Marni Baker Stein's guest appearances

Marni Baker Stein

Getting Smart Podcast

The EdUp Experience 

Jo Boaler

Diane Tavenner

Sal Khan

Angela Duckworth

Greg Smith

Abby Falik

Ed Hess

Paul Johnson

Esther Wojcicki

Michael Horn

Ryan Craig

David Price

Brian Greenberg

Jean Case

Todd Smith

OwlTail

We welcome YOU back to America's leading higher education podcast, The EdUp Experience! It’s YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode YOUR guest is Marni Baker Stein, Chief Content Officer at Coursera YOUR guest cohost is Lisa Honaker, Director, Expansion Sales at Highspot YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio &amp; YOUR sponsor is Commencement: The Beginning of a New Era In Higher Education! How is Coursera creating educational experiences for all learners on a global scale? What is Coursera working on to better assist learners with their learning journey?  What does Marni see as the future of Higher Ed? Listen in to #EdUp! Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp! Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes &amp; Dr. Joe Sallustio ● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! We make education YOUR business!   ---   Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/edup/message

We welcome YOU back to America's leading higher education podcast, <a href="https://www.edupexperience.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The EdUp Experience</a>! It’s YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode YOUR guest is <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/marni-baker-stein-3177426/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Marni Baker Stein</a>, Chief Content Officer at <a href="https://www.coursera.org/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=ln&amp;utm_campaign=mainpage_SignUp" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Coursera</a> YOUR guest cohost is <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-honaker" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lisa Honaker</a>, Director, Expansion Sales at <a href="https://www.highspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Highspot</a> YOUR host is <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/joesallustio" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Joe Sallustio</a> &amp; YOUR sponsor is <a href="https://commencementthebook.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Commencement: The Beginning of a New Era In Higher Education</a>! How is Coursera creating educational experiences for all learners on a global scale? What is Coursera working on to better assist learners with their learning journey? What does Marni see as the future of Higher Ed? Listen in to #EdUp! Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp! Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/elvinfreytes/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Elvin Freytes</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joesallustio/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Joe Sallustio</a> ● Join YOUR EdUp community at <a href="https://www.edupexperience.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The EdUp Experience</a>! We make education YOUR business! --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/edup/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/edup/message</a>

606: Global Impact - with Marni Baker Stein, Chief Content Officer at Coursera

Joining the podcast in this episode is Marni Baker Stein, Provost and Chief Academic Officer at the Western Governors University (WGU). For over 25 years, Marni has been designing and scaling programs to improve access, affordability, and student success. Prior to joining WGU, she worked for educational institutions in the United States and abroad on the development and administration of pioneering high school, undergraduate, graduate, continuing, and professional programming models delivered through competency-based, online, and hybrid formats. Marni was selected by the Department of Education to serve as a member of the National Technical Working Group, charged with expanding the 2016 National Education Technology Plan and using technology to transform higher education. Join in on today’s conversation as Tom and Marni talk about the future of higher ed and the role of advisors and skills. Marni shares experiences during her education as well as her career, how the learning model at WGU has changed in the last three years (and what’s next on the roadmap), about WGU’s new “achievement wallet” and how it will help transcript students’ competencies, how the education landscape has been shifting away from degrees to more skill-based progression (and what this means for traditional higher education), and much, much more.   Key Takeaways: [:10] About today’s episode with Marni Baker Stein. [1:05] Tom Vander Ark welcomes Marni to the podcast. [1:14] Why did Marni study French and Economics at Penn State University? [2:15] When Marni was pursuing her Ph.D. in Educational Leadership at Penn State, did she already have her sights set on higher ed? [2:43] Marni shares how she came to launch the first English language MBA programming in the former Soviet Union after finishing up her Master’s Degree (and later in Japan and Turkey). [4:01] The big takeaways from Marni’s experiences developing English programs abroad. [5:07] Marni’s experience as a Curriculum Coordinator at UC Santa Barbara. [6:28] In 1998, while helping Penn State launch their online learning program, did Marni have any visibility to Western Governors University (WGU) starting out in Salt Lake City? [8:04] Background on the founding of WGU. [8:33] Highlights from Marni’s four years as Chief Innovation Officer at the University of Texas System. [11:14] Three-and-a-half years ago, Marni became the Provost and Chief Academic Officer at the Western Governors University (WGU). She shares about the state of the university at the time; what she saw that they were doing well and areas she saw as an opportunity for improvement. [14:21] How the learning model at WGU has changed in the last three years and what’s next for the learning model. [15:54] Marni elaborates on the progress they’ve made at WGU with regards to focusing on what learners need to know, how they know what learners know, and how they can communicate and capture that. [16:54] About WGU’s “achievement wallet” that they’re rolling out in the spring and how it will help transcript students’ competencies. [18:42] At WGU, mentors play a really important role. Marni describes this role and how they guide the learning journey for students. [21:01] How a mentor helps a learner find out if they’re in the right academic program. [22:22] If a learner is struggling with a concept in a class, do they go to their mentor or their course instructor? How would they connect to academic support? [23:30] Are they using a Case Management approach? Is software involved in keeping the learner up-to-date? [24:39] With a set of partners, Marni launched the Open Skills Network. She describes what it is and its overall mission and vision. [27:42] Lately the education landscape has been shifting away from degrees to more skill-based progression. What does this mean for traditional higher education? [32:40] Does Marni predict that more learners will be mixing and matching to create unique pathways? [32:59] Have enrollments increased at WGU since COVID-19? How is WGU participating in the lifelong learning space going forward? [34:41] Is WGU the largest school of education in the country? [35:01] Marni gives an update on Mark Milliron, their Senior Vice President and Executive Dean, as well as an exciting initiative that is being worked on right now. [36:25] Where to learn more about WGU. [36:46] Tom thanks Marni for her leadership at WGU. [37:05] How many learners are enrolled right now at WGU? [37:16] Tom thanks Marni for joining the Getting Smart Podcast.   Mentioned in This Episode: Marni Baker Stein’s LinkedIn  Getting  Smart  Podcast  Ep. 228: “Michael  Horn  on  Choosing  College” The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State/PSU) Western Governors University (WGU) University of Texas System University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Open Skills Network (OSN)  WGU  2019  Annual  Report   Get Involved: Check out the blog at GettingSmart.com. Find the  Getting  Smart  Podcast  on  iTunes, leave a review, and subscribe.   Is There Somebody You’ve Been Wanting to Learn From or a Topic You’d Like Covered? To get in contact: Email Editor@GettingSmart.com and include “Podcast” in the subject line. The Getting Smart team will be sure to add them to their list!

