groups of students. We reminisce a bit about the early days of e-learning and explore some common missteps taken in developing instruction for online learning. What trends in language learning and online education is Katie tracking? How applicable are lessons learned from her experiences teaching english to non-native speakers at Voxy to the broader space of online learning end education? Tune in to find out.