Interview with ee Skallerup Bessette: Lee Skallerup Bessette is a Learning Design Specialist at the Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship (CNDLS) and an Affiliate Faculty in the Learning, Design, and Technology master’s program. She is interested in the intersections of critical digital pedagogy, affect, design, and technology. Prior t…

Interview with Samah Jarrad and Howard Scott: Samah Jarrad is a full-time instructor of English as a Second Language at Palestine Technical University—Kadoorie in Tulkarem, Palestine, where she lives and works. She is a PhD candidate in the Department of Postcolonial Literary Studies at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and holds an MA in Applied …

Interview with Anna Johnstone, Dorcas Kayes, and Herbert Thomas. Herbert Thomas is originally from South Africa but now lives in New Zealand, where he is a Postgraduate Director at The Mind Lab, headquartered in Auckland. He currently works as part of the team that delivers the Master of Contemporary Education to in-service educators. His research …

Interview with Alex de Lacey. Alex is a Lecturer in Popular Music at Goldsmiths, University of London. His research examines Afrodiasporic music practice in the United Kingdom, with a particular focus on grime, and his teaching is concerned with decolonizing curriculums and foregrounding non-i nstitutional ways of knowing. He is also a journalist a…

Interview with Jonathan Lynch Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand Dr. Jonathan Lynch started his career as an outdoor educator across primary, secondary and tertiary education in the UK. Moving to Aotearoa New Zealand, he then worked as a Postgraduate Director with the Mind Lab, a future-focussed education company committed to the growth and implementat…

Interview with Matt Acevedo University of Miami, USA Dr. Matthew Acevedo is the Director of Learning Innovation and Faculty Engagement at the University of Miami. He also teaches courses at Florida International University in the Department of Educational Policy Studies and the Honors College. His research interests include educational development,…