{"id":980,"date":"2018-02-05T08:15:32","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T16:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/?p=980"},"modified":"2019-03-20T13:16:18","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T20:16:18","slug":"e97","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/podcast\/e97\/","title":{"rendered":"RIA # 97: Dr. Bryan Alexander on Researching the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_978\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-978\" data-attachment-id=\"978\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/podcast\/e99\/bryan_google-cardboard-holokit_yingjie-liu-med\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bryan_Google-Cardboard-Holokit_Yingjie-Liu-med.jpeg?fit=1173%2C1112&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1173,1112\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1500295474&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.041666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bryan_Google Cardboard Holokit_Yingjie Liu med\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dr. Bryan Alexander&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bryan_Google-Cardboard-Holokit_Yingjie-Liu-med.jpeg?fit=1024%2C971&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-978\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bryan_Google-Cardboard-Holokit_Yingjie-Liu-med.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dr. Bryan Alexander\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bryan_Google-Cardboard-Holokit_Yingjie-Liu-med.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bryan_Google-Cardboard-Holokit_Yingjie-Liu-med.jpeg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bryan_Google-Cardboard-Holokit_Yingjie-Liu-med.jpeg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Bryan Alexander<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On this episode, Katie is joined by Bryan Alexander, an internationally known futurist, researcher, writer, speaker, consultant, and teacher, working in the field of how technology transforms education. He completed his English language and literature PhD at the University of Michigan in 1997, then taught literature, writing, multimedia, and information technology studies at Centenary College of Louisiana.\u00a0From 2002 to 2014 Bryan worked with the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education (NITLE), a non-profit working to help small colleges and universities best integrate digital technologies.<\/p>\n<p>In 2013 Bryan launched a business, Bryan Alexander Consulting, LLC. Through BAC he consults throughout higher education in the United States and abroad. Bryan also speaks widely and publishes frequently, with articles appearing in venues including <em>The Atlantic Monthly<\/em>, <em>Inside Higher Ed<\/em>. He has been interviewed by and featured in MSNBC, US News and World Report, National Public Radio, the <em>Chronicle of Higher Education<\/em>, the National Association of College and University Business Officers, Pew Research, Campus Technology, and the Connected Learning Alliance.<\/p>\n<p>He is currently writing <em>Transforming the University in the Twenty-First Century: The Next Generation of Higher Education<\/em> for Johns Hopkins University Press (forthcoming 2019). His two most recent books are <em>Gearing Up For Learning Beyond K-12<\/em> and <em>The New Digital Storytelling<\/em> (second edition) .<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ep-97-Bryan-Alexander-Transcript.docx\">Transcript<\/a><\/strong> (.docx)<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/playlists\/441191739&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"310\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>Show Notes<\/h2>\n<p>Would you like to incorporate this episode of &#8220;Research in Action&#8221; into your course?\u00a0Download the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/Episode-97-Podcast-Instructor-Guide.pdf\">Episode 97 Instructor Guide<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(.pdf) or\u00a0visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/podcast\/instructor-guides\/\"><strong>Podcast<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Instructor Guides<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0page to find additional information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Segment 1<\/strong>: Working as an Independent Researcher [00:00-20:13]<\/p>\n<p>In this first segment, Brian shares about how he came to work as an independent researcher.<\/p>\n<p>In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alexander, B. (2015).\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solutiontree.com\/products\/gearing-up-for-learning-beyond-k12-bkf693.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gearing up for learning beyond K-12<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.<\/li>\n<li>Alexander, B. (2017).\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc-clio.com\/ABC-CLIOCorporate\/product.aspx?pc=A5155C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The new digital storytelling<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(2nd ed.)<em>. <\/em>Santa Barbara, CA: Prager.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patreon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kickstarter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiegogo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indiegogo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GoFundMe<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Segment 2<\/strong>: Research on the Future of Higher Education [20:14-34:41]<\/p>\n<p>In segment two, Brian describes his research as a futurist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bonus Clip #1\u00a0<\/strong>[00:00-09:57]: Researching an as Alternative Academic<\/p>\n<p>In this bonus clip, the following resources are mentioned:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>O&#8217;Neil, K. (2016). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/241363\/weapons-of-math-destruction-by-cathy-oneil\/9780553418835\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Weapons of math destruction: How big data increases inequality and threatens democracy<\/em><\/a>. New York: Crown Publishing Group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Bonus Clip #2 <\/strong>[00:00-03:44]: Dealing with Loneliness as an Independent Researcher<\/p>\n<p>To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, post a comment below or contact the \u201cResearch in Action\u201d podcast:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Twitter<\/strong>: @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RIA_podcast\">RIA_podcast<\/a>\u00a0or #<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RIA_podcast?src=hash\">RIA_podcast<br \/>\n<\/a><strong>Email<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:riapodcast@oregonstate.edu\">riapodcast@oregonstate.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Voicemail<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"tel:+15417371111\">541-737-1111<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you listen to the podcast via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/research-in-action\/id1101916802\">iTunes<\/a>, please consider leaving us a review.<\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed by guests on the Research in Action podcast do not necessarily represent the views of Ecampus or Oregon State University.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bryan shares about how he came to be an independent researcher and futurist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mixed-methods","category-episodes"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s7BNXQ-e97","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/980\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}