Joining the podcast in this episode is Marni Baker Stein, Provost and Chief Academic Officer at the Western Governors University (WGU). For over 25 years, Marni has been designing and scaling programs to improve access, affordability, and student success. Prior to joining WGU, she worked for educational institutions in the United States and abroad on the development and administration of pioneering high school, undergraduate, graduate, continuing, and professional programming models delivered through competency-based, online, and hybrid formats. Marni was selected by the Department of Education to serve as a member of the National Technical Working Group, charged with expanding the 2016 National Education Technology Plan and using technology to transform higher education. Join in on today’s conversation as Tom and Marni talk about the future of higher ed and the role of advisors and skills. Marni shares experiences during her education as well as her career, how the learning model at WGU has changed in the last three years (and what’s next on the roadmap), about WGU’s new “achievement wallet” and how it will help transcript students’ competencies, how the education landscape has been shifting away from degrees to more skill-based progression (and what this means for traditional higher education), and much, much more. Key Takeaways: [:10] About today’s episode with Marni Baker Stein. [1:05] Tom Vander Ark welcomes Marni to the podcast. [1:14] Why did Marni study French and Economics at Penn State University? [2:15] When Marni was pursuing her Ph.D. in Educational Leadership at Penn State, did she already have her sights set on higher ed? [2:43] Marni shares how she came to launch the first English language MBA programming in the former Soviet Union after finishing up her Master’s Degree (and later in Japan and Turkey). [4:01] The big takeaways from Marni’s experiences developing English programs abroad. [5:07] Marni’s experience as a Curriculum Coordinator at UC Santa Barbara. [6:28] In 1998, while helping Penn State launch their online learning program, did Marni have any visibility to Western Governors University (WGU) starting out in Salt Lake City? [8:04] Background on the founding of WGU. [8:33] Highlights from Marni’s four years as Chief Innovation Officer at the University of Texas System. [11:14] Three-and-a-half years ago, Marni became the Provost and Chief Academic Officer at the Western Governors University (WGU). She shares about the state of the university at the time; what she saw that they were doing well and areas she saw as an opportunity for improvement. [14:21] How the learning model at WGU has changed in the last three years and what’s next for the learning model. [15:54] Marni elaborates on the progress they’ve made at WGU with regards to focusing on what learners need to know, how they know what learners know, and how they can communicate and capture that. [16:54] About WGU’s “achievement wallet” that they’re rolling out in the spring and how it will help transcript students’ competencies. [18:42] At WGU, mentors play a really important role. Marni describes this role and how they guide the learning journey for students. [21:01] How a mentor helps a learner find out if they’re in the right academic program. [22:22] If a learner is struggling with a concept in a class, do they go to their mentor or their course instructor? How would they connect to academic support? [23:30] Are they using a Case Management approach? Is software involved in keeping the learner up-to-date? [24:39] With a set of partners, Marni launched the Open Skills Network. She describes what it is and its overall mission and vision. [27:42] Lately the education landscape has been shifting away from degrees to more skill-based progression. What does this mean for traditional higher education? [32:40] Does Marni predict that more learners will be mixing and matching to create unique pathways? [32:59] Have enrollments increased at WGU since COVID-19? How is WGU participating in the lifelong learning space going forward? [34:41] Is WGU the largest school of education in the country? [35:01] Marni gives an update on Mark Milliron, their Senior Vice President and Executive Dean, as well as an exciting initiative that is being worked on right now. [36:25] Where to learn more about WGU. [36:46] Tom thanks Marni for her leadership at WGU. [37:05] How many learners are enrolled right now at WGU? [37:16] Tom thanks Marni for joining the Getting Smart Podcast. Mentioned in This Episode: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/marni-baker-stein-3177426/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marni</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/marni-baker-stein-3177426/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Baker</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/marni-baker-stein-3177426/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stein</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/marni-baker-stein-3177426/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">’</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/marni-baker-stein-3177426/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">s</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/marni-baker-stein-3177426/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://www.gettingsmart.com/2019/10/podcast-michael-horn-on-choosing-college/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Getting</a> <a href="https://www.gettingsmart.com/2019/10/podcast-michael-horn-on-choosing-college/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Smart</a> <a href="https://www.gettingsmart.com/2019/10/podcast-michael-horn-on-choosing-college/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Podcast</a> <a href="https://www.gettingsmart.com/2019/10/podcast-michael-horn-on-choosing-college/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Ep</a><a href="https://www.gettingsmart.com/2019/10/podcast-michael-horn-on-choosing-college/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">. 