39 // How to Better Facilitate Learning ...

Matt is an educationalist and entrepreneur. He was the COO and Partner of RED Academy, Canada's fastest-growing Design & Technology school, and launched their Toronto campus. Matt has experience in university governance and is passionate about making quality learning accessible to everyone. He now runs a learning tech company called Benji. Benji exists to help trainers keep the magic of their in-person experiences alive as they transition to remote formats.

Today we talk about: 

• Matt’s learning from years of iterating on his learning product concept to provide the needed structure and tools in remote settings for virtual facilitation to succeed.
• The barriers that make online group facilitation so painful, and suggested tactics to get around these.
• Building upon some discussion topics Dr. Hadnes and I explored last week including the role and relationship of machines and humans in facilitating learning. 
• Also, how viewing learning as a process rather than an event might get us closer to rapidly reskilling the workforce of the future.

Links:
👉 Matt's post we discuss (blog)
👉 Design of Everyday Things (book)
👉 Play to Learn (book)
👉 Learning How to Learn (Coursera course)