Dr Sean McMinn Part 2 – Assessing Durable Skills

The Education Innovators Podcast is a weekly conversation between Eric Byron and guests from all aspects of education around the world. We look for innovative ideas and practical examples of things happening in schools and learning environments that are of interest to teachers, corporate trainers, school administrators, EdTech providers, students, parents, and anyone else interested in education.

 

Dr Sean McMinn, the Director of the Center for Education Innovation at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), has over 20 years’ experience in higher education. He has won the 2016 SHSS Teaching Excellence Award and the 2007 Teaching Innovation Award for his work with podcasts and education at HKUST. Sean holds a PhD in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning from Lancaster University, United Kingdom, and has taken up various teaching and leadership roles at the HKUST and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has interests in educational technology, digital literacies, and networked learning and has published and presented at international conferences on these subjects.

 

This is part 2 of my 2-part conversation with Dr McMinn. In this continuation of our discussion of innovation at HKUST, we try to tackle the question of assessing durable skills and transitioning to more competency-based and active learning pedagogies. We also talk about learning games, one of my favorite subjects.

 

Links:

 

Dr Sean McMinn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-mcminn-b88385b/

 

Shaping the Future of Education: Principles and Practices for AI Integration in Teaching and Learning

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/shaping-future-education-principles-practices-ai-teaching-sean-mcminn/

 

Human and Machine: Collaborative Innovations in Instructional Design

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/human-machine-collaborative-innovations-instructional-sean-mcminn/

 

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