228: “</a><a href="https://www.gettingsmart.com/2019/10/podcast-michael-horn-on-choosing-college/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael</a> <a href="https://www.gettingsmart.com/2019/10/podcast-michael-horn-on-choosing-college/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Horn</a> <a href="https://www.gettingsmart.com/2019/10/podcast-michael-horn-on-choosing-college/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> on</a> <a href="https://www.gettingsmart.com/2019/10/podcast-michael-horn-on-choosing-college/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Choosing</a> <a href="https://www.gettingsmart.com/2019/10/podcast-michael-horn-on-choosing-college/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> College</a><a href="https://www.gettingsmart.com/2019/10/podcast-michael-horn-on-choosing-college/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">”</a> <a href="https://www.psu.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The</a> <a href="https://www.psu.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pennsylvania</a> <a href="https://www.psu.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">State</a> <a href="https://www.psu.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">University</a> <a href="https://www.psu.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(</a><a href="https://www.psu.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Penn</a> <a href="https://www.psu.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">State</a><a href="https://www.psu.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">/</a><a href="https://www.psu.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PSU</a><a href="https://www.psu.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">)</a> <a href="https://www.wgu.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Western</a> <a href="https://www.wgu.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Governors</a> <a href="https://www.wgu.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">University</a> <a href="https://www.wgu.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(</a><a href="https://www.wgu.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WGU</a><a href="https://www.wgu.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">)</a> <a href="https://www.utsystem.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">University</a> <a href="https://www.utsystem.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">of</a> <a href="https://www.utsystem.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Texas</a> <a href="https://www.utsystem.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">System</a> <a href="https://www.utrgv.edu/en-us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">University</a> <a href="https://www.utrgv.edu/en-us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">of</a> <a href="https://www.utrgv.edu/en-us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Texas</a> <a href="https://www.utrgv.edu/en-us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rio</a> <a href="https://www.utrgv.edu/en-us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grande</a> <a href="https://www.utrgv.edu/en-us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Valley</a> <a href="https://www.utrgv.edu/en-us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(</a><a href="https://www.utrgv.edu/en-us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UTRGV</a><a href="https://www.utrgv.edu/en-us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">)</a> <a href="https://www.openskillsnetwork.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Open</a> <a href="https://www.openskillsnetwork.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Skills</a> <a href="https://www.openskillsnetwork.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Network</a> <a href="https://www.openskillsnetwork.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(</a><a href="https://www.openskillsnetwork.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OSN</a><a href="https://www.openskillsnetwork.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">)</a> <a href="https://www.wgu.edu/content/dam/western-governors/documents/annual-report/annual-report-2019.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> WGU</a> <a href="https://www.wgu.edu/content/dam/western-governors/documents/annual-report/annual-report-2019.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 2019</a> <a href="https://www.wgu.edu/content/dam/western-governors/documents/annual-report/annual-report-2019.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Annual</a> <a href="https://www.wgu.edu/content/dam/western-governors/documents/annual-report/annual-report-2019.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Report</a> Get Involved: Check out the blog at <a href="http://www.gettingsmart.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GettingSmart</a><a href="http://www.gettingsmart.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">.</a><a href="http://www.gettingsmart.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">com</a>. 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296 - Marni Baker Stein on What's Next For Higher Education