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Apr 2018
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Ep. 117 PBL Lessons Learned By Designing...

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Drew Perkins talks with Mike Hourahine, CEO and Co-Founder of Edio, a PBL and Design Thinking Edtech Platform, about their work and lessons learned that PBL teachers might find useful. 

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