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Founder Derek Luebbe: A guest on the EduTogether podcast

 In 2024, Huddle Up Founder and CEO Derek Luebbe sat down with Aryeh Eisenberg,  the host of the EduTogether podcast.

As educators and entrepreneurs, both shared an interesting discussion on how to innovate the structure and the goals of the educational experiences we offer to students and adults. 

We've outlined a few of the key topics covered below - and some of Derek's favorite quotes -  if you wish to jump to a section of the podcast that most interests you.

Huddle Up Founder Derek Luebbe on the EduTogether podcast

0:00-12:02:  Introduction and Derek's background as an international educator


12:02 - 15:00: An introduction to Huddle Up Learning 

"Learning should be collaborative. And it should be about generating new ideas and ... learning from each other."


15:00 - 16:47:  How Huddle Up helps organizations implement learning initiatives with shared accountability. 

"Huddle Up provides an asynchronous space so that we have the time and space to implement our initiatives after the training"


16:47-20:50:  . The limitations of typical the typical LMS and a use case to highlight how Huddle Up can innovate these experiences

"The entire [learning] process is archived - for everyone."


20:50 - 23:30:  gathering data on 21st Century skills within authentic learning contexts

"For years, as an educator, I've always struggled with 'how do you measure soft skills?' - skills like creativity, critical thinking..."


23:30 - 28:45:  What is the role of AI within Huddle Up and within authentic (PBL) learning experiences

"I think there are opportunities here to stop thinking of AI only within the assessment phase - that's part of our dilemma [as educators]... Huddle Up can help us look at learning journeys."


28:45 - 39:00:  a sample US History Lesson - and how Huddle Up can deepen student learning to help answer the question "why"

"Why is this important? There's going to be a lot of push and pull around the rubric."




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